By Mandy Zuo Attacks by internet users on China’s biggest water company have prompted concerns over whether other private businesses will come under boycott, hampering growth at a time when the country needs it most. Source: China’s nationalists put water firm Nongfu Spring under fire, dousing private sector’s flickering confidence
By Dimuthu Attanayake Sri Lanka’s 2020 decision to drop a light rail project financed by Japanese companies led to friction between the countries, amid Colombo’s pivot to China. Source: ‘Ball in Sri Lanka’s court’ as Japan seeks to deepen ties in bid to counter China’s Indo-Pacific influence
The US and France led global arms exports to allies in the past five years, as Russian sales collapsed. Source: Fear of China, Russia and Iran is driving weapons sales: Report Category: News