China’s Government sparked a backlash from Chinese international students after a sudden announcement on Saturday forbidding them to study online from China at foreign universities and requiring them …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions
China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% surge from last year after the government lifted all travel curbs under its now-abandoned zero-Covid …
China’s film industry shoots for post-Covid recovery
After spending six years and HK$450mn (US$58mn) on science fiction epic Warriors of Future, Hong Kong film star and avowed Star Wars fan Louis Koo hoped it would capture the imaginations of China’s …
China says Covid-19 deaths fell even as Chinese New Year holiday travel likely to spread virus
China reported a sharp drop in new Covid-19-related deaths during the week-long Chinese New Year holiday, even as a spike in travel increased the likelihood of more infections across the country.
How China’s COVID Crisis Could Spawn a Disastrous Virus ‘Leap’
Alex Plavevski / ShutterstockChina’s COVID disaster is entering a critical phase. The BA.5.2 subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading essentially unchecked through a population of 1.4 billion …
Japan, Netherlands Agree to Limit Exports of Chip-Making Equipment to China
The deal with the U.S. advances the Biden administration’s efforts to slow China’s military development by cutting access to advanced technologies.
US trade shifts on Covid and China tensions, but no ‘decoupling’ yet
US trade flows are realigning on the back of pandemic shocks and tensions with China, but efforts to reduce interdependence between the superpowers have not brought a swift decoupling.”The recent …
Japanese companies step up intelligence gathering as US-China tensions mount
A growing number of Japanese businesses are strengthening their intelligence gathering as the country finds itself increasingly exposed to the mounting tensions between the US and China. Companies in sectors that have historically been less…
War with China over Taiwan is likely in 2025, warns U.S. General Mike Minihan: ‘I hope I am wrong’
U.S. General Mike Minihan just outlined why China’s Xi Jinping will likely launch an invasion of Taiwan in 2025.
Virtual employees on the rise in China, should Americans be worried?
China already has a plan to get more virtual people to work in broadcasting and manufacturing. They also have them currently working in various financial services, local tourism boards, and state …
China’s renewed embrace of the private sector
Indeed, its chaotic pivot from “zero-Covid”, which started in December, was probably precipitated as much by frustration within China’s political and business hierarchies as it was by street …
China claims COVID-19 deaths cut in half during Lunar New Year period
China on Saturday reported its death toll from COVID-19 fell by 50% last week even as the country celebrated the Lunar New Year with loosened restrictions.
Netherlands and Japan Said to Join U.S. in Curbing Chip Technology Sent to China
A new agreement is expected to expand the reach of U.S. technology restrictions on China issued last year. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.…
