For the second year in a row, the United States assesses “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” are taking place against Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region.
Monthly Archives For April 2022
Yellen says China faces consequences if it fails to help stop Russia’s war in Ukraine
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday appealed to China to take action to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, warning in a landmark speech that Beijing’s standing in the world would suffer …
US Treasury Secretary warns China over its stance on Russia
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned China on Wednesday that its lack of participation in the Western sanctions campaign against Russia could affect countries’ willingness to work with Beijing.
China Warns of NFT-Related Financial Risks
China warned on Wednesday of financial risks associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as three industry bodies jointly issued guidelines to prevent the digital asset market from overheating. NFTs …
Crypto-Upvotes Is Expanding Its Business by Entering the Asian Market
… agency Crypto-Upvotes is starting to conquer the Asian market by offering advertisements for crypto projects on billboards in Greater China region. The company will also offer promotions on local …
Zhihu on track for homecoming IPO
Chinese question-and-answer platform Zhihu launched Hong Kong’s first homecoming IPO of 2022 this week. At a size of up to HK$1.34bn ($170.9m), it will be one of the city’s la …
Chinese Companies Find Celebrities Are Risky Business
A long-running crackdown on “idol-worship” by Beijing has caused a significant fall in companies’ engagement with stars, report finds.
China’s widening COVID-19 curbs threaten global supply chain paralysis
On Wednesday, more than 30 Taiwanese companies, many making electronics parts, said that COVID-19 measures in eastern China had led them to suspend production until at least next week.
Twitter users are exposing pro-Russian sentiment in China, and Beijing is not happy
Anonymous Twitter users are exposing the extreme nationalism and pro-Russian sentiment circulating online in China — and Beijing is not happy about it.
Beijing unshakable in no-nonsense pandemic strategy
As China grapples with its largest outbreak since the pandemic began, with over 20,000 active infections and over 200,000 asymptomatic cases in several provinces, authorities have restricted the …
80 percent elderly in Beijing vaccinated against COVID-19
Nearly 3.44 million over-60s in Beijing, or 80 percent of the city’s elderly population, have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, local authorities said. Over 2.46 million elderly …
Hong Kong leadership: Beijing’s favoured candidate, John Lee, secures nominations to enter race
John Lee, who is seen as Beijing’s favoured candidate to replace Carrie Lam, has formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job.
China wants to find Earth 2.0. Beijing has a plan
The Chinese Academy of Sciences is working on a mission that will look for an Earth-like planet with conditions to support life.
