China Communist Party Secretary Xi Jinping is widely expected to get a third five-year term as the country’s leader after the upcoming party congress scheduled to start on October 16. What will be …
Monthly Archives For September 2022
China’s ‘hidden epidemics’: the preventable diseases that could reshape a nation
Stratospheric economic growth since the late 1970s has brought great prosperity, along with ‘western-style’ health problems that are beginning to have a devastating impact …
Coronavirus in China: home-grown mRNA vaccine works better against all existing variants, mice study shows
Study led by former top virologist reveals results of comparing mRNA-based hybrid vaccine with Omicron-specific shot in mice The team’s Delta-Omicron jab can produce broader neutralising antibodies …
China Hit Some Bumps on Its Road to Semiconductor Dominance
But the history of solar power and shipbuilding shows why the U.S. can’t afford to be complacent.
Blockchain Is Critical to China’s Energy Plans
Like many people, the U.S. government is still neglecting to think about the strategic application of blockchain technology in the whole of society …
China Report: What’s up with all of Biden’s executive orders on China?
Welcome to the very first China Report newsletter! I’m Zeyi Yang, and every Tuesday I’ll bring you news about China’s technology industry. This week, let’s unpack recent actions on China from the …
Most of Kansas professor’s U.S. conviction for hiding China ties tossed
A federal judge on Tuesday tossed most of a University of Kansas chemical engineering professor’s conviction for concealing work he did in China while conducting U.S. government-funded research, in …
China’s rulers seem resigned to a slowing economy
Its authors, including Zheng Song of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, tried to explain China’s distinctive pace and pattern of development. The title was as well received as the argument, echoed …
A professor falsely accused of spying for China describes the toll its taken on his family
Xiaoxing Xi, a Temple University professor, is attempting to sue the government after being accused of spying for China — an ordeal that has immeasurably impacted his loved ones.
U.S. Agency Adds China Unicom, Pacific Networks to National Security Threat List
The designations are under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks. In March 2021, the FCC initially designated five Chinese companies under its so-called “Covered List” – …
FCC Lists PacNet and China Unicom as Security Risks
The FCC has added two more companies to its list of communications providers it considers a threat to national security.
US agency adds Chinese telecoms firms to national security threat list
Pacific Networks Corp, its subsidiary ComNet (USA) and China Unicom (Americas) were put on the ‘Covered List’ by the FCC, joining companies like Huawei, ZTE and Hikvision.
China-US rift will intensify decoupling in tech, financial systems
“Strategic rivalry” between the two economic powers runs deep and is leading to decoupling in technology, finance, and trade, where the development of technologies such as AI and 5G will “increasingly …
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