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Monthly Archives For July 2022
British businesses ‘racing to pull out of China ties’, potentially exacerbating cost of living crisis
With political tensions continuing to rise between China and the west, business leaders say British firms are racing to cut their economic ties with Beijing – even if it means passing on greater costs …
U.S. CHIPS act: To compete with or to contain China?
The U.S. Congress on Thursday pushed forward a major bill to boost its chip manufacturing capabilities and “compete with China,” which now goes to the White House, where President Joe Biden is …
China’s Wuhan seafood market likely cause of Covid-19 outbreak: new studies in journal ‘Science’
Washington: A set of compelling evidence has once again emerged that backs the claims that Wuhan’s Huanan seafood and wildlife market was at the centre of …
Weekend Long Read: As China Reforms Its Financial System, Pragmatism Should Prevail
Looking back at 1978, when the policy of reform and opening-up was established, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) was the sole financial institution, since there was little demand for financial …
Shadow-banking risks in China curbed significantly, regulator says
The assets and risks of China’s “shadow” banking sector have declined significantly through continuous regulation, the state-run Securities Times on Saturday quoted a top regulator as saying. The …
China’s Wuhan seafood market likely epicentre of Covid-19 outbreak: Study
Two studies published in the journal ‘Science’ adopted different approaches for the research on Covid-19 outbreak, however, came to the same result that the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan was most …
Beyond China: US’ Xinjiang cotton ban has far-reaching implications, even for Asian alternatives
For garment manufacturers in South and South-East Asia, a sweeping United States ban on all Xinjiang products – including cotton – may initially seem like a windfall, given its smothering effect on …
China expert reveals why Chinese threats to shoot down Pelosi’s plane ‘may not be bluster’
Author Gordon Chang and former State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus responded to China threatening to shoot down Speaker Pelosi’s plane on “The Ingraham Angle.” …
China’s telecom sector posts steady growth in H1
China’s telecommunications sector posted steady expansion in the first six months of the year, with emerging businesses such as cloud computing growing rapidly, official data showed. The sector posted …
China’s bicycle kingdom returns as fuel price, coronavirus bring two-wheelers back in vogue
Recent rise in fuel prices, coupled with coronavirus restrictions hindering commutes, plus increased government support, are proving to be a boon for bicycling Proportion of people travelling by …
Opinion: As China Reforms Its Financial System, Pragmatism Should Prevail
Looking back at 1978, when the policy of reform and opening-up was established, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) was the sole financial institution, since there was little demand for financial …
UK businesses cutting China ties en masse amid tension with West, says CBI boss
Thousands of British companies are understood to be restructuring their supply chains in anticipation of hardening anti-China political sentiment.
