China and France commit to let Huawei invest in French 5G networks:People’s Daily
July 22, 2020
China and France have committed to allow Huawei to invest in French 5G networks.
The French finance minister confirmed the news on Tuesday, saying the Chinese tech company will not be subject to a "blanket ban." Bruno Le Maire said sites of particular sensitivity would be protected and French national security would not be comprised by the decision. The announcement came as the two countries concluded their seventh annual High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue. Click here to read....
Trade winds blowing favorably for China: China Daily
July 22, 2020
Global capital, talent, services and manufacturing businesses will continue to move eastward, especially to China, in the post-COVID-19 era, though the world will still have to deal with uncertainties such as protectionism and unilateralism, experts said on Tuesday. Click here to read....
China seeks closer ties with Vietnam, Southeast Asian neighbours as tensions rise with US: South China Morning Post
July 22, 2020
Beijing has moved to mend fences with Vietnam and other Southeast Asian neighbours, seeking closer economic ties and offering coronavirus recovery aid, as tensions flare with Washington over the South China Sea. Click here to read....
Banned Chinese Companies Deny Allegations They Abused Uighurs: The New York Times
July 21, 2020
Several Chinese firms and the major international brands they supply pushed back against the Trump administration’s decision to add 11 Chinese companies to a government blacklist for aiding human rights violations, saying they had found no evidence of forced labor or other abuses in their supply chains. Click here to read....
New US sanctions on China morally chaotic: Global Times editorial: Global Times
July 21, 2020
The US Commerce Department on Monday added another 11 Chinese companies to its Entity List, accusing them of participating in "human rights violations and abuses" in China's "forced labor and "involuntary collection of biometric data" targeting Muslim minority groups in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is the third batch of Chinese companies targeted by the US Commerce Department to interfere in the Xinjiang-related affairs. Click here to read....
