Weaker exports and reducing debt mean that China is heading for a slowdown: the World Bank projects that its economic growth will be just over 5% in 2022, compared to 8% in 2021. More broadly…
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China lifts restrictions on imports of Russian wheat, barley
MOSCOW — China will allow imports of wheat and barley from all regions of Russia, the Russian state agricultural watchdog said on Friday, a new grain export success for Russia that could lead to …
China’s pandemic Olympics begin, with lockdown and boycotts
That’s something China in particular has been consumed with for decades. But at this year’s Beijing Games, the gulf between performance and reality will be particularly jarring. Fourteen years ago, a …
The Latest: China completes athlete parade into Winter Games
The placard bearers’ costumes has an ice-and-snow pattern, and their hats have a tiger motif — because this year is the year of the tiger in China. The parade of athletes at the opening ceremony…
China bonds should retain charms even as yield advantage narrows
with China’s economy slowing and sentiment on the mainland bruised by a regulatory squeeze on the country’s crucial property sector, many investors fear that currency tailwind could become a major …
Economic Watch: China gears up for Year of Tiger amid greater fiscal support, industrial strength
Tax and fee cuts will be given “a vital role” in promoting stable and sound economic development in 2022, Xu Hongcai, vice minister of finance said. China’s fiscal revenue rose 10.7 percent year on …
Postcard from Beijing: I thought I was prepared for China’s cold; I was wrong
ZHANGJIAKOU, China – I did not fear the cold here. Not when I packed my suitcase back in Milwaukee, not when I got here in the mountains, not when USA TODAY reporter Rachel Axon reported…
China’s Xi Jinping to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin as tensions grow with West
China’s President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday when he hosts Russia’s Vladimir Putin, with the pair drawing closer as …
Putin unveils new gas deal with China’s Xi as Moscow squares off with West
MOSCOW/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new Russian gas deal with China at a meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, promising to increase Moscow’s far east …
Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony gets underway amid widespread human rights protests
Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off with a massive opening ceremony. This comes amid widespread international protests concerning China’s human rights record. Jamie Yuccas has the latest from Beijing.
Beijing Olympics open with nod to Year of the Tiger
Days after quietly ringing in the Chinese New Year, Beijing is celebrating the Year of the Tiger on the Olympic stage. The tiger — a symbol of strength and good luck in Chinese folklore —…
FCC revokes China Unicom’s authorization to operate in US
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to revoke the authorization for China Unicom’s U.S. unit to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns.
US-China tech war: Top Chinese university pulls report that concluded China would suffer more from tech decoupling with US
The release and subsequent removal of the report, which compared the development of China and the US in areas such as information technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and aerospace technology, …
