Factions and Finance in China is an excellent addition to this literature, representing deep and careful research about Chinese politics and economics. It will be essential reading for students of … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For December 2020
Australia accuses China of breaching free trade deal by restricting imports
Trade minister Simon Birmingham says ‘targeted nature’ of China’s measures raise concern about its adherence to trade deal and WTO obligations … ( read original story …)
TSE change opens window for Bain to revive Kioxia IPO
A landmark change in Japanese stock market rules has presented Bain Capital with the opportunity to revive the initial public offering of Kioxia, the former memory chipmaking unit of Toshiba after a … ( read…
Australia accuses China of undermining trade agreement
Australia has accused China of undermining their free trade agreement over a series of actions by Beijing against Australian export goods. In his strongest comments yet, Trade Minister Simon … ( read original story …)
Gap between China’s fiscal revenue, expenditure may widen further – ex finance minister
A surveillance camera is seen near cranes at a construction site of a residential compound in Beijing, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang … ( read original story …)
Tracking China’s Overseas Development Finance
Tracking China’s Overseas Development Finance. By Rebecca Ray and Blake Alexander Simmons. The China’s Overseas Development Finance Database is a geospatial dataset for analys … ( read original story …)
The Pandemic Has Seen Global Spikes in Pet Abandonment. Here’s How One Shelter in China Has Been Coping
W hen readers of TIME last saw Sweetie, it was a frozen February morning in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and the terrified dog was snared in a policeman’s net. Like thousands of other…
‘Being young’ leads to detention in China’s Xinjiang region
Chinese authorities using a data-driven ‘predictive policing’ network to intern people from Muslim minorities … ( read original story …)
Sinovac: What do we know about China’s Covid-19 vaccine?
As the global race to produce a Covid-19 vaccine continues, China appears to have made huge strides, with one of its vaccine front-runners, Sinovac, already making its way abroad. Shipments of Beijing … ( read…
New Zealand must build bridges with China but show independent foreign policy
Wellington needs to resist pressure to back Canberra in spat with Beijing because our ‘mates supporting mates’ plan will end in tears … ( read original story …)
China, Nepal agree to adjust Mount Everest’s elevation by 2 feet
China and Nepal agreed to raise the recorded elevation of Mount Everest by 2 feet Tuesday, following more than a decade of debate over the mountain’s height. ( read original story …)
The woman behind China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission
A 24-year-old female space commander has become a viral sensation on Chinese social media for her work on the Chang’e-5 Moon exploration programme. Despite being the youngest commander at the Wenchang … ( read original…
Key Biden aide accuses China of ‘assault’ on freedom in Hong Kong
Jake Sullivan, the incoming US national security adviser, has accused China of attacking freedom in Hong Kong, in a sign that the Biden administration will take a critical stance … ( read original story …)
