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Monthly Archives For June 2021
Tesla to recall 249,855 China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles
China’s market regulator said on Saturday that U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) would recall China-made and imported Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.
China’s telecom sector posts steady revenue growth in Jan.-May
China’s telecommunications industry registered steady growth of revenue in the first five months of the year, official data shows. The combined industrial revenue rose 6.7 percent year on year to 612.
U.S., Russia and China Race to Address Growing Threats in Heart of Asia
The U.S, Russia and China are scrambling to tackle what they see as increasing threats to stability in Central Asia, a sprawling region that hosts an international bout for influence among state and …
China’s economy seems to have peaked for the year. Is a rapid slowdown on the cards?
As the first economy to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, China seems to have moved beyond the initial snap-back phase. However, there are signs that the early momentum could be fading. The recent …
Chinese Officials Are Obscuring the Truth About COVID-19
We don’t know if COVID-19 escaped from a lab or not. The Chinese government apparently wants to keep it that way.
Nike is ‘a brand of China and for China,’ CEO says during earnings call
Nike CEO John Donahoe called the sportswear apparel giant a “brand of China” this week, following a fiasco it was involved in earlier this year over concerns about human rights abuses committed by the …
Coronavirus Today: China rewrites the history of COVID-19
China is detaining and prosecuting those who seek to document what really happened in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. It doesn’t bode well for the effort to get to the bottom of the…
France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says
After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France, who says Europe should be less dependent on U.S. leadership, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Times they see eye to eye on key issues.
China hits out at ‘bandit-like’ US over trade restrictions on Xinjiang firms
The White House said that the use of forced labour was part of China’s systematic effort to repress millions of ethnic Uygurs and other minorities in the far-west region.
China’s central bank leads Fed in weaning economy off stimulus
China’s central bank is a step ahead of its US counterpart in reining in its Covid-19 emergency stimulus, relieving potential market pressure from the Federal Reserve’s looming shift in policy.
Analysis: Bitcoin Mining Revenue Plunges As China Crackdown Continues
It’s not been a great week for Bitcoin miners in China, particularly in Sichuan province. As Bitcoin mining and trading crackdowns spread throughout the country that accounts for about half of all the …
China Threatens to Block COVID Shots for Ukraine Over Its Support of Xinjiang Investigation
China threatened to block COVID-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it pulled its support of an investigation of Xinjiang using ethnic minorities for labor.