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China’s car buying season kicks off to an encouraging start as the economy recovers
China’s economic recovery is proving to be a bright spot for carmakers, say industry experts at the Beijing Auto Show. CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports from Beijing.
China’s ‘dual-circulation’ model not a short-term response to COVID-19, U.S. frictions: adviser
China’s new “dual circulation” economic strategy proposed by President Xi Jinping is not a short-term measure to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic or frictions with the United States, an adviser to …
As repression mounts, China under Xi Jinping feels increasingly like North Korea
The first pair of enforcers were waiting at the temperature check before baggage claim at the airport in China’s western Xinjiang region. “Passports,” they said as the three foreign journalists came …
Taiwan Bank Lending to Chinese Firms Declines Amid Uncertainty
The drop in lending by Taiwanese banks is driven by concerns over the pandemic’s economic impact on China, as well as lenders generally, not just those in Taiwan, turning increasingly cautious over …
Ai Weiwei: ‘Too late’ to curb China’s global influence
The leading Chinese dissident, the artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei, says China’s influence has become so great that it can’t now be effectively stopped. “The West should really have worried about China …
US election 2020: Who do Russia, China and Iran want to win?
These questions are on the minds of the US intelligence community in the run-up to November’s vote. An assessment from a top official warns foreign powers will use “covert and overt influence measures …
Pentagon Can Help Beat China in 5G
Share its under-used spectrum so private businesses can use it commercially.
China distributes unproven Covid vaccine to tens of thousands
Tens of thousands were given an unproven coronavirus vaccine after China’s government granted “emergency use” to three vaccines in development. Experts are warning against a rush to inoculate before …
Possible China Blacklist Adds More Uncertainty for U.S. Businesses
The division of the internet and technologies along national lines could weigh more heavily on smaller companies, which may find it difficult to compete in countries that prefer domestic competitors.