Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former senior CSIS official for the Asia-Pacific region, told CBC News the prospect that Chinese student groups campaigning against Lhamo could be receiving direct support from … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2019
China’s Property Market, Once a Lifeline, Now Carries Economic Risks
SHANGRAO, China — Investors were pouring into this sleepy city in southeastern China until late last year to scoop up apartments as new high-rise projects mushroomed. Then sentiment turned. Unsold un… ( read original story…
China Banking : Chinas Government Tells Banks to Increase Financial Support for Private Firms to Aid Slowing Economy
Chinas top leadership has increased the pressure on lenders and financial regulators by urging them to do more to provide financial support to small and private businesses in a move aimed at keeping t… (…
China pressing Canadian companies to call Taiwan part of China, state documents show
“I’m not sure what good it does China in the long run. Many multinationals might well go along with Beijing’s blackmail in order to continue doing business with China,” Manthorpe said. “But it actuall… (…
China banks lend record $477bn new loans in Jan
An Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch in Beijing. China’s banks made the most new loans on record in January – totalling 3.23tn yuan ($477bn) – as policymakers try to jumpstart sluggish in… (…
These Japanese Brands Are Beating U.S. Rivals in China’s ‘New Retail’ World
All this talk about the U.S.-China trade war forgets where the future lies. China isn’t the world’s factory anymore. It’s the world’s biggest shopfront. Whether that’s on Nanjing Road in Shanghai … ( read original…
The Latest: NATO chief warns about China’s 5G mobile deals
MUNICH — The Latest on Munich Security Conference (all times local): 6 p.m. The head of NATO says there’s growing concern about China’s increasing investment in critical infrastructure systems in coun… ( read original story…
China’s hometowns steal housing thunder
The Spring Festival has come and gone, and China’s property industry is pondering if the real action is in lower-tier cities, away from the hustle-bustle of metros like Beijing and Shanghai. Typically … ( read…
China, US announce more trade talks next week
Article Continued Below Trump raised tariffs in July over complaints Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology. He imposed 25 per cent penalties on $50 billion of goods from China … ( read…
Donald Trump’s fair trade and intellectual property demands ‘good for China’, says economist Jin Keyu
US President Donald Trump’s demands for China to protect intellectual property rights and to conduct fairer trade practises are “actually good for China”, Jin Keyu, an associate professor of economics … ( read original story…
China ‘a broken record’ as Beijing trade talks close without a deal
Reports from the meetings were that the two sides were far apart on key issues including demands by the US for intellectual property protection, an end to subsidies for China’s state-owned enterprises … ( read…
China Credit Growth at Record in January Amid Seasonal Surge
(Bloomberg) — China’s credit growth exceeded expectations in January amid a seasonal lending surge at the start of the year. Aggregate financing was 4.64 trillion yuan ($685 billion) in January, the … ( read original…
China’s loans hit all-time high as banks open floodgates in January to help slowing economy
New loans in China surged to an all-time high in January, highlighting Beijing’s scramble to bolster economic activities at home amid the trade war with the United States. The People’s Bank of China ( ……