Hundreds of robots used for a variety of functions, including one that looks like Albert Einstein and another that swabs for COVID-19, were on display at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China.
Monthly Archives For August 2022
Safeheron secures $7M to make private keys safer for crypto wallets
Crypto enthusiasts promise to build a decentralized money system that allows people to freely trade without any intermediary intervention. It’s a rosy picture, but recent events of security …
Rep. Meeks on Taiwan visit: ‘Not going to allow Beijing’ to tell Congress what to do
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) on Friday said in an interview that he and the delegation that traveled to Taiwan with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are “not going to allow Beijing” and Chinese …
China’s Digital Inroads in the Global South
China’s party-state is deepening its hold on the digital information ecosystems of developing countries. Earlier this month, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman announced while on a tour of …
The U.S. needs a reasonable and responsible China policy
Instead, our leaders should pursue an approach that deepens our economic ties with Asian nations, reinforces our commitment to secure the entire Indo-Pacific region and uses smart diplomacy to …
Beijing’s Window To Attack Taiwan Comes Sooner Than Plans To Rebuild the U.S. Navy
China is flying missiles over Taiwan and into Japanese waters, in just another sign that Beijing may be closer to trying a military takeover of Taiwan than most believe. Given how long it takes to…
China must show it’s not an ‘agent of instability’ on Taiwan, US Ambassador to China says
China needs to convince the rest of the world it is not an “agent of instability” and will act peacefully in the Taiwan Strait, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said in his first TV…
China’s farmers struggle to save crops as heatwave, drought drag on
As the tinder-dry countryside along China’s Yangtze river basin withers under a heatwave that has lasted more than two months, veteran farmer Chen Xiaohua recalled the last severe drought to hit his …
The Countries Most In Debt To China [Infographic]
Chinese loans to developing nations—affecting many in Africa, Asia and the Pacific—have high interest rates and short repayment windows. These “commercial-style” loans are harder to repay and less …
Luxury brands hit by China covid shutdown
RETAIL Luxury brands hit by China covid shutdown Tapestry and Estee Lauder forecast full-year earnings below estimates on Thursday, underscoring the hit global luxury goods companies are taking …
China’s Zeekr sets Guinness records for fastest drift, fastest electric slalom
Zeekr set out to demonstrate that its 001 hot hatch isn’t only fast in a straight line by setting two world records.
Beijing finds more infections from Tibet train
Beijing reported a locally confirmed COVID-19 case and one asymptomatic carrier as of 3 pm on Friday. Both had taken a train that departed from Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, on Monday, according to …
Beijing’s Li Talks Reform With Bond Market Push
As China scrambles to stimulate growth, it’s comforting to see Chinese Premier Li Keqiang internalizing – apparently – the works of Milto …
