A Beijing sperm bank has demanded loyalty to the Communist Party from all potential donors. Peking University Third Hospital said in a statement on its WeChat web page on Wednesday that donors must “love the…
Monthly Archives For April 2018
China vows to ‘counterattack’ US as trade spat worsens
Global financial markets had fallen sharply as the world’s two biggest economies squared off over Beijing’s aggressive trade tactics. They calmed down Wednesday and Thursday on hopes the U.S. and China would find a diplomatic…
What the 2018 Brand Rankings Tell Us About China’s Consumer Economy
China’s fast-developing tech and e-commerce ecosystem is arguably a boon for luxury brands that can successfully navigate the market’s digital landscape. From JD.com’s ever-evolving shopping integration with WeChat to Alibaba’s progress in New … (…
Trump threatens tariffs on $100 billion more China goods; Beijing ready to strike back
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China warned on Friday it was fully prepared to respond with a “fierce counter strike” of fresh trade measures if the United States follows through on President Donald Trump’s threat to slap…
A US-China trade war could threaten Tesla most among automakers
Tesla could be the U.S. automaker most hurt by a trade war with China, says one analyst. And the other U.S.-built brands likely to suffer most after that are not American, but German, said Barclays…
China becomes a ‘driving power’ for solar energy with $86.5 billion invested last year
and Bloomberg New Energy Finance. It also found that 98 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity was installed in 2017. What’s more, solar power attracted $160.8 billion of investment, more than any other technology. China,…
Cryptocurrency miner Canaan eyes IPO; bets on China’s push for chip industry
Canaan is considering an IPO in Hong Kong or the United States … N.G. Zhang, the company’s 35-year-old co-founder and CEO, said Canaan employs around 200 in Beijing and Hangzhou, mostly in chip research and…
China sperm bank demands loyalty to Communist Party
Beijing’s only sperm bank has set loyalty to the Communist Party as a prerequisite for donors, in a sign that China’s increasing emphasis on ideological training is being extended to the womb. The bizarre requirement…
China says will fight back ‘at any cost’ against U.S. trade tariffs
China has repeatedly vowed that it would open up sectors such as financial services. President Xi Jinping next week is expected to unveil fresh measures on reform and his country’s opening up at the high-profile…
Chinese bitcoin miner eyes IPO, prefers to list outside mainland
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Canaan Creative, one of the world’s largest crypto-currency mining equipment makers, said it was considering an IPO outside the mainland … Its main competitors include Beijing-based Bitmain, which makes the…
China’s trade war advantage is a huge and increasingly sophisticated economy: Don Pittis
As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens what many say is an unnecessary trade war with China, he may be creating an even more dangerous and powerful trade competitor. Rather than cowing China into submission with…
China will fight U.S. protectionism ‘at any cost’
China warned it would fight back “at any cost” with fresh measures to safeguard its interests if the United States sticks to its protectionist actions, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened an extra $100 billion…
China says it will fight US ‘at any cost’ after Trump proposal for $100B in new tariffs
China’s commerce ministry on Friday said it would fight the … the technology and intellectual property of American companies and American people.” Fox News Edmund DeMarche, Samuel Chamberlain and the Associated Press contributed to this…
