Chinese telecom firms seek review of NYSE delisting decision

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JANUARY 20, 2021

By Reuters Staff

(Reuters) – Telecom companies China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd, China Mobile and China Telecom Corp said on Thursday they had requested the New York Stock Exchange to review its decision to delist their American depositary shares.

China sanctions Pompeo, O’Brien, Azar and other Trump administration officials after Biden inauguration

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JAN 20 2021

Amanda Macias

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People on June 14, 2018 in Beijing, China.
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In parting shot, Trump administration accuses China of ‘genocide’ against Uighurs

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JANUARY 19, 2021

By Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, in an embarrassing blow to Beijing a day before President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office.

China Says Its Economy, Recovering From The Pandemic, Grew 2.3% Last Year

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January 18, 2021

RACHEL TREISMAN

Just over a year after the world’s first coronavirus cases were identified in China, the country’s economy has bounced back from the ravages of the pandemic.

U.S. announces new sanctions on six linked to Hong Kong mass arrests

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JANUARY 15, 2021

By Humeyra Pamuk, David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States announced sanctions on Friday against six Hong Kong or Chinese officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, following the mass arrests of pro-democracy activists this month.