Xi Jinping sends message to US on China's rising power in Boao address
Apr 23, 2021 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Chinese President Xi Jinpings muscular speech to the Boao Forum Asia annual conference was clearly designed to send a signal to the United States that China regarded the change of administration as an opportunity for a...
Chinese firms on investment blacklist encouraged by Xiaomi win, eye lawsuits against US
Mar 17, 2021 09:56 am UTC| Economy
Chinese firms targeted by former President Donald Trumps investment ban are thinking of suing the US government, encouraged by a federal judges suspension of blacklisting for Beijing-based smartphone maker Xiaomi. A...
How China is controlling the COVID origins narrative — silencing critics and locking up dissenters
Jan 14, 2021 04:54 am UTC| Insights & Views
Just over a year has gone by since the novel coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan and the world still has many questions about where and how it originated. The World Health Organisation is sending a...
China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the squeeze even more
Jan 06, 2021 04:33 am UTC| Politics
Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for years. But COVID-19 has turbo-charged the shifts taking place and China is finishing 2020 in a significantly stronger position compared with the US...
China begins probe on Alibaba for anticompetitive behavior
Dec 25, 2020 23:53 pm UTC| Business
China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group as part of an accelerating crackdown on anticompetitive behavior in Chinas internet space. It will summon the tech giants Ant Group affiliate for a...
US lawmakers to support $1.9 billion funding to 'rip and replace' Huawei, ZTE equipment
Dec 20, 2020 23:29 pm UTC| Business Politics
US lawmakers are expected to endorse $1.9 billion funding for a program to remove telecom network equipment deemed national security risks as part of a year-end spending bill. Lawmakers are also expected to back $3.2...
China fines Alibaba $76,500 for monopolistic behavior
Dec 14, 2020 21:03 pm UTC| Economy
Chinas State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) fined Alibaba $76,500 for increasing its stake in department store company Intime Retail Group to 73.79 percent in 2017 without seeking approval. Chinas market...
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