With Shenzhen under a week’s lockdown, the supply chain crisis will worse and inflation is likely to rise, just as the Federal Reserve prepares to hike interest rates.
Monthly Archives For March 2022
US-China relations: Ukraine casts long shadow as National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets Beijing’s foreign policy chief Yang Jiechi
Ukraine casts long shadow as National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets Beijing’s foreign policy chief Yang Jiechi …
China orders 51 million into lockdown as COVID surges
China is facing its worst COVID crisis since early 2020, when the world first witnessed an entire population locked down to contain the coronavirus in Wuhan and its surrounding province. Two years on, …
China’s Stolen Treasures
Noah Charney explores ownership, cultural heritage and identity in China today.
Premarket stocks: China’s new Covid lockdowns are another threat to the economy
Russia’s war in Ukraine is roiling the global economy as policymakers race to get high inflation under control. But China’s response to its worst outbreak of Covid-19 in two years is a reminder that …
U.S. believes Putin seeks China’s assistance in Ukraine war effort and warns it ‘will not allow that to go forward’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put China in a delicate spot with two of its biggest trading partners: the U.S. and European Union.
U.S.- listed China shares are tumbling again with Alibaba down 5%
Shares of Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. tumbled Monday as investors reassess their positions amid renewed delisting fears …
Industrial Bank’s outstanding loans for small businesses exceed 310b yuan
The Industrial Bank, one of the leading lenders in China, had seen its outstanding inclusive loans for small and micro enterprises reach over 310 billion yuan ($49 billion) by the end of February. The …
China’s Tencent Faces Possible Record Fine for Anti-Money-Laundering Violations – WSJ
Tencent Holdings Ltd is facing a potential fine, which could be at least hundreds of millions of yuan, for violating some central bank regulations on its WeChat Pay mobile network, the Wall Street …
Asian nations in weaponry splurge as China tensions grow
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India, Australia and Japan were among the world’s largest arms importers in the last five years.
XFX in Potentially HUGE Trouble Amid China GPU Import Tax Fraud Allegations?!
For those of you unaware, China is currently in the middle of something of a huge battle when it comes to graphics cards being brought into the country. The key reason for the crackdown is…
Covid-19 Might Not Have Leaked From A Lab. It’s Still A Problem For China
New research shows that Covid-19 may have come from the Wuhan Seafood Market, not from a lab. Either way, these live animal markets should be shut down.
China’s worst COVID-19 outbreak since 2020; what we know so far
China’s recent daily reported COVID-19 cases are closer to figures only seen in 2020 just after the pandemic emerged in Wuhan. Is the ‘Zero COVID’ policy on the wane?
