Videos circulating in China’s social media showed clinics in Beijing and some other cities flooded with patients with queues extending onto footpaths with people patiently waiting for their turn in …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
China reels under massive coronavirus wave; Senior Chinese diplomat’s bizarre explanation
World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday (December 14) called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the …
China Cranks Up Propaganda Defending Xi as Covid Surges
With Covid-19 running rampant after President Xi Jinping’s government swiftly abandoned its zero-tolerance policy, the Communist Party is still insisting its strategy will “stand the test of history.” Most Read from BloombergIs Putin Finally Getting…
China’s COVID Scare Sparks Run on Flu Medicines, Test Kits as Far Away as Australia
China’s sudden easing of strict COVID rules last week triggered a surge in demand for these items on the mainland, with queues forming outside pharmacies and online platforms quickly selling out. Several shops have since…
China Pushes Vaccines as Retreat From ‘Zero-COVID’ Turns Messy
The push comes as the World Health Organisation also raised concerns that China’s 1.4 billion population was not adequately vaccinated, and the United States offered to help China deal with a surge in infections.
Beijing touts institutional advantages in fight against COVID
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday that China has “institutional advantages” to fight COVID after the United States said it could help with a surge of infections if …
Annual symposium on Beijing-Hong Kong cooperation opens
The 25th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium kicked off online in the two cities on Wednesday. As a high-end and efficient platform to promote investment between the two cities, this year …
China’s factories to the world brace for tsunami of Covid cases
From locking in workers to hoarding medicines, beds and disinfectant, China’s factories are going to great lengths to keep the machines running — and the global supply chain intact — as an onslaught …
German Business Confidence in China Fell to Historic Low in 2022
German business confidence in China fell to historic lows this year as Covid Zero disrupted operations, though the sudden end to the policy is now leaving room for cautious optimism, according to the …
China reopening brings both risks and opportunities, Asian Development Bank says
China’s reopening would pose both upside and downside risks to the country’s economy, Albert Park, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank said.
China Mobile, ZTE complete single-carrier 400G pilot tests in existing network
China Mobile and ZTE will continue with the transmission performance tests of 400G QPSK in multiple application scenarios in the existing network.
Grand final of the 2022 Innovation Nanshan Entrepreneurs Star Contest concludes in Shenzhen, China
The grand final of the 2022 Innovation Nanshan Entrepreneurs Star Contest, themed “Pool Entrepreneurship Stars to Create a Better Future”, ended on December 12. A total of 12 projects, six from the …
A week into easing, uncertainty over China virus direction
A week after China eased some of its strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic …
