“Though the contents were protected by constitutional rights to free speech, putting this kind of thing online right now in China is not allowed,” Xu said … saying she cried and hugged her son after…
Monthly Archives For January 2018
China to enshrine Xi’s thought into state constitution
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will enshrine President … the party has now proposed writing the same theory into the state constitution, state news agency Xinhua said. Because the amendment is of the…
China orders banks to stop financing cryptocurrencies as noose tightens around disrupter
The People’s Bank of China has ordered financial institutions to stop providing banking or funding to any activity related to cryptocurrencies, further tightening the noose since its shutdown of crypto exchanges last September sent digital…
China’s GAC to scrap Trump-sounding brand for U.S. market
DETROIT — Chinese automaker GAC Motor will scrap the brand name it uses in China when it enters the U.S. market next year because it could be confused with U.S. President Donald Trump’s surname. For…
China Mobile 4G subscriber base in 2017
China Mobile has revealed the company’s subscriber base on 4G network, wireline network and mobile network for the year 2017. China Mobile said its 4G subscriber base reached 649.50 million in December 2017 from 633.89…
More Chinese airlines allow inflight mobile phone use, wifi
China Eastern Airlines and other domestic airlines have begun to allow mobile phone use on their aircraft or announced plans to lift a ban. On Thursday, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines began to allow…
Local groups Tencent and Netease dominate gaming market in China
Nine of the 10 most popular mobile phone games in China last year were developed by local companies, according to App Annie, a consultancy that ranks titles by number of monthly active players. It was…
Big News From China: Its Implosion Didn’t Happen
China’s economic performance is all about what hasn’t happened. That’s huge. The world’s No. 2 economy didn’t implode under a mountain of debt, nor did trade tensions with the U.S. bring exports undone. And there…
Make China great again: Communist Party seeks to seize ‘historic’ moment to reshape world order
China, meanwhile, was at a historic point to restore itself … In addition to dominating headlines on party media outlets and online news portals, it was promoted on social media the night before it went…
Officials fear China compromised US covert communications, report says
U.S. intelligence officials remain concerned that China has compromised the methods that the CIA uses to communicate with overseas informants, dampening agents’ enthusiasm after the Monday arrest of a former CIA officer for allegedly retaining…
China is a disruptive force, U.S. Pacific military chief says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. military’s Pacific command called China a disruptive power in the Indo-Pacific region on Thursday and urged countries in the area to build capabilities and work together…
Beijing Olympics could help end NHL-IOC standoff
Since saying “I do” to the International Olympic Committee in 1998 the National Hockey League and Winter Games have endured an often tumultuous relationship, one that ended last year in an acrimonious separation. In sporting…
Chinese airlines permit mobile phones on flight mode
Spring Airlines, the country’s largest budget carrier, followed suit today, announcing that it will allow mobile phones to be used in flight mode from next month. China’s restrictions on the use of portable electronic devices…
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