BEIJING — China recorded more than 2,000 new domestic cases of COVID-19 in January, the highest monthly total since the tail end of the initial outbreak in Wuhan in March of last year. ( read…
Monthly Archives For January 2021
China may seek to close nuclear gap after US and Russia agree to extend New START treaty
The deal between Moscow and Washington gives Beijing the chance to play catch-up, but it may face increasing pressure to join future talks on non-proliferation. ( read original story …)
Climate Czar Kerry Wants Ex-Keystone Workers To Make Solar Panels. That Will Require Importing Less China Solar Panels.
If Keystone Pipeline workers are to really work making solar panels, then Washington will have to seriously rethink China. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: China records most monthly infections since March
China recorded more than 2,000 new domestic cases of COVID-19 in January, the highest monthly total since the tail end of the initial outbreak in Wuhan in March of last year. Most of the new…
Asia Today: China sees most monthly infections since March
China recorded more than 2,000 new domestic cases of COVID-19 in January, the highest monthly total since the tail end of the initial outbreak in Wuhan in March of … ( read original story …)
China’s factory recovery slows in January as COVID-19 returns
China’s factory activity grew at the slowest pace in five months in January, hit by a wave of domestic coronavirus infections, but still in line with the ongoing recovery in the world’s second-largest … (…
China’s Xi Calls for Better Protection of Intellectual Property
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on officials to step up protection of intellectual property rights from the perspective of “national strategy,” Xinhua News Agency reported. Protecting intellectual … ( read original story …)
Beijing bank regulator orders crackdown on illegal property loans
The Chinese capital’s bank regulator has ordered an investigation into the illegal use of personal loans to invest in real estate amid growing fears of a property bubble. The Beijing branch of the … (…
How China’s Beauty Market Might Morph
If China shifts its stance on animal testing on products, as expected, the country’s beauty market could see a significant transformation. ( read original story …)
Three listed units of China’s HNA disclose embezzlements of nearly $10 billion
Three units of HNA, once China’s most acquisitive conglomerate, said nearly $10 billion had been embezzled by shareholders, in disclosures to stock exchanges that come amid a government-led probe into … ( read original story…
With one year to go, Beijing 2022 set to take cue from Tokyo 2020 over COVID-19 measures
The choice of Beijing as host city for the 2022 Olympics, made on July 31 2015 at the 128th International Olympic Committee Session in Kuala Lumpur, … ( read original story …)
Joe Biden shows his hawkish side on China
After months of Republican concern that Joe Biden would be soft on Beijing, the new US president received unexpected praise from a leading China hawk after less than two weeks in the White House. (…
The Old Roots of China’s New-Look Finance
There’s no shortage of explanations for the rapid rise of online credit and lending in China, but don’t ignore the role played by cultural tradition. ( read original story …)
