G.M.’s Electric Car Push Could Put China in the Driver’s Seat
With government support and lavish subsidies, Chinese companies have come to dominate the market for batteries, motors and other essentials Detroit may need for its … Read more
WorldView: Novavax COVID vaccine, China-Taiwan tensions and more
WorldView: Novavax COVID vaccine, China-Taiwan tensions and more Novavax has announced that its coronavirus vaccine is nearly 90% effective and also works against the more … Read more
UK offers to work with allies to combat “unfair behaviour” by China-backed firms
Britain will offer to work with the European Union, Japan and America to clamp down on what it calls unfair behaviour by Chinese state-owned enterprises, … Read more
Column: China goes on pricey U.S. corn shopping spree amid thin supply at home
China had been relatively quiet in the U.S. corn market since its record buying streak last summer, but a string of much more expensive bookings … Read more
White House says U.S.-China trade deal among issues in broad review
The Biden administration will review all national security measures put in place by former President Donald Trump, including the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal signed … Read more
China executes former asset management chief for corruption
China has executed the former head of one of its biggest asset management companies who was convicted of corruption, a punishment that has drawn sharp … Read more
U.S. and China may meet at Singapore’s ‘Davos’, WEF says
United States President Joe Biden’s new administration may hold meetings with Chinese counterparts at a World Economic Forum meeting in Singapore in May, the organisation’s … Read more
China Targets U.K.’s Hong Kong Passports Over Citizenship Plan
The country will no longer consider the British National Overseas passport a valid travel document, a move with limited impact.
China Is Now Sending Twitter Users to Prison for Posts Most Chinese Can’t See
More than 50 people have been jailed in the past three years in an escalation of the Communist Party’s assault on use of foreign social … Read more
As WHO mission into Covid origin begins in China, bereaved son seeks answers
“If the science is allowed to speak, it will help heal this wound and help us move on,” scientist Peter Daszak told NBC News.
China challenges U.K. plan to give Hong Kong residents a path to citizenship
Beijing says Britain’s plan to give Hong Kong residents a legal, easy path to citizenship, “infringes on China’s sovereignty.” …
World view: Novavax, China, UK, Lebanon
Novavax vaccine, China warning on Taiwan, UK welcomes Hong Kongers, Lebanon lockdown unrest”, a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, … Read more
Davos highlights: Singapore’s prime minister urges US and China to defuse tensions
Singapore’s prime minister has called on Beijing and Washington to diffuse tensions and urged newly appointed US president Joe Biden to deem this bilateral relationship … Read more
Taiwan’s growth outpaces China for first time in three decades
Taiwan’s economy grew faster than that of China for the first time in three decades last year as strong demand for the island nation’s technology … Read more