Even though Omicron and other highly transmissible variants are undeterred by shutting down massive municipalities, Chinese officials can’t seem to help themselves. In recent days, the central city of …
Monthly Archives For September 2022
China’s Chengdu keeps lockdown despite quake
Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict covid-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas.
Beijing hounds Chinese church seeking safety overseas
Days after flying to Thailand to seek asylum, members of a Chinese church huddled in a restaurant to share their stories with journalists. But when they peered over their shoulders, they spotted …
Beijing’s Plan to Control the World’s Data: Out-Google Google
China is aggressively trying to expand its power by dominating Big Data. How President Biden responds will have broad implications for the economy and privacy.
China earthquake deaths rise to 74 as anger over COVID lockdown grows
The Chinese government says 26 people still missing following this week’s magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Sichuan province.
Putin and Xi to meet in Uzbekistan as Russia-China ties blossom
The Russian and Chinese leaders are set to meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, as they continue to cement a partnership against the West.
China names Zhang Qingsong as deputy central bank governor amid reshuffle
China has named Zhang Qingsong as deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the cabinet said on Tuesday, as part of a reshuffle of the bank’s leadership ahead of an important Communist …
China’s Economy Takes Hit from Global Slowdown as Exports Weaken
China’s export growth slowed more than expected in August and imports stagnated, a sign of a darkening global economic picture and weak domestic growth hit by Covid lockdowns and a property slump.Most …
China stocks fall as disappointing exports data, COVID weigh
China stocks were unchanged on Wednesday, with gains in chipmakers countering losses in consumer staples, after data showed the country’s exports growth weakened in August.
China’s exports weaken, imports fall amid COVID curbs
China’s export growth weakened in August and imports shrank as high energy prices, inflation and anti-coronavirus restrictions weighed on global and Chinese consumer demand. Exports rose 7 percent …
Shenzhen aims to be China’s artificial intelligence hub with special guideline to boost development and secure privacy
The Shenzhen government has passed China’s first local regulation dedicated to boosting AI development, to go into effect in November The regulation encourages government agencies to be early AI …
Xi Jinping renews call for China tech push after US escalates curbs
Invoking the so-called “whole nation system” that propelled China’s space and nuclear weapons programs, Xi exhorted top officials to pool their resources and focus on breakthroughs critical to the …
Tencent-backed Keep Inc, China’s largest online fitness company, renews Hong Kong IPO application
The poor market sentiment has forced many companies to put their IPO plans on hold Keep initially wanted to list in the US last year but decided on Hong Kong because of the tense relationship…
