It was a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign.
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Beijing scraps COVID test requirements for cinemas in latest optimization plan
People have dinner in a hot pot restaurant in Beijing on December 7, 2022. Photo: VCG. Beijing further optimized its COVID-19 response on Wednesday night following the release of …
China Travel Searches Surge After Beijing Eases Up on Strict Covid Policies
Searches on Chinese travel sites surged as the public cheered the biggest loosening of some of the world’s strictest COVID policies.
No more Canada nice: Ottawa gets tough with Beijing
China’s rise ought to result in a carefully calibrated balancing dynamic that blunts China’s more dangerous power plays and nothing more.
China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters
The changes are not a complete dismantling of China’s “zero Covid” policy, but still represent a considerable loosening of measures that have dragged down the economy by disrupting daily life for …
China pushing to expand telecom services
The journey of the Derung from having no telephones to using a high-speed 5G network has come at an accelerated pace as local telecom operators and tower builders pour in resources to ensure that more…
Is China open to adopting a culture of innovation?
Outside the top 50, the highest ranked institution, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) at 53, is based in the special administrative region of Hong Kong, outside China’s main …
Tech war: China’s embattled semiconductor sector sees first signs of relief from US sanctions
Alan Estevez, head of BIS, said at an event in Washington on Tuesday that the US was ‘seeing better behaviour’ from the Chinese companies The Post previously reported that a BIS official in Beijing …
Loosening Covid-19 laws in China will not be economy’s silver bullet, says ING
The loosening of strict Covid-19 restrictions in China Is unlikely to be the silver bullet the local economy needs, according to banking giant ING. China announced today that it is further relaxing …
Damn The Torpedoes, America’s Billionaire Investors Go Full Speed Ahead On China
Oaktree’s foray into China hasn’t been uneventful. Evergrande, which was China’s largest property developer, defaulted on a loan backed by Oaktree. Marks’ firm was able to recoup its investment plus …
China’s services sector activity shrinks to 6-month low amid COVID-19 restrictions
Beijing: The COVID-19 situation in China has left the service sector shrinking to a six-month low in November, media reports said on Wednesday.
What the rapid decline in China trade demand means for 2023 supply chain, inflation
Lori Ann LaRocco reveal new exclusive data showing some concerning trends when it comes to China’s supply chain problems.
Shenzhen Eases Covid Curbs, Adds to Signs of Shift in China
China’s southern tech hub Shenzhen ended mandatory Covid testing to enter public venues, adding to a growing list of local authorities easing strict social curbs imposed across the nation since the …
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