In mainland China, consumption jumped 63% to 675 tons. The 556 tons of extra trinkets bought in those two countries alone was enough in 2021 to offset almost all of the 558 ton decline in…
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China set to diversify food imports
News leaked out of Russia on Feb. 4 that China is dropping phytosanitary rules limiting imports from only seven regions of Russia, none of which were prime production areas. The country is now …
COLUMN-Huge U.S. soybean sales contradict China’s import slashing plans -Braun
that could increase overseas demand for other feedstock like corn if China plans to maintain grain reserves. Beijing has often stated a desire to rely less on imports, efforts that have not gone well …
The verdict is in: Trump was wrong about China
As part of his strategy to get this supposedly history-making deal, Trump had imposed tariffs (taxes) on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. China retaliated with tariffs on $110 billion in …
Coronavirus: first batch of supplies from mainland China arrives in Hong Kong as top Beijing official calls for efforts to be sped up
William Zheng is a veteran journalist who has served and led major Hong Kong and Singaporean media organisations in his 20-year career, covering greater China. He is now a senior correspondent on the …
Ukraine, Donald Trump, Beijing Olympics: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. By Remy Tumin (Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of…
Fact check: Image of Buddhist temple in China has been altered
An image of a Buddhist temple in China has been digitally altered to show a giant mountain topped with clouds in the background.
January iPhone shipments much higher than average in China, data suggests
which was recently released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. Shipments of international devices in the country, which are mostly made up of Apple iPhones …
China’s New ‘Robotic Yak’ Will Support Ground Troops, But Its Abilities Appear to Be Overhyped
China has unveiled a four-legged robo-yak that can supposedly carry as much cargo as two real yaks, according to a tabloid linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Upon closer inspection of the …
Texas businessman in slave labor in China’s ‘black box’ jail system for past nine years
A U.S. businessman from Houston is languishing in a Chinese prison and facing execution on dubious charges even as the Biden administration boycotts the Beijing Olympics for humanitarian reasons.
Reduced public health measures contribute to deadly COVID-19 surge in Americas: health agency
Over the last week, the Americas reported 3.3 million new cases and more than 34,000 COVID-19-related deaths. In North America, the United States recorded the highest number of 17,000 deaths in the …
US Says China Remains Global Top Source of Counterfeit Goods
China continues to be the top global source of counterfeit … notorious-markets list released Thursday by the office of the U.S. trade representative. The coronavirus pandemic, with its resulting …
Beijing 2022 organisers claim stories of Xinjiang human rights abuses are ‘lies’
Olympics have plunged been into further controversy after Beijing 2022 spokesperson Yan Jiarong dismissed human rights violations among the Uyghur muslim population as ‘lies’ …
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