Extreme heat in the Northwest is easing, but only after hundreds of deaths were reported in this latest example of the global climate crisis.
Monthly Archives For July 2021
Global opinion of China’s Covid-19 response improves dramatically
A Pew survey found a dramatic increase in the share of respondents who say China has handled the pandemic well.
Global opinion of China’s handling of Covid-19 is now dramatically more positive
A Pew survey found a dramatic increase in the share of respondents who say China has handled the pandemic well.
Suspected Bryde’s whale seen off the coast of China near Shenzhen feeding and playing
A small whale, believed to be a Bryde’s whale has been seen frolicking off the Chinese coast and captured the attention of social media.
Xi warns China won’t be bullied at Communist Party centenary
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that anyone who tries to bully China “will face broken heads and bloodshed.” …
Marking Party’s Centennial, Xi Warns That China Will Not Be Bullied
A century after the Communist Party’s founding, China’s leader said foreign powers would “crack their heads and spill blood” if they tried to stop its rise.
Crypto miners in China are selling off their graphics cards amid crackdown
PC Gamer reports that a screenshot posted to Taiwanese bulletin board PTT shows miners in China are selling large numbers of Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from …
Uber lost China, but gained handsomely in Didi Global IPO
Shares of Didi Global rose 1% after the blockbuster IPO, ascribing the Chinese ride-hailing firm a market cap of about $68 billion. That makes Ubers current 12% stake in the company worth about $8.1 …
To encourage innovation, China needs dialectical analysis in technology bubbles
Yet with artificial intelligence (AI), solar energy and electric vehicles (EV) maturing over the past decade, the world economy is likely to enter a long-term expansion, in which China will play a …
China is the ‘big catch-up story’ for the second half of 2021: Bank Julius Baer
Bhaskar Laxminarayan of Bank Julius Baer talks about why China is the stand-out opportunity in the second half of 2021, as he expects the growth story to continue in the rest of the year.
Communist China Is 100. It’s Not Going Anywhere.
On July 1, Communist Party celebrates its centenary. For those in the West banking on its demise, they’re sorely mistaken. Because while the party may have committed some significant missteps …
China’s Central Bank Strikes Positive Tone as Economy Stabilizes
China’s economy is showing more stability and improvement even though both the domestic and overseas environments remain complex and grim, the central bank’s monetary policy committee said. The People …
Exclusive | Electronics imports from China again rise in FY21despit govt efforts
Electronics imports from China have risen again after a two-year contraction, despite the pandemic, higher import duties and the series of performance-linked incentive schemes that aim to boost …