Some movie theaters have reopened and Covid-testing booths are being dismantled as local authorities across China scale back pandemic restrictions. The changes …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Nanjing students protest campus lockdown as China eases Covid-19 curbs
The protest allegedly occurred after the school said it would seal off the campus for 5 days because of a Covid-19 case. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Factbox: China’s COVID-19 policy in flux
Forecasts of deaths after eventual re-opening range from 1.55 million to more than 2 million, depending on vaccination levels and health care preparedness. Yet the current tally of 5,235 COVID-related …
China’s Self-Imposed COVID Trap
Countrywide protests against China’s zero-COVID measures seek to force policy changes—and maybe more. A medical worker wearing a protective suit sets up a barricade at a closed housing complex in …
Cloud computing base in NW China speeds up expansion
At the cloud computing base of Zhongwei Industrial Park in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the work to expand a massive complex of data and cloud computing centers is in full swing.
China interested in importing Kazakh agricultural products
Kazakhstan is ready to offer 135 new commodity items to China and asks to remove barriers to the export of agricultural products. China Alikhan Smailov Trade cooperation between the two countries was …
China Southern Air Logistics partners with WebCargo to offer eBookings
China Southern Air Logistics enables freight forwarders all around the world to make quick Chinese import bookings.
China’s Xi calls for unity at former leader Jiang Zemin’s memorial service
China’s Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the country to unite around his leadership as he addressed a memorial service for former leader Jiang Zemin, following an unprecedented show of dissent over his …
China Blasts US Report, Reiterates ‘No 1st Use’ Nuke Policy
China’s Defense Ministry says the country strictly adheres to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons “at any time and under any circumstances.” …
What the Tiananmen Protest Can Tell Us About China’s Zero-Covid Unrest
When I was covering the student-led protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989, there were frequent calls for senior leader Deng Xiaoping and Premier Li Peng to be done with. “Li Peng xiatai” was a common…
Woman fakes pregnancy to smuggle hundreds of CPUs, iPhones into China
If you think you can fool customs officials into believing you are pregnant and not, in fact, smuggling hundreds of Intel processors and iPhones in a prosthetic strapped to your belly, think again.
China’s IPO Market to Hit New High This Year; Shanghai Is World’s Biggest, PwC Says
China’s stock markets have outperformed those in other countries both in the number of IPOs and the amount raised, according to a report published by UK professional services firm Pricewaterhouse …
Reassessing the future role of China in world aviation: part two – solving the unenviable dilemma
When China emerges from its COVID hibernation it will be a different aviation force. It will not be business as usual. The world has changed greatly since Jan-2020; and China has changed too.
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