A police officer gets in his car parked outside a major police station in Beijing on Saturday, January 9, 2021. China has set January 10 as Chinese People’s Police Day, a holiday designed to “give…
Monthly Archives For January 2021
China should stay calm if Trump makes any sudden last moves, analysts say
The US president could take further action on Taiwan to antagonise Beijing as the clock counts down to Biden’s inauguration. ( read original story …)
China Issues New Rules In Response to U.S. Sanctions. What Could Come Next.
The order from the Ministry of Commerce would let Chinese companies sue in court for damages and to overturn foreign judgments. This could be a major escalation, but it depends on how the order is…
China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber is 5 Years Away from Global Flights
If the H-20 does have the range and passable stealth characteristics attributed to it, it could alter the strategic calculus between the United States and China. ( read original story …)
China imposes strict lockdowns on city of 11M amid rise in COVID-19 infections
China has imposed a strict lockdown in Shijiazhuang, the largest metropolis in northern China’s Hebei Province, barring its 11 million residents from leaving the city after it reported 63 coronavirus … ( read original story…
Beijing goes on coronavirus alert mode
Beijing has gone on an alert mode following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring Hebei province while China has administered nine million coronavirus vaccines so far in a stepped-up … ( read…
11 million locked down in China’s Hebei province to prevent spread of new coronavirus outbreak
The lockdown is like preparing “for a protracted war,” said Shi Mo, a graduate student in the city of Shijiazhuang. ( read original story …)
BidaskClub Downgrades China Unicom (Hong Kong) (NYSE:CHU) to Strong Sell
China Unicom (Hong Kong) (NYSE:CHU) was downgraded by BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report issued on Saturday, BidAskClub reports. Several other equities analysts have … ( read original…
Changing market for luxury brands can be an opportunity for Hong Kong
The realisation by luxury brands that the mainland Chinese market can now be easily tapped would seem like an unrecoverable loss for Hong Kong. But brands can now target long-ignored local customers a … (…
Here’s what Nio’s first sedan to rival Tesla in China looks like
Chinese electric car start-up Nio released its first sedan with autonomous driving technology features that the company claims surpass that of Tesla. ( read original story …)
Nikki Haley says Trump Twitter ban is ‘what happens in China’
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Friday reacted to the permanent suspension of President Trump’s Twitter account, describing it as an instance of “silencing” of the kind that happens in communist … ( read original…
China’s New Rules Amp Up Pressure on U.S. Businesses
Beijing hit back against recent U.S. restrictions targeting Chinese companies, saying it plans to ban Chinese firms and citizens from complying with foreign laws and sanctions it deems unjustified. ( read original story …)
If China no longer wants to be the world’s factory, who will take its place?
China wants to focus on higher-end manufacturing and leave the work of cranking out labor-intensive goods to others. But if its plan works, who will take its place? ( read original story …)
