The Trump administration could be on the verge of signing an executive order prohibiting the sale of products made by China’s Huawei and ZTE, sources told Reuters, in what would be the US latest sign of pushback against growing Chinese influence in the telecoms space. The US has long held that the two companies are […]
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Washington will send a team of trade negotiators to Beijing in the week of Jan. 7 to hold trade talks with Chinese officials, two sources told Bloomberg. The delegation will be headed by Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish, and will also include Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass, according to the sources. […]
An annual study by Peking University of 100 countries concluded that around half would be bad or risky investments for China’s landmark “Belt and Road Initiative”, due to poor trade connectivity and weak financing, the SCMP reports. The survey, conducted in partnership with Beijing-based think tank the Taihe Institute, assesses candidate BRI countries on five […]
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Chinese gaming companies believe that the government is on the verge of ending its 9-month halt of new title approvals, the Financial Times reports, which has setback growth in the world’s largest gaming market. The freeze of approvals came in March when a reshuffle of government departments rolled China’s media watchdog in with the Communist […]