Lenovo’s 2005 and 2015 purchase of IBM and Motorola assets would be unthinkable today as CFIUS now screens such deals for personal data risk.
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Solar Price War May Help Spur China’s Renewable Energy Push
Solar equipment makers are in a fierce competition to cut wafer prices, providing some relief for China’s efforts to install a massive amount of renewable power and reach ambitious climate targets.
China Economy Faces Bleak Few Months, Faster Rebound Next Year
China’s removal of the last of its Covid curbs will likely bring more disruption to the economy through the first quarter as infections surge, while increasing the possibility of a faster and stronger …
China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease
China says it will resume issuing ordinary visas and passports in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years …
China’s move to open up travel sparks concern over spread of new Covid variants
Experts say a lack of data makes it difficult to assess the risk of potential new Covid strains with travel to the long sealed-off country set to resume …
South Korea Dec Exports to Fall for Third Month as China Demand Still Weak Reuters Poll
South Korea’s exports likely extended their falling streak to a third straight month in December, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, with demand from China yet to recover from loosening COVID-19 …
Are car brands sourcing forced-labour goods from China?
The US Senate recently asked several car companies to clarify if certain components are being sourced from China’s Xinjiang region The US has banned import of forced-labour goods from Xinjiang due to …
EDITORIAL: Secrecy blowing China’s chances of overcoming its COVID-19 crisis
China’s abrupt decision to ease its “zero COVID” policy of strict government restrictions rapidly and radically in response to a nationwide wave of protests has triggered an exponential spread of novel coronavirus infections.
US may impose new restrictions on travellers from China due to lack of transparent Covid-19 data
“There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing Covid-19 surges in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data, being
Mainland China reports three COVID deaths for Dec 27
China reported three new COVID-19 deaths in mainland for Dec. 27, compared with one death a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Why China’s Housing is Still Unaffordable
In Shenzhen, aka China’s Silicon Valley, an apartment costs 40x the average household annual income, as of 2021. That makes it 4x more expensive to own a home than LA or San Francisco. Bloomberg …
Paul Krugman: China’s future isn’t what it used to be
By contrast, early this year Xi Jinping, China’s paramount leader, was still boasting about his triumph over COVID-19. Indeed, for a while, people commonly heard assertions that China’s apparent …
We expect China’s economy will grow 4.5% in 2023, Standard Chartered says
Abhilash Narayan of the bank says “we do see upside risk to that forecast, given the recent measures that have been announced.” Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up…
