The central Chinese province of Jiangxi has declared a water supply “red alert” for the first time after the Poyang freshwater lake, the country’s biggest, dwindled to a record low, the Jiangxi …
Monthly Archives For September 2022
US, China top diplomats to meet on high tensions on Taiwan
The top US and Chinese diplomats meet Friday in New York as soaring tensions show signs of easing, but Beijing issued a new warning against support for Taiwan.
As Russia raises nuclear specter in Ukraine, China looks the other way
When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Uzbekistan last week, the mood was noticeably different from their triumphant meeting in Beijing, weeks before Russia’s …
China experiences surge in COVID-19 cases after relaxing travel and quarantine policies
In recent weeks, China has experienced significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in several cities throughout the country after the National Health Commission announced in mid-July that the Zero-COVID …
China’s former justice minister faces life in prison amid purge of security officials
Fu Zhenghua, who had led several high-profile investigations into corruption, was accused of accepting bribes …
China’s CATL, a Tesla supplier, considers expanding battery swapping business overseas
The world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker CATL is evaluating whether to expand its battery swapping business to international markets, a senior executive told CNBC. CATL, or Contemporary …
Government taps career diplomat as new China ambassador, sources say
Career diplomat Jennifer May will be named the new ambassador to China, a post that has been vacant since the end of last year, sources tell CBC News.
China trade: export growth slows and surprises as weak yuan tests key level
China’s export growth continued in August but fell well short of expectations, while imports remained weak, data released on Wednesday showed, in another sign of weak economic recovery.
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Airbus wins $4.8 billion China jet order in blow to Boeing
Airbus won a deal to supply 40 jets worth around $4.8 billion at list prices tp a Chinese airline, cementing its lead over Boeing in China.
FCC Adds PacNet/ComNet, China Unicom to Security Threat List; Jessica Rosenworcel Quoted
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The Aims and Impacts of China’s Overseas Development Program
‘Banking on Beijing directs a spotlight on a hot policy issue: China’s development aid and lending. The authors subject assumptions and anecdotes to the hard test of data – examining almost 4500 …
‘We’re on that bus, too’: In China, a deadly crash triggers Covid-19 trauma
After a bus accident killed at least 27 people being transferred to a Covid-19 quarantine facility on Sunday, the Chinese public staged a widespread online protest against the government’s harsh …
