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NYSE to delist 3 Chinese telecoms in dizzying about-face

John McCrank and Anirban Sen, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 02:27 PM

The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it will delist three Chinese telecom companies, confirming its latest U-turn on the matter a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told the NYSE chief he disagreed with an earlier decision to reverse the delistings. Read more »

Taiwan says Chinese jets made record 380 incursions in 2020

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 07:10 AM

Chinese jets made a record 380 incursions into Taiwan's defense zone last year, a defense official said Tuesday, as a military-linked think-tank warned tensions were now at their highest since the mid-1990s.   Read more »

Geopolitics made pandemic far worse: expert

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 03:10 AM

GENEVA - Geopolitical tensions in play before the COVID-19 pandemic colored the international health response, dramatically deepening the crisis, a renowned political scientist and global health expert told AFP. Read more »

China securities regulator says NYSE delistings 'political', impact 'limited'

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 04 02:36 PM

China's securities regulator on Sunday said New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plans to delist three Chinese telecom firms are "political" and that the impact will be "limited". Read more »

China telecom firms slide after New York delisting as oil giants fret

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 12:22 PM

Shares in China's big three state-owned telecom companies slid in Hong Kong Monday during the first day of trading since the New York Stock Exchange announced it was delisting the firms.   Read more »

FTSE Russell could delete more Chinese companies after US bolsters executive order

Samuel Shen and Emily Chow, Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 05:24 PM

Global index publisher FTSE Russell said it may delete more Chinese companies from its global benchmarks, after the Trump administration on Monday strengthened an executive order barring U.S. investment in Chinese firms with alleged military backing. Read more »

With money, and waste, China fights for chip independence

Raymond Zhong and Cao Li, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 28 08:58 AM

Computer chips are the brains and souls of all the electronics the country’s factories crank out. Yet they are mostly designed and produced overseas. China’s government is lavishing money on anyone who can help change that.   Read more »

Putin says expecting no change to US ties under Biden

Anastasia Clark, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 12:12 AM

MOSCOW - With less than a month before Joe Biden moves into the White House, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was not expecting much change in Moscow's ties with Washington, while his aides said they were less optimistic. Read more »

China, US need to proceed together with 'good will' - Chinese envoy

Reuters
Posted at Dec 06 09:57 AM

China and the United States need to proceed together with "good will" to improve relations, the Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Saturday, as ties remained fraught between the world's two biggest economic powers.   Read more »

US bans cotton imports from China producer citing Xinjiang 'slave labor'

David Lawder, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 02:34 PM

The Trump administration expanded economic pressure on China's western region of Xinjiang, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it says uses the forced labor of detained Uighur Muslims. Read more »

US says UN COVID-19 meeting is stage for Chinese 'propaganda'

Andrea Shalal and Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 06:22 AM

The United States on Wednesday claimed a United Nations meeting of world leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic was being designed to allow Beijing to spread "propaganda," stoking months of bickering at the world body between the superpowers. Read more »

Trump to add China's top chipmaker, oil giant to defense blacklist -sources

Alexandra Alper and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 10:28 AM

The Trump administration plans to add China's top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, according to sources familiar with the matter and a document seen by Reuters. Read more »

US extends TikTok sale deadline to December 4

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 08:48 AM

The US Treasury on Wednesday said it had extended by seven days the November 27 deadline given to the Chinese owner of TikTok to sell the popular social media platform's American business.   Read more »

US Navy admiral makes unannounced visit to Taiwan, sources say

Yimou Lee and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 08:42 AM

A two-star Navy admiral overseeing US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, in a high-level trip that could vex China. Read more »

North Korea building 2 submarines, one capable of firing ballistic missiles, says lawmaker

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 03 07:16 PM

North Korea has been subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Read more »

India, US to sign data pact ahead of talks on countering China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 01:05 PM

India and the United States will on Tuesday sign an accord on sharing sensitive information ahead of talks between their defense and foreign ministers that will focus on countering China's growing influence.   Read more »

US appeals court rejects immediate WeChat ban

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 08:42 AM

A US appeals court on Monday rejected a Justice Department request that it allow the government to immediately ban Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering Tencent's WeChat for download in US app stores.   Read more »

US approves $2.37 billion more in potential arms sales to Taiwan

Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 07:14 AM

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeing-made Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to $2.37 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday. Read more »

US insists on need to ban TikTok

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 06:37 AM

US President Donald Trump's administration has insisted on the need to ban TikTok due to national security concerns in a new court filing ahead of a plan to make the video app unavailable on November 12.   Read more »

US state dept approves $1.8 billion in potential arms sales to Taiwan

David Brunnstrom and Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 08:20 AM

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of three weapons systems to Taiwan, including sensors, missiles and artillery that could have a total value of $1.8 billion, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.   Read more »