China: Daily Scan, March 18, 2021

China will not compromise on core interests at Anchorage dialogue: ambassador: Xinhuanet

March 18, 2021

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said here Wednesday that China will not compromise on core interests during the upcoming high-level strategic dialogue between top diplomats of China and the United States.
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Central authorities heed advice on improving electoral system in HKSAR: Xinhuanet

March 18, 2021

Over the past three days, more than 1,000 representatives from various sectors of Hong Kong have expressed their opinions about improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) through symposiums, visits and interviews arranged by the central authorities.
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Wall Street, investors reject decoupling from China: China Daily

March 18, 2021

While talk of economic decoupling from Beijing has been floated in Washington, the notion has not resonated on Wall Street or with investors, who have been spurred by lucrative opportunities in the opening-up of China's financial markets.
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China urges U.S., Japan to stop interfering in China's internal affairs:People’s Daily

March 18, 2021

China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the recent U.S.-Japan joint statement, which maliciously attacked China's foreign policy, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs and attempted to damage China's interests, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
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S. Korea ‘weak link’ of US strategy to encircle China: Global Times

March 17, 2021

"China threat" narrative peddled by two senior US envoys may be downplayed by South Korea, although US officials have successfully lured Japan, who is willing to downgrade itself as US "strategic appendage," Chinese observers predicted, noting that South Korea, which relies heavily on China both economically and politically, will pose as the "weak link" of the US strategy of encircling Beijing in this region.
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Exclusive: Chinese enterprises in Myanmar receive no order to evacuate after attacks, deny such reports: Global Times

March 17,2021

"We have not received any official instructions to evacuate," multiple sources with China's state-owned enterprises operating in Myanmar confirmed with the Global Times on Wednesday, denying reports that China had ordered Chinese firms to pull out non-essential staff from Myanmar, which has been mired in a political crisis since February.
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