Blunt US rhetoric heading into President Joe Biden’s call with Chinese President Xi Jinping suggests that a meeting of the minds on Russia’s brutality in Ukraine is unlikely, and reflects the current …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
Wuhan aims to become China’s ‘valley of satellites’ in space initiative
The central Chinese city of Wuhan has vowed to create a 100 billion yuan ($15.7 billion) space industry by 2025 and become China’s “valley of satellites”, joining other cities tasked with developing …
China has too much at stake to stand with Russia against the West
China has a huge vested interest in global stability which ensures its people’s prosperity. While Beijing clearly needs to keep relations with Moscow on an even keel, it will not risk attracting …
Goldman says China high-yield developers’ default rate understates stresses
Chinese high-yield property issuers have by one measure defaulted on nearly a quarter of their outstanding bonds this year, Goldman Sachs analysts estimated, highlighting liquidity stress as Beijing …
China’s new daily local Covid-19 cases rebound
China reported 2,388 new local Covid-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on March 17. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
China reports 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases
China mainland on Thursday reported 2,388 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, comparatively higher than Wednesday’s 1,226 cases. Of these new local infections, Jilin province lodged 1,834 cases, …
China’s Daily Cases Almost Double In Growing Omicron Outbreak
China reported 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on March 17, official data showed on Friday, almost double the count a day earlier, as the country battles its biggest outbreak …
Shenzhen eases lockdown as pandemic gnaws at China economy
China’s southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping stressed the need to “minimise the impact” of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s …
Shenzhen Lockdown Eases as Xi Seeks to Soften Covid Impact
Shenzhen will allow factories and public transport in several parts of the city to resume operations on Friday, partially easing a strict lockdown that has paralyzed the technology hub bordering Hong …
Absence of clear denunciation of Russia by China flies in the face of everything Beijing stands for: WH
The absence of a clear denunciation by China of what Russia is doing in Ukraine flies in the face of everything Beijing stands for, including the basic principles of the UN Charter and respect for…
China lockdowns: The economic cost of a zero-Covid policy
The new measures come at a time when manufacturing output from China was just starting to recover after Lunar New Year holidays in February. While China’s Covid measures are drastic, however, at least …
Record-breaking suspension bridge set to open in Yunnan, China
Traveling in China’s scenic Yunnan province is about to get a bit easier — and more thrilling — as the world’s first single-tower, single-span suspension bridge is set to open next month.
China’s new daily local COVID cases rebound
China reported 2,388 new local COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on March 17, official data showed on Friday, almost double the count a day earlier, as the country battles its biggest outbreak …