Since Beijing started clamping down on corporate debt in 2017, many real estate developers have turned to off-balance-sheet vehicles to borrow money and skirt regulatory scrutiny, analysts and lawyers …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
Biden’s pick for China ambassador says ‘we cannot trust the Chinese’ on Taiwan
Nicholas Burns calls Beijing an ‘aggressor’ and that US responsibility is ‘to make Taiwan a tough nut to crack’ …
China: The patriotic ‘ziganwu’ bloggers who attack the West
Guyanmuchan is among a new crop of bloggers known as the “ziganwu”, whose rise in fame on Chinese social media has been inextricably linked with the ascendancy of Chinese nationalism. Their name …
U.S. Officials Have Accused China of Testing a Suborbital Nuclear Weapon System
Unnamed U.S. officials have accused China of testing a suborbital nuclear weapon system. China denies that the summer rocket launch in question involved a weapon system at all, instead stating that it …
China’s Crude imports from Brazil slump to near four-year low in September
Weak buying from China’s independent refineries was the main reason for the decline in September, with the flow unlikely to stay low for the rest of the year, market sources said. China’s crude …
Should U.S. farmers start worrying about Chinese imports?
But how does this impact U.S. farmers? The tea leaves are a little complicated to read but nonetheless relevant to U.S. agriculture. And with peak soybean export season in full motion, all of these …
China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd.: Numerous Chinese publishers to take part in Frankfurt Book Fair
The 73rd Frankfurt Book Fair will be held in Frankfurt, Germany from October 20 to 24, 2021. China National Publications Import & Export (Group) …
The Chinese Tech Industry Adjusts to Beijing’s New Reality
Chinese President Xi Jinping has compelled the country’s internet giants to work for “common prosperity” instead of just chasing profits. Rolling crackdowns in several areas of tech have already …
Beijing should let China’s economy stand on its own two feet
One day in 1986, I went to a bank branch in the Sanlihe area of Beijing to withdraw money to buy a typewriter. At the time, I was an officer at the People’s Bank of…
Shipping container prices tumble for first time this year as China’s Christmas exporting season slows
The average sale price of a 40-foot container in China has plunged by 22.5 per cent since the end of September, coinciding with a fall in the shipping freight costs to and from the United…
US to curb hacking tool exports to Russia, China
US authorities unveiled Wednesday long-delayed new rules aimed at clamping down on export to nations like Russia and China of hacking technology amid a sharp uptick in cyberattacks globally. Under …
China Allegedly Tested a Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Weapon. Now What?
Revelations over a secret Chinese weapon test have stoked fresh fears in Washington that the two nations are approaching a strategic crossroads amid a sweeping build-up of Beijing’s nuclear arsenal.
China’s JD.com Launches Its Own NFTs On Its Own Blockchain For Free
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) released its series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its own blockchain, to distribute them for free. What Happened: According to a Wednesday Sina …
