As world leaders gather in New York at the annual U.N. General Assembly, rising superpower China is also focusing on another United Nations body that is meeting across the Atlantic Ocean in Geneva.
Monthly Archives For September 2022
China Wants Taiwan and the Clock Is Ticking Louder Every Day
Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyIt’s next to impossible today to find a serious student of international affairs or military strategy who doesn’t think the strategic …
China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites
China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising global fuel prices — raising concerns Beijing’s policies may hinder the fight against climate …
China NFT and metaverse marketing requires Tiffany, other global luxury brands, to tread lightly and be creative
Brands must try to reach China’s young, digitally savvy consumers while adhering to the nation’s ban on cryptocurrencies and NFT trading Luxury brands face choice between developing offerings for …
US-China tech rivalry adds to headaches for stock investors
From biotech to electric vehicles, shares of China’s key manufacturers have seen heavy selling recently as US initiatives to secure domestic supply chains …
COVID-19 in Shanghai: no local infections, 25 imported cases
The city reported no new local infections, 16 imported confirmed cases and nine imported asymptomatic infections for Saturday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Sunday morning. The first patient …
A new threat from China faces Taiwan’s military: Trolls with drones
Video clips showing detailed, drones’-eye footage of military installations and personnel on Taiwan’s outlying islands are popping up on Chinese social media. Who’s behind them is the big question.
China lost its Yangtze River dolphin. Climate change is coming for other species next
They called it the “Goddess of the Yangtze” — a creature so rare that it was believed to bring fortune and protection to local fishermen and all those lucky enough to spot it.
China’s property woes deepen in August as prices, sales and investment drop
Woes in China’s property market worsened in August, with official data showing home prices, sales and investment all falling in August, as a mortgage boycott and developers’ financial strains further …
China’s cooling economy hits hot chip sector start-ups and workers
Fresh from six months of training courses to build up his skills for a job in China’s talent-starved semiconductor industry, civil engineering graduate Frank Jiang has sent his resume to more than 20 …
China is testing a magnet-powered floating car that goes up to 143 miles per hour—take a look
Chinese researchers performed road tests for modified passenger cars that use magnets to float 35 millimeters above a conductor rail, says a state news agency.
How China’s ‘DINK’ generation—double income, no kids—is upending economic stability
China’s population is declining—fast—as more young people shun kids and marriage, putting Beijing on edge that China’s population could shrink and grow old at a critical moment of President Xi Jinping …
China’s property woes deepen
Woes in China’s property market worsened in August, with official data showing home prices, sales and investment all falling in August, as a mortgage boycott and developers’ financial strains further …
