Beijing reported seven locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as of 3 p.m., including five among those quarantined for observation and two from community screening, an official told a press …
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Shanghai residents celebrate easing of two-month COVID-19 lockdown
Residents have cheered the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Shanghai, but are wary that the virus, and the rules that come with it, could return.
China should give up ‘illusion’ of avoiding US rivalry, Beijing think tank says
Ukraine war fallout has heightened risks of all out US-China military confrontation, Renmin University think tank warns China should prepare for the worst, but seek bilateral cooperation to avoid it, …
China fails on Pacific pact, but still seeks to boost regional influence
The Pacific Island nations didn’t sign on to China’s new agreement but Wang Yi’s trip definitely deepened relations in the South Pacific region.
China Tests Military’s Combat Readiness After Joe Biden’s Taiwan Pledge
The Chinese military’s combat patrols took place a few hours before Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth landed in Taipei for her second visit in two years.
Uproar in China over textbook images ‘not suitable for children’
Officials promised a nationwide review after illustrations in widely used mathematics textbooks were criticized as ugly, sexually suggestive and anti-China.
China has the power to take Taiwan, but it would cost an extremely bloody price
Analysts say China has more troops, more missiles and more ships than Taiwan or its possible supporters, like the US or Japan, meaning that if it is absolutely determined to take the island it …
China Is Winning in Asia. Biden’s Plans Won’t Change That.
President Biden has said the United States won’t stand by and let China “win the 21st century,” and his first trip to Asia was meant to match words with action. Mr. Biden huddled last week…
Beijing Says US Supply Chain Curbs Sabotage China’s Development
The United States is “over-stretching” the concept of national security by imposing supply chain sanctions on China to stymie its growth, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao …
China announced stimulus measures to help the virus-ravaged economy
China’s cabinet issued a package of 33 policies spanning fiscal, financial, investment, and industrial policies to …
Buy-the-Bottom Calls on China Gets Louder as Shanghai Reopens
Investors are trying to get ahead of any good news in China, as the lifting of a lockdown in financial center Shanghai eases pressure on a struggling economy.Most Read from BloombergReady to Buy a …
China state firm’s bond draws $1.5 trln bids as investors seek safety
China has eased monetary policy, but “liquidity is not flowing into the real economy, as demand remains weak,” Guan Qingyou, chief economist of Ruiz Finance Institute, said in a social media webcast …
China’s Car Tax Cuts Are Broader Than Expected, May U-Turn Year’s Sales to 4% Growth, Industry Body Chief Says
China’s new purchase tax rebates on passenger vehicles apply to autos with an engine capacity of under two liters. The scope is wider than expected as previous tax cuts were limited to 1.6 liter …
