China’s Social Credit System

China’s yearslong trade war with the U.S. convinced its leaders the country needed to move faster to expand its domestic consumer market so its economy couldn’t be whipsawed so easily by shifts in Western demand. The coronavirus pandemic, however, has steered China in the opposite direction, making exports a larger…

Please try another search Economy10 hours ago (Oct 23, 2021 07:35AM ET) © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man rides a scooter past apartment highrises that are under construction near the new stadium in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, January 19, 2019. Picture taken January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The…

Speech by CE at opening ceremony of 2nd Women Power Forum (English only) (with photo/video) ******************************************************************************************      Following is the video speech by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Women Power Forum today (October 23): Madame Huang Xiaowei (Vice-President and First Member of the…

WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday reiterated that Joe Biden was not signaling a change in U.S. policy toward Taiwan when he said the United States would come to the island's aid if it was attacked by China, and analysts dismissed the president's remark as a gaffe...Read More

U.S. intelligence officials responsible for protecting advanced technologies have narrowed their focus to five key sectors: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, semiconductors and autonomous systems. Why it matters: China and Russia are employing a variety of legal and illegal methods to undermine and overtake U.S. dominance in these critical industries,…

Author of the article: Reuters Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON — Suppliers to Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and China’s top chipmaker SMIC got billions of dollars worth of licenses from November through April to sell them goods and technology despite their being on a U.S. trade blacklist, documents seen…

(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/45/9a/celtics-center-enes-kanter_139x8tuopcoml13myjojbcle07.jpeg?t=-1465073940&w=500&quality=80 Following a video in which center Enes Kanter expressed support for Tibet, Celtics games have been pulled off Chinese media, according to reports. Kanter posted the video on his social media prior to Boston's season-opening loss to the Knicks on Oct. 20, 2021. He later wore shoes…

Foreign ownership capped at 50% After years of restricting the use and ownership of VPNs, Beijing has agreed to let foreign entities hold up to a 50 per cent stake in domestic VPN companies. China has simultaneously a huge market and strict rules for VPNs as the country's Great Firewall…

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What Happened: Beijing is becoming the first city to host a Summer and Winter Olympics, but the situation is not all roses. Human rights activists put in a call to boycott the Games over China’s human rights record just as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics organizers received the Olympic flame…