China does not normally object when other countries trade with Taiwan as long as it is done on a private level. But when news reports began circulating about the possibility of an official Indian-Taiwan trade pact, China hit back via… Read More ›
Month: October 2020
China News Headlines: October 30, 2020
China’s military rise poses the greatest foreign policy challenge to the next US President China’s Leaders Vow Tech ‘Self-Reliance,’ Military Power and Economic Recovery Exclusive: Julius Baer plans wealth management joint venture in China – sources Wilbur Ross Remained on… Read More ›
Eight charged in alleged Chinese plot to coerce family to return from US
Eight people have been charged with conspiring to work on behalf of China’s government in a plot to coerce a Chinese family in the US to return to their home country to face charges. Five of the individuals charged, including… Read More ›
China News Headlines – October 29, 2020
Eight charged in alleged Chinese plot to coerce family to return from US Pompeo’s ‘strong remarks’ are needed to send a message to China, says former Indian ambassador As many countries struggle to plan weeks ahead, China just set its… Read More ›
You can’t pay cash in China
It’s hard for those of us who live outside of China to grasp how paying for everything has gone digital in the country. Most businesses there, from the fanciest hotels to roadside fruit stands, display a QR code — a… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 28, 2020
China’s young billionaires are riding the tech boom. Here are the 20 richest Japan and China both claim these islands as their own. Now the US is showing Tokyo how it can help defend them Japan and U.S. begin major… Read More ›
Should foreigners participate in the Chinese Cultural Translating Competition Cup?
The 2020 CC Cup, or International Chinese Culture Translating Competition took place this October. For the many competitors, it was both a chance to hone our skills and compete for the tantalizing 10,000 RMB prize. The competition separated the Chinese… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 27, 2020
China says it will impose sanctions on Boeing and Lockheed Martin over Taiwan arms sales Lawson tests next step of convenience store evolution in China A Chinese Vaccine Could Save American Lives Exclusive: 600 U.S. Groups Linked to Chinese Communist… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, October 26, 2020
The flashpoint of Taiwan has become a pregnant possibility. Reportedly, a US military jet flew across Taiwan, and no one is fully certain over who claimed what and why. Taiwan’s government said something after the US government said something about… Read More ›
The US-China digital currency competition
RMB200 digital cash was given freely to each of 50,000 consumers selected by a lottery in Shenzhen, mainland China, in early Oct as an experimental trial for use (Reuters Oct 19). Each consumer is given a ‘digital wallet’ with the… Read More ›
China’s controversial Huawei wants to kill off Microsoft Office and Google Docs for good
Huawei has announced that it is entering the world of office productivity software. The announcement of Huawei Docs, which contains the likes of Document, Spreadsheet and Presentation, aims to serve as alternatives to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint respectively. Huawei… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 26, 2020
Whether Trump or Biden wins, US-China relations look set to worsen US-China relations: Xi Jinping ups rhetorical ante as Donald Trump and Joe Biden both compete to talk tough China’s top leaders meet this week to plan for the next… Read More ›
Following in China’s lead, Dubai builds new coal plant despite 2050 climate promises
The 2,400MW Hassyan clean coal power station is an ultra-supercritical (USC) power plant being build by China in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It’s also building the peninsula’s first nuclear power plant and endlessly promotes its vast solar-power plant named after… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 25, 2020
Tiny Taiwan caught in the middle as U.S. and China battle for supremacy Coronavirus: second group of Chinese tourists set to fly to Thailand on Monday Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least $5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via… Read More ›
Unfavorable views of China reach historic highs in many countries
Views of China have grown more negative in recent years across many advanced economies, and unfavorable opinion has soared over the past year, a new 14-country Pew Research Center survey shows. Today, a majority in each of the surveyed countries… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, October 19, 2020
The new global trend is hit pieces against China; even a Taiwanese rapper is on the bandwagon. China’s solution to lack of technology is to take over countries that have enough freedom to create technology, then deprive those countries of… Read More ›
U.S. to offer loans to lure developing countries away from Chinese telecom gear
The US government is embarking on an effort to persuade developing countries to avoid Chinese telecommunications equipment, offering financial assistance to use alternatives that Washington says are safer and have less restrictions. The United States is ready to offer loans… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 19, 2020
China says its economy grew 4.9% in the third quarter China’s Next Problem Is Recycling 26 Million Tons of Discarded Clothes China rapidly expands use of experimental coronavirus vaccines Why the Nobel Prize shows the US and China need to… Read More ›
China warns it will detain American nationals following prosecution of Chinese scholars
The Chinese government has repeatedly warned American officials that they could possibly detain United States nationals in China due to the Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. The sources… Read More ›
China News Headline: October 18, 2020
China warns U.S. it may detain Americans in response to prosecutions of Chinese scholars Chinese military beefs up coastal forces as it prepares for possible invasion of Taiwan Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong ‘was held in mainland China’ Hundreds… Read More ›
Americans willing to take risks to defend allies against China
