(Bloomberg) — For any company doing business in China, the choice is now clearer than ever: Avoid commenting on any controversial subjects or risk losing access to the world’s second-largest …
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China Used Twitter, Facebook More Than Ever Last Year for Xinjiang Propaganda
Activity by Chinese state media and diplomats on the social media platforms rose, as Beijing pushed an alternative narrative about its policies in Xinjiang toward Uyghur Muslims.
China formalises sweeping electoral shake-up for Hong Kong, demands loyalty
China finalised a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong’s electoral system on Tuesday, drastically curbing democratic representation in the city as authorities seek to ensure “patriots” rule the global …
China to pass Hong Kong ‘patriot’ ruling
China is expected on Tuesday to finalise changes to Hong Kong’s electoral rules, which critics say will tighten its control over the city.The aim of the changes is to ensure that only “patriotic” …
UPDATE 1-Bank of China, AgBank see Q4 profit jump as margins ease
while Agricultural Bank of China Ltd (AgBank) posted a 61% rise over the same period. During the first three quarters of 2020, Chinese lenders made hefty loan-loss provisions as Beijing urged the …
Bank of China, AgBank see Q4 profit jump as margins ease
Analysts predict a positive turn in NIM for big banks this year because of the central bank’s gradual return to a neutral monetary policy stance. For BoC, the most international of China’s large state …
China’s Tax and Fee Cuts Extended or Released After 2021 Two Sessions
China has extended a package of expired or to-be-expired preferential tax and fee policies as well as rolled out new structural tax and fee cut measures.
China’s WH Group to Boost Meat Imports as High Prices May Endure
(Bloomberg) — WH Group, China’s largest pork processor, said it will increase meat imports this year as local prices are likely to stay elevated following the resurgence of African swine fever in the …
Why Is China Strangling Its Greatest Tech Stocks?
Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu could all struggle as the government tightens its control over their accumulated data and business practices.
Can we trust the WHO on COVID-19 origins? The serious flaws behind its China report
Today, the WHO will publish the final report of its investigation into the origins of COVID-19. The paper may offer some new details on the virus that has defined the last 12 months, but it…
Coronavirus origins remain unclear in WHO-China inquiry
The 124-page report of a joint inquiry by the World Health Organization and China — to be released officially Tuesday but leaked to the media Monday — contains a glut of new detail but no…
China: Swire Pacific takes minority stake in Shenzhen New Frontier United Family Hospital
Hong Kong and London-based conglomerate Swire Pacific has made an associate investment in Shenzhen New Frontier United Family Hospital, a new premium private hospital being developed in Shenzhen.
Southeast Asian foreign ministers visit China amid maritime tensions
The foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines will be in China this week amid growing tensions in the South China Sea. The ministers will travel to the country on an …
