Morgan Stanley predicts China’s GDP will grow as much as 9% this year compared with 2.3% in 2020, helping consumer spending. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
IoT and Blockchain Market Is Going to Boom with IBM, Microsoft, Intel
Keep yourself up-to-date with latest market trends and changing dynamics due to COVID Impact and Economic Slowdown globally. Maintain a competitive edge by sizing up with available business … ( read original story …)
MPs vote to label China’s persecution of Uighurs a genocide
The House of Commons today accused the Chinese government of carrying out genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in the western Xinjiang region. ( read original story …)
Fact check: Posts falsely claim Biden gave China control of U.S. power grid
No executive order signed by President Joe Biden gave China control of the U.S. power grid, and his order isn’t linked to the Texas power outages. ( read original story …)
China’s new home prices in January rise 0.3% from a month earlier
New home prices in China grew at a faster pace in January, driven by red-hot demand in the country’s mega cities despite the government’s cooling measures. ( read original story …)
StanChart says U.S.-China ties may improve in two years — but don’t expect Trump tactics to go away
Biden is focusing on domestic growth, but his administration knows it’s critical for global trade to thrive, says Eric Robertsen from Standard Chartered. ( read original story …)
New UN ambassador could restore US credibility on human rights in China and worldwide
Thomas-Greenfield should expand the coalition of nations willing to brave China’s retaliation and condemn its abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet. ( read original story …)
U.S. ban on China’s Xinjiang cotton fractures fashion industry supply chains
Suppliers in Asia report U.S. brands asking them to ditch cotton from the northwestern region, accounting for about one-fifth of global supply. ( read original story …)
China’s Weaponization of Rare Earths Is Bound to Backfire
Beijing’s past attempts to cut off supply have only given rise to alternative sources. Limiting access to the technology that refines these metals is even more misguided. ( read original story …)
China looks set to legalize GMO seeds and encourage agricultural technology
Beijing has a plan to “revitalize” rural communities that focuses on food security, including the use of smart agriculture and, possibly, GMO seeds, which are currently banned in most circumstances. ( read original story …)
Huawei Unveils Flagship Foldable Smartphone for China Market
Struggling under U.S. sanctions, Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled a new flagship foldable smartphone but says it will only be sold in China. ( read original story …)
How China Copied South Korea All Wrong
Chinese conglomerates admire the corporate model developed by their neighbor but it does not work in a superpower addicted to opaque governance and hobbled by regulatory loopholes. ( read original story …)
Will Europe and China’s Investment Agreement Amount to Anything?
The European Union and China finally reached a deal on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment — after more than seven years of negotiations. ( read original story …)