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...
How popular is China in Africa? New survey sheds light on what ordinary people think
Nov 18, 2020 03:36 am UTC| Economy
Its been 20 years since the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was first held. Another summit is planned for September 2021 in Dakar, Senegal. Meanwhile, Chinese and African officials are reviewing and reflecting on their...
Oct 20, 2020 00:03 am UTC| Economy
Doing business in China can be a difficult and contentious proposition for companies in many countries. Yet even with charges of intellectual property theft, forced partnerships and tight restrictions on doing business,...
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