#The boot comes down in Hong Kong

#The boot comes down in Hong Kong

“#The boot comes down in Hong Kong” Beijing just put the boot down hard in Hong Kong, ordering the arrest of 50-plus elected pro-democracy officials and activists Wednesday morning. The Chinese Communist Party will no longer brook any dissent in the once-free city. It’s the largest roundup of dissidents since Beijing imposed its new “national…

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#China slams US order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps

#China slams US order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps

“#China slams US order banning transactions with 8 Chinese apps” China’s government on Wednesday accused Washington of misusing national security as an excuse to hurt commercial competitors after President Trump signed an order banning transactions with payment services Alipay and WeChat Pay and six other apps. Tuesday’s order escalated a conflict with Beijing over technology,…

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#NYSE flipflops again on plan to delist Chinese telecom giants

#NYSE flipflops again on plan to delist Chinese telecom giants

“#NYSE flipflops again on plan to delist Chinese telecom giants” The New York Stock Exchange is reversing course on its own course reversal and will delist three Chinese telecommunications companies after being pressured by outgoing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. After announcing on New Year’s Eve that it would honor President Trump’s executive order banning Americans…

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#About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law

#About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law

“#About 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under new security law” Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory’s legislature last year. The mass arrests, including of former lawmakers, were the largest move against Hong…

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#Trump order bans transactions with eight Chinese apps

#Trump order bans transactions with eight Chinese apps

“#Trump order bans transactions with eight Chinese apps” President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay, a senior administration official said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office this month. The order, first reported by Reuters, tasks the Commerce Department with…

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