by Malik Runswick | Mar 30, 2021 | Business Ownership
HONG KONG—The Chinese government’s activity on Twitter and Facebook over its policies toward ethnic minorities in Xinjiang reached an all-time high last year, as Beijing sought to portray its approach, including use of widespread internment camps and surveillance, as beneficial to the remote northwestern region. The frequency of tweets about Xinjiang from Chinese state media […]
by Malik Runswick | Mar 30, 2021 | Business Economics
HONG KONG—China’s top lawmaking body rewrote electoral rules for Hong Kong to give Beijing decisive control over how the city chooses its leader and legislators, putting pro-establishment politicians firmly in charge of the former British colony. The changes, approved...
by Malik Runswick | Mar 9, 2021 | Business Education
HONG KONG—The U.S. and China are quietly positioning themselves to cooperate on climate issues, raising hopes for the world’s two largest economies to work together on a shared priority as bilateral relations remain strained.Last month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen...
by Malik Runswick | Feb 25, 2021 | Business News
HONG KONG—China’s currency has continued to climb in value this year on the back of a strong economic recovery, and Beijing doesn’t appear to be in a hurry to weaken it despite the pressure it is putting on exporters.The yuan has risen more than 9% against the U.S....
by Malik Runswick | Feb 15, 2021 | Business News
A group of mostly Western countries led by Canada have formed a coalition against the detention of foreign nationals for diplomatic leverage, taking aim at a practice that diplomats say has been used by Beijing and Tehran. Fifty-eight nations, including the U.S.,...
