The city’s leaders are rushing to embrace Xi Jinping, China’s leader, a performance of devotion that is a jarring shift for Hong Kong’s once rambunctious political culture.
Monthly Archives For July 2022
As China gains footholds in America, Congress is ‘sleeping at the wheel,’ former Pentagon official says
The former Air Force chief software officer criticized U.S. leaders for failing to stop Chinese entities from purchasing strategically located farmland on U.S. soil.
China’s central bank seeks to mobilise $148bn bailout for real estate projects
Beijing is seeking to mobilise up to Rmb1tn ($148bn) of loans for stalled property developments, in its most ambitious attempt to revive the debt-stricken sector and mollify home buyers who are …
China’s central bank targets $148 billion in financing for cash-strapped developers – FT
A key pillar of the world’s second-largest economy, China’s property sector has been lurching from one crisis to another, and has been a major drag on growth over the past year. A revolt by homebuyers…
China’s expansion of palm oil imports to boost Indonesia’s export values, says minister
China’s pledge to increase crude palm oil (CPO) imports from Indonesia would significantly help boost the latter’s export values and raise the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB), Indonesia’s …
COLUMN-China in risky bet to test its power in iron ore markets: Russell
Iron ore prices are swinging between optimism and pessimism over the economic outlook in top importer China, but beyond the short-term oscillations a longer-term battle is looming. LAUNCESTON, …
India’s imports from China increased 29 per cent in 5 years: Centre in Parliament
On whether the Government is taking measures to reduce dependence on imports from China, especially since the mid-2020 Galwan clash, MoS Anupriya Patel stated replied the Government has launched …
China CNOOC taps shale oil in South China Sea exploration well
SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) – China’s CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK) has tapped commercial flows of oil and gas from a shale exploration well in the South China Sea, marking the first successfully drilled shale …
Covid: China places one million under lockdown in city of Wuhan
The strategy has helped Wuhan and other areas in the country to keep the number of cases in check, but harsh lockdowns during major outbreaks and the fear of potential repeated curbs whenever new …
1 million residents in Wuhan, China put into lockdown over 4 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
The central Chinese city of Wuhan has mandated one of its districts with 1 million residents into a lockdown after four asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 were found. Local authorities of the Jiangxia …
Biden looks to tamp down Taiwan tension during China Xi call
U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping may hold their fifth call as leaders as soon as today, as concerns rise over a possible visit to Chinese-claimed Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy …
US and China on a knife’s edge over Taiwan ahead of Xi-Biden phone call
The latest American showdown with China was sparked by leaked plans for a possible visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan — and is particularly dangerous because it is driven by domestic …
China’s expansion of palm oil imports to boost Indonesia’s export values: minister
China’s pledge to increase crude palm oil (CPO) imports from Indonesia would significantly help boost the latter’s export values and raise the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB), Indonesia’s …
