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Monthly Archives For October 2021
China calls on U.S. to withdraw troops from Taiwan
China called on the United States to withdraw troops from Taiwan on Friday in response to reports that a small presence of American troops have been training forces there for at least a year.
China, Russia, North Korea See New U.S.-U.K.-Australia Alliance as Threat to Pacific
Top Russian diplomat said the U.S. approach “has openly proclaimed that its chief objective is containing China,” which Beijing said “was very well-put indeed!” …
China East Education Shifts Into Conservative Spending Mode
China East Education has revealed it could take as long as 10 years to spend $233 million in remaining funds from its 2019 IPO earmarked for the development of five regional centers The company’s …
Scale of China Energy Shortage Means a Multi-Year Problem
China coal mine production has climbed by just 6% compared with 2020. China also has a shortage of power from hydroelectric dams because of a drought. Hydro-electric output is running at the lowest …
Chinese Crypto Exchange BitZ Announces Closure as Crackdown Continues
Amidst another major crypto clampdown in China, the 4-year old Chinese crypto exchange BitZ shutters its operations.
A US nuclear submarine’s mysterious collision with an object in the South China Sea suggests it was lurking near the bottom, expert says
Navy officials have speculated that the submarine may have run into something like a shipping container or shipwreck.
McDonald’s China Celebrates 31st Anniversary With Big Mac NFT
The non-fungible token (NFT) from McDonald’s will be the first from the company. 188 examples will be gifted to employees and consumers.
China-US shipping rates begin to cool as power crisis forces production cuts, but freight costs still elevated
Sky-high shipping and container prices have been causing major headaches for Chinese exporters, but costs have been easing over the past two weeks.
China orders coal mines to ramp up production in a bid to ease power crisis
China has ordered its two top coal regions to boost output and will allow coal-fired power utilities to charge customers higher prices. The country has …
Gazprom says China gas exports continue despite fire at Amur plant
Gazprom said on Friday that Russian pipeline gas exports to China continued despite a fire that led to a halt in operations at the Amur gas processing plant in Russia’s Far East.
Lessons from Beijing’s toothless crypto ban
For crypto-skeptic advisers, the fact that the Beijing ban proved to be a tempest in a teapot should be a wake-up call. Crypto is here to stay.
Facebook’s troubles stir debate over internet control and whether Beijing may have a point in keeping social media giant out
Facebook whistle-blower revelations have encouraged some to speak out in support of China’s ‘cyberspace sovereignty’ concept and Big Tech crackdown.
