China’s February exports grew at a record annual pace from a year earlier when COVID-19 battered the world’s second-biggest economy, customs data showed on Sunday, while imports rose less sharply. … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China exports jump 60.6% y/y in January-February, imports up 22.2%
China’s exports jumped 60.6% in January-February from a year earlier and imports increased 22.2%, faster than expected from depressed 2020 levels, customs data showed on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Winter Olympics: Is it time to boycott Beijing 2022?
Ever since its inception the Chinese Communist Party has known the power of sport in aggrandising its image on the world stage. In 1959, a young man called Rong Guotuan won the gold medal at…
China has built the world’s largest navy. Now what’s Beijing going to do with it?
Chinese President Xi Jinping donned military fatigues and boarded a People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer in the South China Sea. ( read original story …)
China faces huge climate and tech challenges in its bid for global leadership
China’s leaders are finalizing their political and economic agenda for the rest of 2021 and beyond. How the country achieves technological independence and tackles the climate crisis will be near the … ( read original…
Are Chinese Car Brands A Real Threat To Tesla?
While Tesla remains the market leader in booming Asian EV markets, innovative Chinese start-ups could soon threaten this position … ( read original story …)
Study of Aggressive Covid-19 Strain in Brazil Suggests Limits of China Vaccine
A small-scale study found plasma from eight people vaccinated with CoronaVac failed to efficiently neutralize the Amazonian strain of the coronavirus known as P.1 that is now ravaging Brazil. ( read original story …)
China could soon outgun U.S. in western Pacific, Indo-Pacific chief says
China could soon be emboldened to try to “forcely change ” the existing order in the western Pacific, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said. As its rapidly advancing military approaches … ( read original…
ZTE and China Mobile Upgrades Xinfengming Group’s 5G Intelligent Manufacturing
ZTE Corporation has upgraded Xinfengming Group’s 5G intelligent manufacturing, following the completion of the test and verification of the “i – wireless 5G intelligent and one-stop local network” … ( read original story …)
ZTE and China Mobile Research Institute jointly release NodeEngine White Paper
ZTE Corporation has announced that ZTE and China Mobile Research Institute have jointly released the NodeEngine White Paper, which enables 5G digital transformation of industrial parks. We use cookies … ( read original story …)
Lobbyist says Myanmar junta wants to improve relations with the West, spurn China
An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by Myanmar’s junta said on Saturday that the generals are keen to leave politics after their coup and seek to improve relations with the United States and distance … ( read…
These two African railway megaprojects tell us a lot about China’s development model
To critics, Kenya’s railway project represents another example of Chinese-owed debt, and China’s growing influence in Africa. Indeed, many commentators point out that Kenya has an estimated $9 billion … ( read original story …)
In China, a Backlash Against the Chinese-Born Director of ‘Nomadland’
When Chloé Zhao won the Golden Globe for best director for her film “Nomadland” last Sunday, becoming the first Asian woman to receive that prize, Chinese state news outlets … ( read original story …)