Tag: China

Categories Shows

The return of the death penalty, an Iran-China partnership, Trump is coming for the elderly

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The US federal government executed its first death row inmate in 17 years the other week after the Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the case. Lee looks over the grotesque history of execution technology in the US, including Thomas Edison’s experiment with an electrified elephant, and the all-too-common experience of racist false convictions. … Read More >The return of the death penalty, an Iran-China partnership, Trump is coming for the elderly

Categories EU

EU targets Russian intelligence, Chinese, North Korean companies in first ever cybercrime-related sanctions batch

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The European Union has imposed sanctions on six people and three entities, including a Russian military intelligence unit over their alleged involvement in various hacking activities, in the first ever such move from Brussels. … Read More >EU targets Russian intelligence, Chinese, North Korean companies in first ever cybercrime-related sanctions batch

Categories Business

Chinese banks urged to switch from SWIFT to domestic financial network amid looming US sanctions over Hong Kong

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The Bank of China says the country should prepare for potential US sanctions by increasing use of its own financial messaging network for cross-border transactions on the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. … Read More >Chinese banks urged to switch from SWIFT to domestic financial network amid looming US sanctions over Hong Kong

Categories Russia

Bye Bye Benjamin! Russia & China speed up de-dollarization process: most trade no longer conducted in greenbacks

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After years of talking about abandoning the US dollar, Russia and China are doing it for real. In the first quarter of 2020, the share of the dollar in trade between the countries fell below 50 percent for the first time. … Read More >Bye Bye Benjamin! Russia & China speed up de-dollarization process: most trade no longer conducted in greenbacks

Categories Asia & Pacific

WATCH first squadron of French-made Rafale fighter jets arrive in India as tensions with China simmer on

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The first squadron of five multirole Dassault Rafale fighter planes has landed in India. The delivery of the aircraft, whose purchase had sparked embezzlement allegations, took place a month after a bloody skirmish with China. … Read More >WATCH first squadron of French-made Rafale fighter jets arrive in India as tensions with China simmer on

Categories Business

Fitch maintains China’s strong credit rating as economy stages ‘REMARKABLE’ coronavirus recovery

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Fitch Ratings has affirmed China’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at ‘A+’ with a stable outlook, supported by the country’s robust external finances and track record of strong macroeconomic performance. … Read More >Fitch maintains China’s strong credit rating as economy stages ‘REMARKABLE’ coronavirus recovery