The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has detected a COVID-19 case involving the Omicron coronavirus variant local health autho …
Monthly Archives For December 2021
China’s factory activity weighed down by coronavirus-induced weak demand, slips back into contraction
The Caixin Markit manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.9 in November from 50,6 the month before versus analyst expectations of 50.5 in a Reuters poll. The 50-mark separates growth …
Its Human Rights Record in Question, China Turns to an Old Friend
The International Olympic Committee’s professed neutrality has provided coverage for Beijing, which delivers big audiences and funding in exchange.
U.S. and China Hold Military Talks on Avoiding ‘Accidents’ at Sea, in Air
U.S. forces in the Pacific are convening virtual talks with their Chinese counterparts this week, in keeping with commitments made during last month’s summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi …
China Unicom and Huawei Launch an Initiative for Advancing Smart Super Sensing
At the China Unicom Global Industry Chain Partners Conference and Technology Innovation Summit Forum on December 7, 2021, China Unicom and Huawei jointly launched the Promotion Initiative for Smart …
The trial of Charles Lieber is also a test of the China Initiative
A jury will decide if a famed Harvard nanotechnology expert is guilty of concealing his employment by a Chinese university.
Viomi Technology Co., Ltd Announces Update of Share Repurchase Program
GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (“Viomi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VIOT), a leading IoT @ Home technology company in China, today provided an update on the …
China’s Tianyuan Gains by Limit on Plan to Build USD375 Million Battery Materials Plant
Shares in Yibin Tianyuan Group soared by the exchange-imposed limit today after the Chinese chemicals producer said it will invest CNY2.4 billion (USD375 million) to build a plant for lithium iron …
Chinese province uses blockchain technology to manage prisons, mining sweep continues: Blockheads
A Chinese province has used blockchain tech to manage 21 regional prisons. Yunnan energy bureau claimed mission accomplished for its mining crackdown.
China’s Zhejiang Province Sees Firms Halt Output Due to New Covid-19 Cases
At least 17 manufacturers in China’s eastern Zhejiang province have announced within the space of a week that they are suspending production because of new Covid-19 cases in the cities of Ningbo and …
China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictions
China’s economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a COVID outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing …
ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: U.S. declares diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
The Biden administration made it official on Monday: none of its diplomats or officials will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
Blinken vows to boost U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific to counter China
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken says the U.S. will expand military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China.
