China
Workers flee China’s biggest iPhone factory over Covid outbreak
Technology
November 8, 2022
Workers flee China’s biggest iPhone factory over Covid outbreak
New Delhi CNN Business — Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, is wrestling with major disruption at its biggest iPhone…
What exit? China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration
World
November 7, 2022
What exit? China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration
Hong KongCNN — China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the stringent measures…
TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees
Technology
November 7, 2022
TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees
Washington CNN Business — TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data…
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…