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Monthly Archives For April 2021
China could rule world’s technology, UK cyber spy chief says
The West must urgently act to ensure China does not dominate important emerging technologies and gain control of the “global operating system”, Britain’s top cyber spy said on Friday. In an unusually …
China: EximBank augments credit backing for small, micro-businesses
The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank) has augmented loan backing for small and micro-businesses, with exceptional finances surpassing 100 billion yuan (about USD15.4 billion) under a …
Beijing city fines online education firms for false advertising
Beijing city has fined four online education agencies 500,000 yuan ($76,988) each for misleading customers with false advertising, the local market regulator said on Sunday.
China’s Beijing Graphene Institute looks to accelerate the ‘graphene era’
Zhongfan Liu, founding president of Beijing Graphene Institute, describes how the institute is pioneering the industrialization of new graphene materials …
Western brands tested by China amid forced labor allegation backlash
A consumer boycott and social media storm over Western brands’ stance on cotton produced in Xinjiang has left some companies scrambling.
China Says Top Level IP Protection Drafts Near Completion
China says it is near completion on top level plans for strengthening intellectual property protection, an area of contention between the Beijing government and the United States.
Bitcoin crashed, recovered, crashed again, and China’s change of heart around the crypto
On Saturday, April 17, $7.6 billion in crypto long positions were liquidated in one hour as bitcoin plunged to $51,500, data from bybt.com showed. Ether fell 6.53 % to $2,166 the next day, losing $151…
Foreign media take a trip to explore the history of the CPC
Why is the Zunyi Conference so important as a turning point in the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC)? Why is the CPC still so attractive to many young people today?” Eager to…
China Mobile profit up 2.3 pct in Q1
China Mobile, one of the country’s leading telecommunication operators, reported a profit growth of 2.3 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. Profits attributable to equity …
China farm region becomes ‘lingerie capital’
So goes the street-corner discussion in Guanyun, a sleepy coastal county that for generations followed the rhythms of wheat and rice cultivation, but today concerns itself with global preferences on …
South China Sea: Beijing’s secret Navy exposed – Fishing vessels ‘stocked with weapons’
Experts have warned the blue-painted fishing vessels and their crews are almost impossible to challenge without triggering a military confrontation in the South China Sea. Analysts at the …
ByteDance’s IPO Plans Snarled by Regulatory Demands, SCMP Says
TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd.’s plans for an initial public offering have been put on hold as it seeks to comply with regulatory demands from both China and the U.S., the South China Morning Post …