A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country’s strict COVID-19 policies.
Monthly Archives For September 2022
China Already Expects U.S. Forces to Defend Taiwan—Think Tank
A majority of experts don’t believe China has established a fixed timeline as part of its plan to one day control Taiwan.
HSBC Boss Sees Two More Years of China Commercial Property Woes
The “massive” correction to China’s commercial real estate market may have at least another two years to run, according to HSBC Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn.Most Read from …
China pushes for broader use of digital yuan, central bank says
Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong Province, Suzhou in East China’s Jiangsu Province, Xiongan New Area in North China’s Hebei Province and Chengdu in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province — to province …
Saving the planet could be blockchain’s killer app
Blockchain plays an increasingly important role in carbon trading and the verification and tracing of sustainable energy. But a 99% collapse in the KlimaDAO token price and questions over the …
Bus crash in China kills 27 people heading to COVID quaratine site
Online, many wondered at the logic behind transporting patients, accusing the government of moving them so that the city of Guiyang would no longer report any new coronavirus cases.
Beijing may use Anti-Secession Law to seek Taiwan reunification, Chinese foreign minister says
Chinese foreign minister says if the law is violated, Beijing will take ‘resolute actions to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity’.
Beijing to accelerate deployment of methanol vehicles under carbon-neutral drive
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it will accelerate the promotion of methanol vehicles, support the industry and explore new ways of aiding the development of a “methanol …
Biden ‘messing with the minds’ in Beijing
Strategic Insights Australia’s Michael Shoebridge says US President Joe Biden is doing a great job “messing with the minds” in Beijing. “Really getting in the head of someone like Xi,” he told Sky …
China quarantine bus crashes, killing dozens and prompting fresh outcry over draconian “zero COVID” policy
The bus driver was in a full protective suit, and it took officials hours to acknowledge the passengers were being bused to a quarantine center outside their city.
EXCLUSIVE U.S. Treasury official criticizes China’s ‘unconventional’ debt practices
A top adviser to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn on Tuesday that China’s foot-dragging on debt relief could burden dozens of low- and middle-income countries with years of debt …
China Mobile and ZTE jointly complete world’s first 400G QPSK prototype verification
ZTE Corporation together with China Mobile, has jointly completed the world’s first prototype test of 400G QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying), and achieved the ultra-high-speed transmission over the …
China’s crude oil imports from Russia, Saudi Arabia rise, but zero-Covid chokes overall demand
China’s demand for imported fuel has been subdued as the economy slows and Beijing clings to its zero-Covid policy But imports of Russian oil have remained strong, climbing 27.8 per cent in August …
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