China on Thursday recorded 56 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Friday. Of the new local infections, 33 were reported in Guangxi, 22 in Liaoning …
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China human rights: Beijing clamps down on dissent as Olympics heat up
“In China, people like me are called ‘domestic hostile forces’… that’s why they have to cut me off from the outside world,” said Hu, who gained international prominence as a champion of human rights …
China Pledges Support for Hong Kong Amid COVID Surge
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China will fully support Hong Kong with its “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy as the territory battles an escalating outbreak, its office overseeing matters in the city said.
As Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent
“In China, people like me are called ‘domestic hostile forces’… that’s why they have to cut me off from the outside world,” said Hu, who gained international prominence as a champion of human rights …
Home of the huge: China has long history of going really big
Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City. The Great Wall. The Three Gorges Dam. Dozens of high-end malls in Beijing. China has thousands of years of doing things in a really big way, reinforcing its …
Economists say the worst of China’s regulatory crackdown is over
Chinese leaders’ new priority for 2022 is to defend 5% growth, Macquarie’s chief China economist Larry Hu said in a note late Wednesday. That means “peak anti-monopoly, peak property tightening and …
What’s driving China’s autonomous vehicle frenzy?
China’s autonomous vehicle industry first … lidar makers, smart electric car manufacturers, and chipmakers focused on vehicle automation, according to Crunchbase. Investors these days have …
Belt and Road Initiative: China ended coal financing last year, but oil and gas investments tripled, study shows
Meanwhile, a lack of flexibility in energy financing approval mechanism and business models is proving to be a barrier for China’s support for renewable energy projects abroad, said Zhang Jing, a …
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Local fans allowed inside Olympic bubble
Some local fans are getting to watch the Beijing Games in person, but it’s not clear exactly how they were selected for a visit inside the Olympic bubble BEIJING — Some local fans are getting…
China winter Olympics: NASA imagery shows huge amounts of artificial snow used in Beijing
New satellite imagery released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is shining light on just how much artificial snow is being used for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. NASA said …
China’s vaping queen is dethroned as Beijing targets tobacco
Chu, a reclusive billionaire in her early fifties who lived in Hong Kong, started her tobacco flavouring business in 1996 and built her empire across China. However, her reign was cut short when she …
Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola silent on Uyghurs as it boosts Black Lives Matter and pursues China business
Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola has remained silent on the topic of human rights abuses by the Chinese government even as it boosts left-wing political causes in the United States while pursuing business in …
China opens the door to Russian cereal imports…
It was later announced that China had agreed to allow imports of wheat and barley from all regions of Russia. Up to now, imports have been restricted due to phytosanitary concerns, in particular the …
