China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has greenlighted the nation’s plan to trial the blockchain for green power trading. The organisation, China’s highe …
Monthly Archives For September 2021
The US strategy to counter China in the Pacific could be a $1bn misstep
The US is proposing big spending, but initiatives are designed to undermine China rather than address actual needs on the islands …
Australia and China still helping each other with criminal cases despite Hong Kong treaty suspension
The countries have exchanged 13 requests for help in the past two years, prompting an Australian MP to call for a rethink of the treaty …
What Comes After the War on Terrorism? War on China?
What aspects of our competition/conflict with China are inevitable between a rising power and a status quo power, and what can be dampened by smart policy? Let’s start with the inevitable. For roughly …
BlackRock’s China blunder
President Xi Jinping’s “Common Prosperity” program puts foreign investors in danger, seeking to reduce inequality by distributing the rich’s wealth to the general population.
Alipay becomes first digital wallet to allow remittances between Macau and mainland China
Ant Group’s Alipay has become the first digital wallet to provide cross-border remittances between the special administrative region of Macau and mainland China’s Guangdong province, as Beijing pushes …
China may face financial contagion as developers’ loans surge
China may soon face financial contagion as the countrys property developers loans are surging due to the communist regimes recent crackdown, a media report said on Monday.
Economic Watch: Global firms eye growing opportunities under China’s wider opening up
China’s openness is at record high in history, not only in its financial sector but in all respects, said Calvin Fu, chief representative at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) China Office. The country is …
Doubts shroud Beijing’s real commitment to Taliban’s Afghanistan
Beijing asks Islamic fundamentalists for stability, protection for Chinese interests and fight against terrorist groups. Wang Yi: the US witdrawal is against China and Russia. Former Afghan deputy …
China blows top: Beijing lambasts UK for being ‘held hostage’ by Joe Biden
CHINA has refused to cave into the West’s demands for more action on climate change, with Beijing slating the UK for being “held hostage” by US political ideologies.
Iron ore price rises as China’s imports hit record
Despite China’s steel output controls to curb carbon emissions, Sinosteel Futures said domestic demand has not significantly dropped.
Customs Agents At O’Hare Seize 19 Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Shipped From China
Customs officials at O’Hare International Airport last week intercepted a package containing 19 counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards headed from China to Ohio. The package, headed to a residential …
China’s Oil Imports Rebounded In August
China’s crude oil imports averaged 10.25 million bpd daily last month, more than 5 percent higher than in July …