Category: China
Chinese police arrest man after alleged hostage taking in Beijing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities say a man drove onto a high school campus in Haidian district and took a student hostage before he was arrested by police. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223809/chinese-police-arrest-man-after-alleged-hostage-taking-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina launches digital yuan ATMs in tropical Sanya, allowing tourists to exchange foreign cash for e-CNY
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The foreign exchange machines accept 20 different currencies for a physical card loaded with digital yuan to be used at designated merchants. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3223767/china-launches-digital-yuan-atms-tropical-sanya-allowing-tourists-exchange-foreign-cash-e-cny?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLatest Covid-19 outbreak has peaked with 164 deaths, China CDC says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Most severe cases and deaths were among the elderly population, according to health authorities. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223773/latest-covid-19-outbreak-has-peaked-164-deaths-china-cdc-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGlobal Impact: top brass from China, US failed to meet at the Shangri-La Dialogue, but they still had plenty to say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the Shangri-La Dialogue and also at what is next for US-China relations after another round of finger-pointing. https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3223739/global-impact-top-brass-china-us-failed-meet-shangri-la-dialogue-they-still-had-plenty-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina-US rivalry ‘biggest worry’ in Singapore, South Korea, Philippines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Poll finds most people in all three countries are worried, with greatest concern in countries allied with Washington. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223749/china-us-rivalry-biggest-worry-singapore-south-korea-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreGreater Bay Area: Prudential opens first branch in Macau, joining HSBC Life, Manulife in battle for mainland customers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The British insurer’s foray into the Macau market completes its presence in all 11 cities in the Greater Bay Area. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3223726/greater-bay-area-prudential-opens-first-branch-macau-joining-hsbc-life-manulife-battle-mainland?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow among atomic powers, SIPRI says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘What we’re seeing is China stepping up as a world power, that is the reality of our time,’ said Dan Smith, director of the think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3223736/china-expands-nuclear-arsenal-global-tensions-grow-among-atomic-powers-sipri-says?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCould this 1-dollar Chinese adhesive defeat a billion-dollar US laser weapon?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese researchers say their industrial resin mixture has enough heat resistance to protect ballistic missiles from an adversary’s lasers. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223570/could-1-dollar-chinese-adhesive-defeat-billion-dollar-us-laser-weapon?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHow Beijing is seeking to counter US belligerence over Taiwan and avoid a war
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. To counter Taiwanese pro-independence and foreign forces, Beijing is developing three strategies: demonstrating conventional and cyber warfare capabilities to deter the US; moving to engage in dialogue with regional US allies; and utilising economic…
Read MoreCan warmer ties overcome the deepening divide in China-US relations?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese envoy Xie Feng’s strong start in Washington and more senior meetings between the two sides are good signs but analysts doubt the relationship can return to its former footing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223681/can-warmer-ties-overcome-deepening-divide-china-us-relations?utm_source=rss_feed
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