by Tyler | Aug 15, 2019 | 5g, artificial intelligence, Asia, China, Huawei, National Security, Sanctions, smartphones, Trending
Chinese billionaire Ren Zhengfei, founder of telecommunications titan Huawei, wrote an internal memo this week laying out plans to overhaul the company over the next three to five years and create an “invincible iron army” to fight against regulatory pressure and...
by Tyler | Aug 14, 2019 | Asia, China, Economy, farms, Politics, Tariffs, trade, Trending
A survey of farmers in Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota found that 57 percent somewhat or strongly support tariffs on Chinese goods
by Tyler | Aug 10, 2019 | Asia, China, Hong Kong, National Security, Police Brutality, protests, Trending, Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong police officials on Friday announced that former Deputy Commissioner Alan Lau is coming out of retirement to accept a temporary position as second-in-command of the force, with a focus on controlling the enormous anti-government protests that have rocked the...
by Tyler | Aug 10, 2019 | Alexa, Amazon, Asia, child labor, China, Economy, Foxconn, Jeff Bezos, Masters of the Universe, Tech, Trending
According to a recent report from China Labor Watch, at least 1,000 Chinese school-aged teenagers are being recruited to work long and often illegal hours as “interns” at factories producing Amazon Alexa devices.
by Tyler | Aug 10, 2019 | Asia, China, currency manipulator, Donald Trump, Economy, Politics, Tariffs, trade, Trending, Xi Jinping
Trump said, “China wants to do something, but I’m not doing anything yet. Twenty-five years of abuse. I’m not ready so fast.”
by Tyler | Aug 6, 2019 | Asia, China, Economy, Treasury Department, Trending, Yuan
WASHINGTON (AP) — US names China a currency manipulator after Beijing pushes down the yuan.
