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Election 2020: Will Asian American voters make a difference in the U.S. political fabric?

A woman closes her eyes as she casts her vote in a mock ballot at a U.S. embassy election party in Beijing, China, November 5, 2008 [Reuters]
A woman closes her eyes as she casts her vote in a mock ballot at a U.S. embassy election party in Beijing, China, November 5, 2008 [Reuters]
CGTN | 02-Sep-2020 | By Wang Xiaonan

“I’ll vote most likely Biden, not because I like him but because I’m fed up with Trump,” said Alden, an American-born Chinese in his 30s living in the second largest U.S. state of Texas. He didn’t vote in the previous presidential election because he didn’t think Hillary would lose. Continue reading “Election 2020: Will Asian American voters make a difference in the U.S. political fabric?”

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China sees rise in knowledge-intensive services trade

A display center of the National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Area in Guizhou Province [CGTN-Xinhua]
A display center of the National Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Area in Guizhou Province [CGTN-Xinhua]
CGTN |02-Sep-2020

China saw increased trade in knowledge-intensive services during the first seven months of this year, although its total services trade declined amid the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. Continue reading “China sees rise in knowledge-intensive services trade”