The rise of the digital economy and e-commerce, coupled with mounting geopolitical tensions and the coronavirus pandemic, have diminished some expectations for the online-only biannual event that …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Analysis: Beijing pounds Jack Ma and Alibaba again. Why?
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is in the news again. On Monday evening, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that four government agencies had carried out “joint regulatory talks” …
Why the Didi Chuxing IPO Could Be the Biggest Ever
The Didi Chuxing IPO is coming to America. This almost didn’t happen, but now that it is, Didi Chuxing stock could be the buy of the century come IPO date.
‘Beethoven in Beijing’ Review: A Classical Revolution
An installment of ‘Great Performances’ on PBS examines how the Philadelphia Orchestra’s unprecedented 1973 Chinese concert tour shifted the course of classical music around the world.
Gynecologist Exiled From China Says 80 Sterilizations Per Day Forced on Uyghurs
In a recent interview, an exiled doctor from the Uyghur ethnic minority provided a vivid account of forced sterilizations carried out in Xinjiang, China. “On some days there were about 80 surgeries to …
China Building Destructive Space Weapons to ‘Blind’ U.S. Satellites, Intelligence Report Reveals
China is building destructive space weapons that will “blind” U.S. satellites, a new intelligence report has revealed. In an annual threat assessment report released on Tuesday, the Office of the …
Louis Vuitton joins China’s JD.com amid online luxury battle
To receive the Vogue Business China Edit, sign up here. Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has won access to one of luxury’s most sought-after brands after inking a partnership with Louis Vuitton. The …
8 business groups to China: Respect PHL rights
for the well-being of each and every Filipino,” the business groups said. “China and the Philippines share many things in common including being subjugated by colonizers and having their …
Live: Scenery at Mangrove Nature Reserve in Shenzhen
Mangrove Nature Reserve is one of the most popular tourist spots in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. This is an ecological park with plants and different species including birds, and it is …
China to Japanese official: If treated radioactive water from Fukushima is safe, ‘please drink it’
A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry challenged Japan’s deputy prime minister Wednesday to drink treated water, contaminated from contact with reactors, from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power …
China debt: local government spending under microscope to protect national economy from ‘systemic risk’
In an effort to curb the ‘systemic risk’ associated with local government debt, China is turning away from its investment-driven model and will hold local cadres accountable for life if they rack up …
China is trying ‘to dominate blockchain’, Navarro warns
Former Trump Trade and Manufacturing Policy assistant Peter Navarro warned of a potential cryptocurrency threat from China on Wednesday, arguing that if China “controls the digital universe” and “also …
China, other countries now top U.S. intel’s global threat list, not terrorist groups
On Wednesday, intel chief Avril Haines said the intelligence community is still investigating whether a lab accident was the source of the Covid outbreak.
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