Chinese censors deleted what appears to be a misleading quote by a senior Communist Party official published in state media Monday saying the country’s stringent “zero-Covid” policies would last in …
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Biden aims at China in new illegal fishing policy framework
The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing by China, ordering federal agencies to better coordinate among themselves as well as with foreign partners in a bid to promote …
‘China central bank will continue to support economic recovery’
China’s monetary policy will continue to be accommodative to support economic recovery, People’s Bank of China governor Yi Gang was quoted by state media as saying.
The housing market slowdown is showing up in shipping data from China
As the housing market slows amid higher mortgage rates, orders of home building construction materials such as lumber are down. Shippers also say shipments of appliances are declining, and there is a …
China Broadnet, the People’s Republic of China’s newest telco, “launches 5G services”
China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom have been joined by a fourth national carrier – sort ofChina Broadnet now “connected to a 5G signal”In essence …
How China is harnessing Big Tech to expand its surveillance state
The latest evolution in surveillance technology will be used by the People’s Republic of China to predict citizen unrest and criminal activity before it happens, according to The Times. Chinese tech …
How China’s fashion brands are taking on Web3
In China, local brands have been slower to embrace the new technology, but that’s beginning to change. Brands such as Li-Ning and Ellassay, plus tech platforms such as Alibaba, are sketching out what …
U.S.-China Business Ties Are “Better Than The Headlines”
Covid lockdowns have led to a stream of criticism of China “zero-Covid” policies by American and other business groups in the country. And yet two-way U.S.-China trade is more than $650 billion a year …
Quote from Beijing official on ‘5 years’ of COVID-19 restrictions causes stir
Residents of Beijing reacted with confusion and alarm Monday when a top Communist Party official was quoted in official media saying strict COVID-19 policies could be in place for five years.
$600 billion plan to take on China
The G7 group of rich democracies on Sunday announced an attempt to compete with China’s formidable Belt and Road Initiative by raising some $600 billion for global infrastructure programmes in poor …
Biden unveils plan to counter China despite paving way for more Chinese solar imports
President Joe Biden announced the U.S. would join an effort alongside allies to counter China’s growing global economic influence after taking action to roll back solar tariffs.
China gives Ethiopia 10M COVID-19 vaccine doses
China ‘will stand firmly with Ethiopia and other African countries to embody everlasting spirit of China-Africa friendship,’ says ambassador – Anadolu Agency …
Flu spreads rapidly in southern China, possibly linked to COVID-19 controls: experts
The positive rate of the influenza viruses dominated by the influenza A (H3N2) subtype in southern China has continued to rise, with some regions seeing a spike in cases surpassing that of winter, …
