China
Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it?
World
November 6, 2022
Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it?
Hong Kong CNN — At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a…
US military nuclear chief sounds the alarm about pace of China’s nuclear weapons program
World
November 5, 2022
US military nuclear chief sounds the alarm about pace of China’s nuclear weapons program
CNN – The Commander of US Strategic Command, which oversees the US nuclear weapons program, warned that China is developing…
China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making
World
November 2, 2022
China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making
Hong Kong CNN — It’s been little more than a week since Chinese leader Xi Jinping began his norm-breaking third…
US curbs on microchips could throttle China’s ambitions and escalate the tech war
Technology
October 31, 2022
US curbs on microchips could throttle China’s ambitions and escalate the tech war
Hong Kong CNN Business — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s push to “win the battle” in core technologies and bolster China’s…
China’s economy is ‘in deep trouble’ as Xi heads for next decade in power
World
October 15, 2022
China’s economy is ‘in deep trouble’ as Xi heads for next decade in power
Hong Kong CNN Business — When Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago, China had just overtaken Japan to…
A sense of crisis has defined Xi’s rule. It will shape China well into the future
World
October 14, 2022
A sense of crisis has defined Xi’s rule. It will shape China well into the future
Hong KongCNN — When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he inherited a country at a crossroads. Outwardly, China seemed an unstoppable…
Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea for Taiwan welcomed by Beijing, slammed in Taipei
World
October 10, 2022
Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea for Taiwan welcomed by Beijing, slammed in Taipei
Hong Kong CNN Business — As tensions between China and Taiwan simmer at their highest point in decades, officials in…
China’s holiday spending plunges to seven-year low as zero-Covid batters consumer confidence
World
October 10, 2022
China’s holiday spending plunges to seven-year low as zero-Covid batters consumer confidence
Hong Kong CNN Business — Holiday spending during China’s Golden Week has plunged to its lowest level in seven years,…
Five Hong Kong teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
World
October 9, 2022
Five Hong Kong teenagers sentenced in first security case involving minors
Five teenagers with a Hong Kong group advocating independence from Chinese rule were ordered by a judge on Saturday to…
Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
Technology
September 28, 2022
Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
New York CNN Business — Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday it had detected and shut down two separate networks…