The Harbin Institute of Technology at Shenzhen University City. HIT has had its access to critical engineering software cut off, and a joint education plan with University of Arizona is now in limbo.
Technology

US blacklists 'China's MIT' as tech war enters new phase

Harbin Institute of Technology loses access to American technology and talent

17 June 2020
Huawei has become a leader in 5G development, and there are worries U.S. companies will be sidelined if they are not able to cooperate with the Chinese tech titan. 
Huawei crackdown

US to allow companies to work with Huawei on 5G standards

Rule change comes amid concerns of American tech industry being 'sidelined'

17 June 2020
China is watching as the U.S. is hit by race protests and the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world. (Nikkei Montage/Source photo by AP)
International relations

China scores propaganda boost from US protests and COVID-19 woes

Beijing stokes nationalist fires to divert attention from economic problems

15 June 2020
At a meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing in May, members proposed a plan to create an East Asia digital currency based on a basket of Asian currencies.
Comment

China takes battle for cryptocurrency hegemony to new stage

Beijing backs private-sector-led East Asia digital money in challenge to US

14 June 2020
Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky of the United States, upper center,  holds an online talk event with Japanese high school students on May 31: online tools have made it possible to sustain educational exchanges even during the pandemic.
Opinion

US-Japan digital cooperation is world-leading

Telemedicine and distance learning are flourishing within and between both countries

14 June 2020
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Business trends

Amex wins nod to launch credit card service in China

Despite tensions, company becomes first foreign player allowed on mainland

13 June 2020
A student in Spain takes online classes at home using software from Zoom, one of many corporations feeling that they need to choose between the U.S. and China.
Companies

China or the US? Multinationals under pressure to choose sides

Zoom, Activision and more bow to Beijing's push for show of loyalty

13 June 2020
Huawei can get by without HiSilicon if it needs to.
Opinion

Trump's sanctions won't put Huawei out of business

Even chip unit HiSilicon can survive drive to stifle China's 5G champion

12 June 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang at the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on May 28: Xi and Li are said to be at odds over the economy.
Comment

China, a troubled giant, poses growing risk to the world

Facing growing frustration at home, Xi may be apt to act with least composure

12 June 2020
Shops remain boarded up on Broadway days after looting in the area during protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in New York City on June 10.
Markets

Dow plunges 1,800 points as Wall Street wakes up to pandemic threat

Stocks suffer worst day since March as growing infections rekindle fear of second wave

12 June 2020
Trump might see the fallout from additional levies on Chinese goods as an acceptable price for better poll numbers at home.
Opinion

If Trump attacks China's currency, all Asia will suffer

US president can seize on yuan's low level to redouble trade war

11 June 2020
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said the Fed is committed to using all tools available to provide relief to the economy.
Economy

Fed projects no interest increases through 2022

Central bank sees 6.5% GDP decline and high unemployment this year

11 June 2020
Japan's banks have relied heavily on dollar injections provided via the central bank throughout the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Tsuyoshi Tamehiro)
Currencies

Japanese banks gobble up half of Fed dollar funding

BOJ holds far more currency swaps than ECB, or Bank of England

10 June 2020
A chip developed by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon is displayed.
China tech

US chip software makers thrive in China with non-Huawei clients

Local government purchases appear to make up for lost sales

10 June 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, is seeking to lure U.S. companies looking to diversify production from China. (Nikkei Montage/Source photo by AP and Reuters) 
Economy

Indonesia holds talks with US to lure companies from China

But lower labor costs fail to woo tech giants like Apple away from Vietnam

9 June 2020
If elected, Amina Mohamed of Kenya, left, would become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization. But she could face challenges from New Zealand's Tim Groser, center, and Phil Hogan of Ireland. (Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Another US-China feud looms over WTO leadership race

Kenyan and Kiwi candidates become proxies in fight for hegemony

9 June 2020
Who will be first among equals? From left, Republican senators Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley.
Politics

Post-Trump superstars are all 'China hawks' on America's right

Senators Cotton, Hawley and Rubio compete to show who's toughest

7 June 2020
Li Keqiang told reporters at a press conference on May 28 that China is willing to consider joining the CPTPP.
Opinion

US must take seriously China's interest in Pacific trade pact

Beijing sees CPTPP as way to reduce reliance on America during trade war

6 June 2020
A Volkswagen dealership in the U.K. waits for customers on June 1. Auto sales in Britain appear to be bottoming out.
Automobiles

China leads global auto sales out of slump, while Japan lags

US and Europe see light at end of tunnel as dealerships reopen

6 June 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday directed a task force led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to provide recommendations within 60 days on protecting investors from fraudulent practices at New York-listed Chinese companies.
Markets

Trump sets deadline for rethink of Chinese companies’ US listings

JD.com seeks up to $4.3 billion as NetEase raises $2.7bn in Hong Kong stock sales

5 June 2020
Muslim trainees work in a garment factory at the Hotan Vocational Education and Training Center in Xinjiang: the scale of abuse should not be downplayed.
Opinion

Coronavirus is no excuse for companies to ignore Uighur exploitation

West should not buy equipment from Chinese businesses allegedly using forced labor

4 June 2020
A worker cleans a China Eastern Airlines passenger plane at Beijing Capital International Airport.
International relations

US to block Chinese passenger flights in new tit-for-tat

Move comes after Beijing denies re-entry of American carriers

4 June 2020
Klaus Schwab says the world must change "outdated" systems in the post-coronavirus era.  (Photo courtesy of WEF)
Interview

'Talentism' defines success in new capitalism, says Davos chief

Hong Kong will keep its economic power if it can retain its entrepreneurial spirit

3 June 2020
The director-general Roberto Azevedo's surprise departure reflects the WTO's decline. (Source photo by Reuters)
Comment

WTO out of gas: Global powers vie for control over stuck vehicle

New and old worlds push candidates -- and agendas -- as economies sputter

3 June 2020