The West needs to do more to stop China buying up strategic technology including companies such as British semiconductor chip designer Imagination Technologies, the former head of Britain’s MI6 …
Ford’s first-quarter China vehicle sales down 35% as coronavirus hits demand
Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Thursday that its China vehicle sales in the first three months this year fell 34.9% from a year earlier to 88,770 units, as the novel coronavirus epidemic hit demand in …
Takeaways from internal documents on China’s virus response
On Jan. 14, China’s top health agency told provincial officials that they were facing a likely epidemic from a new coronavirus — but didn’t alert the public for six days. Internal documents obtained …
As Coronavirus Fades in China, Nationalism and Xenophobia Flare
Now that the pandemic is raging outside China’s borders, foreigners are being shunned, barred from public spaces and even evicted. By Vivian Wang and Amy Qin HONG KONG — After 16 years in China, a …
China says no plans to limit export of anti-virus supplies
China won’t restrict exports of medical goods needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said Thursday, amid global tension over scarce masks and ventilators. China, the biggest …
Japan, China Vie to Be Global Supplier of Unproven Coronavirus Drug
A drug called favipiravir has set off a diplomatic tug of war between Japan and China, both of which are offering it to other nations as a gesture to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump’s move to strip $400 million from WHO amid the coronavirus is just the propaganda windfall Russia, China, and Iran have been hoping for
Trump’s plan to cut funding from WHO has now opened the door for US adversaries to accuse it of undermining the fight to defeat the coronavirus.
Student known as vocal critic of China faces expulsion from Australian university
The highly unusual disciplinary action is highlighting concerns about Beijing’s sway over colleges that depend on Chinese students.
Don’t Bet on China Filling the Post-COVID Global Leadership Void
For the U.S., the traditional global leader, to be so handicapped amounts to a fundamental change in the dynamics of international politics — which leads into a second key question: Will the relative …
China has ‘zero chance’ of acquiring ‘vulnerable’ Europe tech firms as EU urges states to take stakes
Europe has long been an attractive place for Chinese firms looking to invest and acquire, and the recent bout of weakness in stocks, particularly key tech firms, could increase interest.