Americans are overwhelmingly willing to take military risks in defending allies from China, according to a new poll from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. On a scale of 1 to 10—where 10 means one is willing to take… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 16, 2020
China is open to taking on more debt if that’s what it takes to support the economy Prepare for War, Xi Jinping Tells Elite Chinese Troops China’s ‘red lines’ on Taiwan in play as Biden challenges Trump China Conducts Test… Read More ›
China slowing the yuan’s rise? Very doubtful
There was much ado on Bloomberg and other financial news services when the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced last Saturday that financial institutions no longer need to set aside cash for risk reserves when purchasing foreign exchange for clients… Read More ›
Xi Jinping’s Napolean moment – beginning of the end for China
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), was a French military leader and emperor. Napoleon rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution (1789-1799) at a very rapid rate. He seized political power in France in a 1799 coup d’état and… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 15, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping tells troops to focus on ‘preparing for war’ What war with China could look like China Got Better. We Got Sicker. Thanks, Trump Young South Koreans turn on China as Hong Kong, coronavirus weigh on minds… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 13, 2020
China’s ban on Australian coal could be ‘indefinite‘ amid heightened political tensions China to test 9 million people as coronavirus cluster detected in city of Qingdao Covid-19: China’s Qingdao to test nine million in five days China’s imports post biggest… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, October 12, 2020
China has gone effectively “NR”, a tech term for software being “non-responsive”. No matter what any nation says or does, China only digs in, tells the same lies no matter how increasingly obvious, and continues aggression as the solution to… Read More ›
50,000 Chinese troops and 150 fighter jets spotted near Indian border
Tensions have been rising on the India-China border. Despite, attempts to de-escalate the friction, including the various agreements that have been made between the countries, China continues to be on the offensive. Just before the Galwan face-off between the two… Read More ›
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a mess, not a master plan
Confrontation with China is reaching fever pitch in many Western countries. Clashes over trade, the South China Sea, COVID-19, and Huawei’s role in 5G development all signify a growing appetite for a new Cold War with Beijing. But while there… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 10, 2020
China’s Belt and Road Initiative Is a Mess, Not a Master Plan More than 600 million people traveled in China during ‘Golden Week’ New Chinese browser offers a glimpse beyond the Great Firewall — with caveats Singapore man sentenced to… Read More ›
Negative views about China soared to record highs in many countries, Pew survey shows
Negative opinions about China have soared among countries and reached a record high for most of the 14 countries polled, according to a recent Pew Research Center. Negative views of China reached their “highest points” in 9 of those countries… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 9, 2020
China censored vice presidential debate when Pence was asked about communist nation: report China joins COVAX, UN-backed global COVID-19 vaccine facility China’s own Kung Fu Mulan takes on Disney and becomes another 2020 flop China is getting ready to field… Read More ›
China intensifies propaganda to include simulated strike on American soil
China has intensified its propaganda to feature militarist displays, including footage of a simulated airstrike on American territory, the New York Times reported Monday. Propaganda from Chinese Communist Party-affiliated outlets has increasingly showcased Chinese military strength, featuring footage manipulated from… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 8, 2020
US warns China against Taiwan attack, stresses US ‘ambiguity’ How to Avoid War Over Taiwan What pandemic? Crowds swarm the Great Wall of China as travel surges during holiday week How Would Biden Deal With China If Elected President? Donald… Read More ›
Taiwan Strait’s change is also waiting for US presidential post-election chaos
A Taiwan Strait civil war is what Washington hopes for. A first gun shot from Taipei is what Beijing hopes for. A direct military participation from the U.S. is what Taipei hopes for. It is the waiting game all have… Read More ›
Triangularity of nuclear arms control – possible implications of China’s involvement in nuclear arms talks
In December 2019, the United States officially invited China to enter into a strategic security dialogue. The White House said it hoped Beijing’s consent to this proposal might become the first step towards an international agreement encompassing all nuclear weapons… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 7, 2020
China’s global reputation plunges in the wake of coronavirus pandemic Half a Billion Travelers Show China’s Economy Moving Past Covid Unfavorable Views of China Reach Historic Highs in Many Countries Misleading India-China claims being shared online PLA troops eat mooncakes… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, October 5, 2020
The world is entering a realization phase: China doesn’t care what the world thinks or how the world responds. Beijing has become that annoying kid at school who has no friends, and his solution is to be more annoying. The… Read More ›
Volkswagen to put $17.5 billion into China’s electric cars
German car giant Volkswagen on Monday announced a fresh 15 billion euro (US$17.5 billion) splurge on China’s vast electric vehicle potential. Global carmakers are pegging hopes on an increasingly electric future with China at the forefront as a customer base… Read More ›
China News Headlines: October 5, 2020
China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims sparks anger near new embassy site in London China spent a record 2.2 trillion yuan on R&D in 2019 but needs to do more to escape US tech strangulation In Wake of Recent India-China Conflict,… Read More ›
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