Officials in Taipei and Beijing traded barbs amid heated discussions about the likelihood of a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Monthly Archives For June 2022
China’s bank run victims planned to protest. Then their health Covid codes turned red
Authorities in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou has been accused of tampering with the Covid health code system to stop people from protesting.
Expert Chris Johnson on China’s path and Xi’s political future — “Intelligence Matters”
Host Michael Morell talks with the former top CIA China analyst about Xi Jinping’s political objectives, including whether there’s a timeline for “reunification” with Taiwan.
China to ramp up policy support for economy – state media cites cabinet
China will act decisively in ramping up support for economy and roll out more policy steps but will refrain from issuing excessive money, state media quoted the cabinet as saying on Wednesday. China …
China aluminium fraud allegations suggest lessons not learned from Qingdao
Allegations of financing fraud at aluminium warehouses in China have dredged up memories of the 2014 Qingdao scandal, prompting calls for stronger efforts to tackle double financing and warehouse …
China stocks lead gains in Asia-Pacific following release of better-than-expected Chinese economic data
Shares in China led gains regionally in mixed Asia-Pacific trading on Wednesday. China’s retail sales in May fell 6.7% year-on-year, better than the expected 7.1% fall predicted by analysts in a …
Biden’s golden opportunity to reverse course on China
Biden’s trip was designed to prove that the United States is in fact focused on one thing above all: China, China, China. The strengthened alliance with South Korea is a signal to Beijing that the…
China coronavirus: ‘you expire in 3 days’ restrictions and negative test proof requirements hit daily life hard
China’s tough policy on containing Covid-19 continues to hinder residents’ daily lives as dark humour abounds Residents in at least 50 cities now need to take regular PCR tests every 48 to 72 hours to…
Beijing reports seven new local COVID-19 infections
Beijing reported seven new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections during the first 15 hours of Wednesday said local authorities …
Beijing checks reopening amid one of its biggest Covid outbreaks
A fresh Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing’s bar area threatens the short-lived reopening of the capital after nearly two months of severe restrictions, as thousands of people are once again under confineme …
Beijing revokes licence of bar at centre of latest Covid outbreak
(AFP) Beijing has revoked the license of a bar at the centre of a fast-spreading Covid-19 outbreak in the capital city, which has been linked to at least 327 cases of the infection across several…
China coronavirus: ‘you expire in three days’ restrictions and negative test proof requirements hit daily life hard
China’s tough policy on containing Covid-19 continues to hinder residents’ daily lives as dark humour abounds Residents in at least 50 cities now need to take regular PCR tests every 48 to 72 hours to…
China Covid pass system allegedly used to block protest
Authorities in central China allegedly used the country’s powerful Covid tracking system to stop an anticipated protest, state media reported, sparking furious condemnation online on Wednesday.
