The American monopoly on international rule-writing is facing its stiffest challenge since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Monthly Archives For December 2021
Foreign holdings of China government bonds smash record in November on index inclusion
November marked the first full month of phased inclusion of CGBs in FTSE Russell’s World Government Bond Index …
China’s Global Hybrid War
The world’s democracies must wake up to the increasingly aggressive hybrid war that President Xi Jinping is waging.
China marks another NEV sales increase
In November, sales figures for New Energy Vehicles reached a new high for the year. Over the course of the month, 429,000 NEVs were sold, which significantly exceeds the previous record from October …
US to add SenseTime to investment blacklist ahead of IPO
SenseTime, which is expected to price its Hong Kong initial public offering on same day, will be added to a list of ‘Chinese military-industrial companies’ in which Americans are banned from investing …
China’s first COVID-19 antibody drug cuts hospitalizations, deaths 80%
China’s first home-developed anti-COVID-19 drug using “antibody cocktail therapy” has been approved for marketing, after being found to be effective in reducing the risk of hospitalization or death …
Coronavirus: China approves first local neutralising antibody cocktail for high-risk patients
Brii Biosciences says its therapy shows an 80 per cent reduction in hospital admissions and death in a global phase 3 trial.
China’s Shenzhen rolls out support for marine industries as country looks to tap blue economy
China’s 14th five-year plan and 2035 vision outlined goals to expand the ocean economy and develop marine infrastructure Authorities are rolling out support for marine industries, which contributed …
Olympics-Russia says diplomatic boycott of Beijing ‘pointless’
Russia’s Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday the country did not support the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by some Western countries, denouncing the move as pointless.
UK independent body: China committed genocide in Xinjiang
An independent and unofficial body set up by a prominent British barrister to assess evidence on China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people concluded Thursday that the Chinese government …
Uyghur tribunal rules that China ‘committed genocide’ against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities
A London-based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in its western Xinjiang region, accusing China’s senior leadership including …
Evergrande defaults on $1.2B in foreign bonds, Fitch says, as China intervenes in debt-ridden real estate sector
China is intervening to restructure the company floundering under an eye-watering $300 million in debt – part of a wider crisis with “global consequences.” …
China dismisses UK, Canada Olympic boycott as ‘farce’
China on Thursday dismissed the decision by Canada and the United Kingdom to join Washington’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games as a “farce.” China is also unconcerned the …
