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Biden’s battle of democracies and the China challenge

February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 by Gordon Watts
The photo shows Joe Biden in a blue suit standing in front of a US flag. He has issued a veiled warning to China.

The New Cold War between Washington and Beijing might be on ice but fundamental issues remain

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing Warning, China, G7 Virtual Summit, Human Rights, Joe Biden, News, United States Leave a comment

Taipei scrambles fighter jets as China pierces Taiwan’s airspace

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows two PLA fighter jets taking off as the sun rises over the airfield. Chinese military aircraft have again pierced Taiwan’s air defense corridor on Friday.

At least eight PLA aircraft make an incursion into the defense identification zone near the Pratas Islands

Categories China-Taiwan Tension Tags China, Chinese Fighter Jets, Fighters Scrambled, Military Tension, News, Taiwan, US Navy Leave a comment

Pig-headed Huawei heads for hog heaven amid US-China row

February 21, 2021February 19, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the facial recognition process of a pig on a smartphone. Facial recognition is being used to track and combat disease in China’s hog industry.

The 5G giant is branching out to pursue AI projects such as facial recognition of pigs in the farming sector

Categories Tech & Science Tags 5G, African Swine Fever, Huawei, News, Pig Farming, Smartphones, US-China Tech War Leave a comment

China’s Sinovac muscles into Hong Kong with virus vaccine

February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows a laboratory technician in blue gloves holding vials of the Sinovac vaccine. It will be used for emergency cases in Hong Kong.

The city’s legislature approves the mainland manufacturer despite concerns about the lack of phase three trial data

Categories Covid-19 Crisis Tags China, Covid-19 Pandemic, Hong Kong, News, Sinovac Leave a comment

Chinese shoppers look to be bullish in the Year of the Ox

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows shoppers in the rain bathed in traditional Chinese New Year lanterns. Staycations proved popular in China after a travel ban due to Covid-19.

Consumer spending bounces back during the Spring Festival holiday but is still down on 2019

Categories Economy Tags China, News, Retail Sales, Spending, Year of the Ox Leave a comment

Trading places and combating China at the G7 summit

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows containers decked in the US and China flags to symbolise the economic rivalry between the two nations. Washington’s policy towards Beijing will be high on the G7 agenda.

US to outline a policy to rein in Beijing as China replaces the US as the EU’s biggest trading partner

Categories Trade Off Tags China, European Union, G7 Virtual Summit, News, Trade Tension, United States Leave a comment

China locks on to F-35 fighter jets in high-tech war with US

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows a runway at Hill Air Force Base in Utah packed with Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets. Photo: US Air Force. Rare-earth minerals are used in the production of one of the world’s most advanced fighter jets.

Beijing could use a rare-earth ban to hit the US defence industry as tech conflict rumbles on

Categories China-US Tension Tags China, F-35 Fighter Jet, News, Rare Earth Minerals, Tech War, United States Leave a comment

Missing virus data sparks row between Beijing and Washington

February 15, 2021February 14, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the inside of the World Health Organization’s headquarters. A WHO team has just returned from a Covid-19 mission in China.

The WHO has been denied raw patient information from the early stages of China’s epidemic

Categories China-US Relations Tags Beijing, Chinese Data, Cover-Up, Covid-19 Pandemic, News, United States, Washington Leave a comment

Relations between China and the UK reach breaking point

February 14, 2021February 12, 2021 by Juweihu
The photo shows rolling ads for CGTN near the main clock at London’s Waterloo station. The state-owned Chinese television network had its license revoked in the UK.

Tit-for-tat decision by Beijing to ban the BBC World News after CGTN rebuke increases Sino-British tension

Categories Geopolitics Tags Ban, BBC, CGTN, China, News, United Kingdom, United States Leave a comment

Tencent executive under investigation for alleged ‘corruption’

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows a corridor with the Tencent logo bathed in deep blue lighting. China is moving quickly to rein in big tech companies such as Tencent.

The move comes as China cracks down on the sharing of sensitive consumer data

Categories China's Big Tech Tags 'Corruption", Beijing Crackdown, Internet Industry, News, Personal Data, Tencent Leave a comment
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