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WiC 608 (Nov 18, 2022)

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‘Red lines’ and Strait talking

China and the World, Talking Point As Biden and Xi meet in Bali it’s another island –…

When Joe Biden won the US presidential election in late 2020, there was plenty of interest from the media in his personal relationship with Xi Jinping, ...

To the rescue?

Property Developers' shares boosted by 16-point plan

Muddy Waters, a shortseller, first came to wider attention in 2011 for asking awkward questions about accounting standards at companies like Sino ...

Losing Apple’s ear

Internet & Tech Goertek’s stock slumps on loss of Airpods order

Apple first released its AirPods Pro in 2019. At the time, the new wireless earbuds were considered an upgrade because they offered noise-cancelling ...

Collateral damage

Aviation Chinese ire over jet engine firm’s nationalisation

The UK government has frozen more than £18 billion ($21 billion) of assets belonging to 1,271 Russians since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, ...

Douyin’s darling

Media & Gaming Singles’ Day muted but ‘Crazy Xiaoyang’ is not

With more than 147 million subscribers, Cocomelon has made a fortune from nursery rhymes and children’s songs as the most popular English-language ...

Mind the Gap

China Consumer US brand offloads struggling Chinese operations

Back in September, rapper Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, announced that he had terminated his partnership with Gap, claiming that the ...

To the manor born?

Entertainment Nepotism debated as celebrated director’s son finds fame in new hit…

For centuries, children born into rich and powerful families have enjoyed advantages in life, inheriting business empires, wealth and status. In some ...

Go with the floe

Sport Hungarian skaters switch to China national team

When freestyle skier Gu Ailing decided to drop out of the American team in favour of a new role representing China, she described it as a ...

Taking a stand

Sino-File “There should be no unilateral change to the status. We stand…

Comment made by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit in Bali. He added that China “unequivocally” posed a “systemic challenge” ...

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