The future of China’s charismatic Zhurong Mars rover is looking uncertain. The small solar-powered rover went into hibernation in May 2022 due to an intense Martian dust storm. It was expected to wake …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
China’s central bank unveils policy for economic rebound
BEIJING: China’s prudent monetary policy will be more targeted and effective this year to provide stronger support for the overall recovery and improvement of its economy, according to financial …
Endgame for Jack Ma: China’s former richest man gives up control of Ant, Alibaba’s financial subsidiary
The founder stepping back should allow Alibaba and its financial subsidiary Ant to turn the page on a painful regulatory campaign for web platforms.
Principal’s joint venture with CCBP to tap China’s 3 pension segments
Principal Financial Group’s joint venture with China Construction Bank Pension Management Co. will enable the U.S.-based firm to target all three pillars of China’s pension system, as the country’s …
China’s EV sales broke record in 2022 as overall auto market stalled
More than 4 million of new-energy vehicles sold were all-electric vehicles, five times more than that sold in the U.S. last year, cementing China’s place as the world’s top EV market.
China Halts Visas for Japanese Travelers in Retaliation Over New Covid Curbs
China is not taking other destinations enacting new travel restrictions on its citizens lying down, eager to punish those nations doing so. But denying visas to travelers from lucrative markets is the …
Beijing Fears Russia Becoming ‘Minor Power’ Under ‘Crazy’ Putin – FT
Beijing is planning to reorient its foreign policy away from Moscow fearing a decline in Russia’s economic and political clout as a direct result of its disastrous invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s eventual downfall,
Lithuanian legislators in Taiwan: Beijing a bully
TAIPEI: Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan took aim at China on Tuesday, saying the East Asian superpower tried to use all sorts of measures to change their
Imports from China, a big worry
In fact, in the first two quarters of FY 2023, imports from China shot up to an average of $22.3 billion, the highest since FY 2019 (Table 1). Product-wise, India’s top five items of imports…
Donald Trump’s China Connections Explained
Trump’s Chinese business connections, which didn’t stop his administration’s hawkish turn after the COVID pandemic exploded in the United States in early 2020, are likely to be scrutinized further as …
China moves to regulate deepfake technology
New rules went into effect in China on Tuesday to regulate the use of deepfakes, the increasingly realistic digital video manipulations that have sparked disinformation fears around the globe.
Rise of China’s scientific research worries some U.S. officials
Some U.S. policy experts and government officials are worried about how China’s scientific supremacy will shift the global balance of power.
China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation — should the US be worried?
China is not the only nation to drastically improve its science capacity in recent years, but China’s rise has been particularly dramatic. This has left U.S. policy experts and …
