Multinationals caught in geopolitical crossfire are finding that China continues to offer growth and opportunities, as long as they can find niches aligned with Beijing’s long-term development …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
Why China Hasn’t Condemned Russia: American-Led Sanctions Against Russia For Its Invasion Of Ukraine Are Fueling A Global Realignment.
“The friendship of the peoples of China and the Soviet Union is everlasting.” 1967 Sino-Soviet propaganda poster (via Soviet Visuals). The U.S. Sanctions …
U.S. will ‘absolutely’ hit Chinese firms if they violate export controls on Russia, says Raimondo
The United States will “absolutely” enforce export controls if Chinese companies send semiconductors to Russia that were made with U.S technology, a move that could “essentially shut them down,” …
Equine coronavirus confirmed in China, with new variant identified
“It is necessary to strengthen viral surveillance among horses and donkeys to prevent probable equine coronavirus outbreaks in China.” …
Pope Francis records impromptu video messages for Catholics in mainland China and Hong Kong amid Covid-19 spike
The pope recorded the messages in the spur-of-the-moment when he received the new bishop of Hong Kong, Bishop Stephen Chow Sau Yan, S.J., in a private audience at the papal library in the Vatican’s …
The covid-19 pandemic isn’t over – and it won’t end any time soon
Despite many nations dropping coronavirus restrictions, cases of covid-19 are rising. We won’t see the end of the pandemic until we adopt a global mindset …
Shanghai residents panic, sleep in office as lockdown threats loom amid China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak
The public has voiced concerns over unclear government messaging and images of expanding test sites, as well as the announcement this week that some indoor arenas have been turned into mass-quarantine …
U.S. Sets Some Red Lines for China Over Support for Russia
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday laid out some broad guidelines about the types of Chinese support for Russia that would warrant a response from the United States, after …
Officials find ‘severely damaged’ black box recorder from China Eastern plane crash site
A Chinese aviation official said one of the plane’s two “black box” recorders had been found with its casing in severely damaged condition.
China front-loads transfer payments to steady local finance: ministry
China has earmarked 400 billion yuan (about 62.9 billion U.S. dollars) of transfer payments to help local governments handle pressure from tax refunds, an official said on Wednesday. The advance …
Covid Lockdowns Were a Chinese Import
The U.S. never considered such oppressive measures against a pandemic until leaders panicked in 2020.
Voice recorder found in wreckage of China Eastern plane
Investigators have found what they believe to be the cockpit voice recorder in the wreckage of a China Eastern flight that crashed in the country’s south with 132 people on board, a Chinese aviation …
NATO tells Russia to quit ‘nuclear saber rattling,’ demands China stop ‘lies’ amid chemical attack threats
NATO looks to bolster its defenses against Russian threats of biological, chemical and nuclear attacks and warns China to stop spreading Moscow’s misinformation.
