The President also described the trade gap as “horrible” and told Cabinet officials today every trade deal America is involved in is “disastrous”. Mr Trump is set to embark on a 12-day tour to Asia…
Monthly Archives For November 2017
China Shifts Course, Predicting ‘Minsky Moment’ in Global Financial Instability
In the past year, the U.S. and global “real” economies have enjoyed a moderate recovery. Much of that has been due to China stimulating its economy to ensure real growth in anticipation of the Communist…
Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has quietly undertaken more construction and reclamation in the South China Sea, recent satellite images show, and is likely to more powerfully reassert its claims over the waterway soon, regional…
Beijing police detain 54 touts for selling US$300 hospital appointments
Police in Beijing recently detained 54 people suspected of selling hospital appointments to waiting patients for up to 2,000 yuan (US$300) apiece, state media reported. The move followed a two-month investigation into six groups of…
Beijing and neighbouring region to set up anti-smog agency
The smog prone northern Chinese region of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province will set up a joint environmental protection agency in an effort to coordinate the area’s war on pollution, the official China Securities Journal…
Beijing – the king of renao
Having just ordered a little after-dinner snack serving of dumplings from the local restaurant, I sit on one of the small, flimsy chairs and wait for them to be freshly prepared. The scene here tonight…
Beijing warns US against trying to contain China’s rise
China has fired back at the Trump administration’s plans for a new “Indo Pacific” strategy to counter Beijing’s growing economic and security hold on the region, warning that the world’s two biggest powers should not…
Beijing, Shanghai most scientifically productive cities in China: Nature Index
China’s Beijing and Shanghai has been named by the Nature Index as China’s most scientifically productive cities, which also enjoy the highest city-to-city collaboration in the country. In an article posted on its website on…
How These Consumer Trends Will Affect Luxury Brands in China in 2018
The tastes of Chinese luxury shoppers are changing rapidly as the country itself is undergoing a dramatic economic and political transformation. In 2018, luxury brands face the question of how Chinese consumers’ mentalities and behaviors…
InterContinental Hotels Group to take wellness brand Even into China
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) will take its wellness-focused Even Hotels brand into China for the first time, with the signing of four new management contracts. The first four Even Hotels will be located in Shanghai,…
Springer Nature blocks access to articles in China
Academic publisher Springer Nature said Wednesday it has blocked access to articles within China to comply with demands from the Chinese government, amid a push by Beijing to tighten controls on information from outside the…
AP Interview: Wong says China rise means trade trumps rights
HONG KONG — Young Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong warned Wednesday that China’s rise means human rights are in … the U.S. might not be possible to enter such an international financial centre ,…
China Stops Short on Pledges to Share Technology in a Disputed Sea
A wind turbine installation vessel, developed in China for use near its coasts, is sparking new hope that the dominant party in a six-way maritime sovereignty dispute will share technology. But analysts warn Beijing seldom…
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