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Pressure is growing from activists and GOP politicians who want the U.S. to bow out of the games in protest of China’s human rights record and other conduct.

The decision for a 50,000 yuan payout for five years of household work was made under China’s new civil code that took effect in January.

The scale of the trial in Chengdu city is much larger than one in Beijing earlier this month, which aimed to distribute $1.5 million to 50,000 applicants.

Beijing city announced it will pick some people to receive about $30 each in the central bank’s digital currency to spend selectively on JD.com and offline.

Anonymous shell companies have proven a key component of China’s recent rise, write Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-VA, and Mike Rounds, R-SD.

The recent short selling frenzy on Wall Street will not likely come to China, where there are many more market restrictions.

While China is expected to show “spectacular” GDP numbers in the first quarter this year, there are two big challenges Beijing would need to tackle.

China has released draft rules on various areas from antitrust to data protection as it aims to regulate its biggest technology firms.

Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, reported 31 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 35 asymptomatic ones for Thursday.

Chinese automaker BYD is selling more luxury electric sedans a month than the leading start-ups in the country, even though overall sales fell last year.

China has not fully recovered from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, business leaders said in a survey by the China Beige Book released Tuesday.

U.S. policy on China looks like it won’t change much under a new president, said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Natixis’ chief economist for Asia-Pacific.

It’s the first time China has launched a spacecraft from an extraterrestrial body and the first time it has collected moon samples.

Chinese companies that are crucial to Beijing’s global trade and infrastructure projects are under threat as U.S.-China tensions escalate.

Beijing is concerned countries in Asia will partner with the U.S. to counter China under President-elect Joe Biden, says Andrew Gilholm of Control Risks.

China could remain a key player in global supply chains, thanks to a combination of factors ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to new trade agreements.

One of the most popular video and gaming apps among China’s youth, Bilibili, released a rap music video alongside its quarterly earnings report on Thursday.

The disparity in economic recovery is giving multinational companies with China operations some pressure to carry more weight for the company overall.

Nearly 40 mainly Western countries are criticizing China’s treatment of minority groups, especially in Xinjiang and Tibet, and expressing grave concern at the impact of its new national security law on human rights in Hong Kong.

For the first time, a minority group in China is seeking to use international law to hold Beijing accountable for their alleged mistreatment, including mass internment and repressive measures against their religion, NBC News reports.