Blocked by several Western countries, Huawei is racing to build semiconductor chips of its own by collaborating with domestic Chinese firms.
Monthly Archives For September 2022
Coronavirus: China sticks to zero-Covid policy as management failures and public misery mount
China’s botched Covid-19 controls are becoming public anger flashpoints as health duties for local governments become politicised, experts say.
China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach
All are ostensibly civilian ships, but experts and uneasy regional governments say they are part of a Chinese civil-military fusion strategy, little concealed by Beijing, that enhances its maritime …
Could China-Taiwan conflict escalate to a full blown military crisis?
Experts believe Beijing’s aggression is largely a face-saving exercise, but conflict poses significant costs for Taiwan and the world …
U.S. sending ‘dangerous signals’ on Taiwan, China tells Blinken
China has accused the United States of sending “very wrong, dangerous signals” on Taiwan after the U.S. secretary of state told his Chinese counterpart on Friday that the maintenance of peace and …
India fast catching up with China in coal imports
India is fast catching up with China in its thermal coal imports, as the world’s two biggest overseas buyers of the power generation fuel adjust purchases to align them with the varying trajectories …
In China, an anti-corruption wave hits the strategic microchip sector
As the world’s leading producer of electronics, China is largely dependent on imports for the most sophisticated semiconductors. At the same time, the Made in China 2025 plan, which set a goal of …
Guiyang’s zero-Covid tragedy evokes China’s old mantra of putting politics in command
The bus crash killed 27 people, triggering an outpouring of anger and grief at a zero-Covid policy that looks set to stay until March at the earliest Stamping out outbreaks to reach the fabled goal…
How the demise of a low-end lighting chip packaging company in Shenzhen signals the wider danger posed to China’s economy
Shenzhen Unionlight Technology Co said it is dissolving the business after facing ‘persistent losses’ Maker of LED packaging equipment has suffered from the impact of Covid-19 and a steep reversal of …
Taiwan official warns China, ‘We will never surrender our freedom’
Taiwan’s Counsel General James J.K. Lee rallies the world to help Taiwan amid growing threats from China. Taiwan continues to face daily threats from Beijing.
Remainder of Chinese internet firm LeTV moves out of Beijing office while disgraced founder fights US boardroom battle
Jia Yueting’s boardroom battle for Faraday Future comes after his Chinese business empire has been mired in a debt crisis for several years after rapid expansion failed.
The male beauty rebellion in China
They’re restrained by their biases.” Following several years of double-digit growth, China ’s fledging male beauty market is expected to top $10bn this year, and double again over the next three years …
Assessing China’s Crypto Ban One Year Later
The ripple effects caused throughout the industry are remembered on the first anniversary of China’s digital asset ban.
