There may be signs of a thaw but tensions won’t significantly ease in the foreseeable future, according to international relations expert Shi Yinhong.
Monthly Archives For October 2021
Capital Gymnasium ready to host Beijing 2022 test events
The 53-year-old Capital Gymnasium in Beijing is ready to hold the Asian Figure Skating Open and the Beijing leg of the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, also two test events for Beijing 2022.
Moody’s: US manufacturing vulnerable to US tariffs on imports from China
US manufacturing is particularly vulnerable to US tariffs on imports from China because tariffs affect the large intermediate inputs, Moody’s Investors Service said.
BlackRock turns modestly positive on China stocks, saying policymakers can no longer ignore slowdown without easing measures
The world’s biggest money manager is turning modestly positive on tactical basis, saying the slowdown has reached levels policymakers can no longer ignore.
China Merchants Shekou and Poly Developments and Holdings join forces to build high-end commercial complex in Wenzhou, China
On October 10, 2021, the project name launch ceremony for Majestic Mansion, a large-scale high-end commercial complex under joint development by China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., …
As Floods Ravage China, 13 Die After Bus Falls Off Bridge
The casualties come amid violent inundations in the country that have left a total of at least 28 people dead and displaced more than 120,000 across northern areas.
China Will ‘Lose Everything’ If It Starts Taiwan War—former Marine Colonel
The United States is not legally bound to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China and has maintained “strategic ambiguity” for over 40 years.
Athletes shouldn’t be forced to boycott Beijing Games, but they should feel free to speak out, says Bruce Kidd
Former track star Bruce Kidd says being an athlete gave him a voice he never would’ve had otherwise, but he says athletes shouldn’t feel forced to use that voice.
China’s power crisis prompts Beijing to liberalise electricity pricing
China says electricity generated from coal will be fully liberalised and industrial and commercial users will buy power at market prices.
Magical B&W images of Beijing’s World Park go on display
“Black-and-white images are a kind of visual language with much greater and more powerful resonance than color ones,” said Chen Tao, the photographer whose work is on display. “People’s perceptions of …
China’s property sector stalked by Evergrande default fears
Debt-saddled Chinese property firms took heavy fire in bond markets on Tuesday, after the poster child of the sector’s woes, Evergrande Group , missed its third round of bond payments in as many weeks …
Bus plunge, floods leave 29 dead in northern China
Chinese authorities say 14 people have died after a bus plunged into a rushing river during heavy flooding that has caused 15 other fatalities …
China appears set to ban reporting by news outlets not directly funded by the Communist Party, in a further blow to free speech
A draft law by China’s National Development and Reform Council seeks to severely limit privately-funded news agencies.
