China’s campaign to tighten regulation across swathes of the nation’s industries is showing signs of abating, creating some relief among global investors. But there remains a number of unresolved …
Monthly Archives For November 2021
China is Leveraging its Vaccine Diplomacy Beyond Covid Shots
The pandemic made China the world’s top exporter of Covid-19 vaccines, mostly to nations that haven’t been able to afford or procure more effective ones from the U.S. and Europe. Now the country is …
Kaisa Shows China’s Three Red Lines Are Rubbish
But, as we are finding out, Kaisa may have passed the three red lines because it had shoveled a lot of financing off its books. Kaisa certainly hadn’t been forthcoming, telling …
China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2021: Offering new opportunities for COVID recovery
CIIE, the first national-level import-oriented professional trade fair in the world, kicked off at the National Exhibition …
China May Lead the AI Race, But Expect Fierce Competition
As evidence of AI’s potential, countries are racing to adopt AI technology to reap the benefits it has to offer, notably in the retail, manufacturing and healthcare industries. That means cost-cutting …
China’s Covid-19 isolation takes toll on foreign bodies – with risks for its own tech health
Strict border controls have made life difficult for foreigners, with reputational damage and a talent drain undermining China’s tech and innovation ambitions.
China’s fourth Delta spike spreads to 19 regions, tests ‘COVID zero’ policy
With exactly three months to go until the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, health officials in the capital and elsewhere are taking extreme measures to quash the latest Delta-driven spike in COVID-19.
Evergrande Has a Grim Lesson for China’s Path on Climate
Beijing has long relied on the construction sector to steer the economy. If it’s serious about decarbonizing, a new approach will be necessary.
Speculation nation: Can Xi Jinping’s property tax deflate China’s housing bubble?
Analysis: President faces an uphill battle to undo a system that has led to a bloated property sector …
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Light in the Pandemic Tunnel
As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are only one quarter away, China is preparing for extraordinary games in the most challenging time. In 2015, when the …
EU Parliamentarians say they want to learn from Taiwan how to counter threats from Beijing
The EU delegation met President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday, telling her ‘you are not alone. Europe is standing with you’.
U.S. calls on China not to limit journalists’ freedom at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The United States on Thursday urged China not to restrict access and movement for journalists reporting on next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China this …
Aukus in sights as UN backs China on peaceful transfers of new security tech
Peace and rights enjoyed by all nations should be protected, Chinese representative says in drawing attention to ‘abuse’ of export-control mechanisms …
