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Monthly Archives For March 2022
China declares a new era of digitization has begun
Xi’s vision for once-in-a-lifetime transformation includes singular identity cards, shared data, and huge clouds …
China’s GAC Aion Bags USD404 Million in Series A Round to Get Closer to IPO
GAC Group’s new energy vehicle unit GAC Aion, which could get listed as early as this year, has completed its CNY2.6 billion (USD404 million) Series A round of funding, introducing state-backed …
Biden’s call with China’s Xi comes amid economic tensions, rising security threats
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to speak Friday amid economic and security tensions between the two nations.
Across China: COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits appear at pharmacies, online platforms
COVID-19 antigen home-testing kits have started to mushroom at drug stores and e-commerce platforms in China, as the country is resolute in taking stricter and swifter measures to stem new infections.
Full text: Xi Jinping on China’s approach to latest COVID-19 outbreaks
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for swift and targeted measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 in China and stressed coordinating efforts for pandemic containment and socioeconomic …
Under a strict Zero-COVID strategy, new infections in China turn sharply lower
Since implementing a strict lockdown across several cities and provinces with the mobilization of all efforts to stem the tide of infections, China has reversed the rise in cases in only a few weeks.
Across China: Volunteers offer hearty support in fight against COVID-19 resurgence
Zhao Qiuyao has worked for more than 10 hours a day at a nucleic acid testing site since the latest wave of COVID-19 battered east China’s Shandong Province in early March. “The busiest time is…
Xi Signals Strategy Tweak, Shenzhen Eases Lockdown: Virus Update
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce the economic impact of his Covid-fighting measures, signaling a shift in a longstanding strategy that has minimized fatalities but weighed heavily on …
China Covid strategy: Xi Jinping vows to reduce the economic impact of surging cases
As Covid makes a resurgence in China, the country’s leader signaled that his focus this time around is on containing the collateral damage to its huge economy.
Is China uninvestable, redux
On Thursday, for the second day in a row, markets in both the US and in China expressed robust pleasure with the actions of their governments — the Federal Reserve …
China Weighs Tencent Payments Overhaul, New License Requirement
Chinese authorities are considering requiring Tencent Holdings Ltd. to include WeChat Pay in a newly created financial holding company, part of an overhaul that may necessitate a new license for the …
China to increase scrutiny of statistical data to curb fraud
China will step up scrutiny of the country’s statistics agency and tackle the “outstanding problems” of data fraud and falsification, the Communist Party’s anti-corruption inspection unit said on …
