For weeks, Shanghai has made international headlines for its massive Covid-19 lockdown. Yet in the rest of China, it is easy to get the impression that nothing out of the ordinary is going on there.
Monthly Archives For April 2022
Interview: Bridging the finance divide crucial to development goals, says senior UN official
A finance divide between rich and poor countries sharply curtails the latter’s ability to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and respond to further shocks, said Liu Zhenmin, UN Under-Secretary-General …
Mainland China reports 24,411 new COVID-19 cases vs 18,598 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 24,411 new COVID-19 cases on April 22, including 2,988 symptomatic and 21,423 asymptomatic infections, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday.
China assures help to solve urgent economic crisis: Sri Lankan PM
Rajapaksa on Friday said in a telephone conversation with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, who assured him that China will support Sri Lanka for economic and social stability …
Climate Change: China has a new carbon-storage tool from decades of frenzied tree planting to avert hillside erosion and prevent floods
As the world struggles to avert climate change, vegetation may help deliver the decarbonisation needed, and China arguably has a head start thanks to a tree-planting initiative with its roots in flood …
China slams U.S., EU for double standards on sovereignty China slams U.S., EU for double standards on sovereignty
China on Friday expressed “strong disapproval of and firm opposition to” a joint press release of recent consultations between the United States and the European Union, and slammed their “actions of …
As dominant creditor, China must ‘step up’ on debt restructuring: Indonesia Finance Minister
WASHINGTON: As the world’s dominant creditor, China must demonstrate leadership in addressing the growing debt problem facing many low-income and emerging market countries around the world, this …
Beijing quiet as North Korea turns up the heat with missile tests
Beijing is North Korea’s only ally, but domestic challenges and global power politics may keep it from acting.
As China’s growth headwinds gather speed, Beijing must consider cash handouts to sustain ‘common prosperity’ drive
While the government has put on a brave face as economic storm clouds gather, retail and household income figures suggest the nation’s leaders are being too optimistic Authorities have thus far …
FCC commissioner calls out Apple for censoring Voice of America app in China
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is calling out Apple over the company’s censorship of apps in China, according to a letter he posted.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says ‘we’re looking at’ tariff cuts on some Chinese imports
Rising inflation is a key concern for President Joe Biden’s administration, especially with midterm elections coming up in November US officials are ‘re-examining carefully our trade strategy with …
Shanghai rolls out enhanced measures to stamp out COVID-19 transmission
Shanghai has implemented a slew of enhanced measures related to matters such as community prevention and control, patient transport, and disinfection to achieve zero community transmissions as quickly …
China’s Covid strictures scupper hopes of property revival
Li Huixiang, a property broker in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, had been looking forward to a bumper March. In an effort to boost the city’s flagging property sector an …
