A Shenzhen-based gene technology firm has come under fire after an on-site inspection by local authorities in Lanzhou, Northwest China’s Gansu Province revealed inconsistencies in the nucleic acid …
Monthly Archives For November 2022
China’s COVID lockdown unrest is ‘more dangerous than Tiananmen Square massacre’, author warns
China expert Gordon Chang warned the uprisings over hardline COVID restrictions are ‘more dangerous’ than the ‘Tiananmen Square massacre’ back in 1989
Protests against Covid lockdowns sweep China, challenge Xi Jinping
In the capital, Beijing, students at Tsinghua, one of China’s most prestigious universities and Xi’s alma mater, shouted “We want democratic rule of law, we want freedom of speech.” …
China’s Xi has few good options as mass protests against ‘zero COVID’ policy erupt
The protests are broad — young, old, university students, factory workers, the middle class, elites, from all parts of China —and Xi has few good options to defuse the widely shared anger, analysts …
What people are saying about the COVID-19 protests in China
People gather for a vigil and hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-1 …
Hong Kong leader asks Beijing to rule on ‘blanket ban’ on foreign lawyers in national security cases
Hong Kong’s leader on Monday asked Beijing to rule on its bid to block foreign lawyers from working on national security cases, after the city’s top court ruled that a British lawyer could represent …
Xinhua Silk Road: 2022 world IoT summit kicks off in eastern Chinese city Wuxi
Wuxi Summit kicked off on November 26 in Wuxi, east China’sJiangsu Province. As a main part of the 222 World IoT Exposition also held in the city, the summit attracted elites worldwide to jointly …
Apple production shortfalls at China plant expected to result in loss of 6 million iPhone Pros
Turmoil at Apple’s Zhengzhou, China, manufacturing plant is likely to result in a production shortfall of about 6 million iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices.
China’s stocks, yuan tumble as COVID protests rattle nerves
Chinese stocks on Monday saw the worst day in a month, as recent monetary-easing measures failed to offset investor worries about protests against strict COVID-19 curbs in the world’s second-largest …
China to Produce 3X More EV Batteries Than It Needs in 2025
Unless China finds international buyers, it will have a glut of unused batteries to deal with in a couple of years.
Cryptocurrencies Slide as China Protests Weigh, Bahamas Attorney General Discloses ‘Active’ Investigation of FTX
Cryptocurrency traders this week will keep watch on the unfolding FTX saga amid an investigation in the Bahamas, while the two largest digital currencies by market value traded lower in step with a …
Chinese bots spammed Twitter with porn, which buried news about COVID-19 protests in China, report says
This served to restrict information about protests against China’s zero-COVID policies, the Post reported. A Twitter employee told a researcher that the company was aware of the problem by midday Sunday and seeking to address…
China: Widespread protests have rattled the country. Here’s why… | Xi Jinping | Coronavirus
Crowds across China are demonstrating against the government’s stringent COVID-19 measures disrupting lives three years into the pandemic. From the streets of several Chinese cities to dozens of …
