Protests broke out across China in November 2022 articulating the discontent among residents over China’s zero-COVID policy.
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Digital yuan, 5G networks boost tech demand during Spring Festival holidays
Data from China Unicom showed that 5G network traffic increased significantly during the Spring Festival holidays. The nation’s 5G daily average traffic increased by about 60 percent year-on-year and …
EU Vows To Back US In ‘depriving’ China Of Most Advanced Semiconductor Chips & Technology
Deal is extension of export controls adopted by Washington in October for allied countries’ firms namely—ASML Holding NV, Nikon Corp, and Tokyo Electron Ltd.
Holiday trips within China surge after COVID curbs lifted
Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74% from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 travel curbs, state media reported on Saturday, though the number of journeys was still only …
US general predicts country will be at war with China in 2025
A U.S. general said in a memo on Friday that he believes the country will be at war with China by 2025, according to several outlets that obtained a copy of the communication. “I hope…
China’s healthcare system still plagued by ‘serious deficiencies’ despite Covid spending spree
China spent enormous sums of money on building isolation facilities and makeshift hospitals, as well rolling out mass testing But after Beijing abruptly pivoted from zero-Covid, a surge in infections …
Russia faces new sanctions on its energy exports – but this time China and India may not come to Putin’s rescue
Not only are China and India unlikely to buy Russian fuels that were once sold to the EU, they could also export their own fuels to Europe.
China aims to boost consumption and imports as global demand cools
China’s cabinet said on Saturday it would promote a consumption recovery as the major driver of the economy and boost imports, state broadcaster CCTV reported, at a time of cooling global demand as …
South China Sea: how Beijing might respond as Southeast Asia bands together on rival claims
As rivals try to settle sea boundaries before a legally binding code of conduct is in place, Beijing must boost ‘deterrence’ of acts that provoke its legitimate interests, Chinese analyst says.
China’s comeback turbocharges base metal prices
Industrial metals have ripped higher since November on bets that China’s reopening will boost demand for raw materials. A group of “base metals” led by tin, zinc and copper have surged more than 20 …
US Debt Limit Threat May Make China the Winner
China’s embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, probably isn’t accustomed to capturing the attention of the international financial press. But with China off celebrating the Lunar New Year holidays, it was staff …
226 million domestic trips in China happened after lifting of COVID curbs
According to statistics cited by state broadcaster CCTV, during the holiday week that ended on Friday, an estimated 226 million domestic trips were made by all means, including planes.
These Are The Most Popular Brands For China’s Young Consumers
In China, the younger subsets of consumers take on a relevance for brands that’s perhaps unequaled anywhere else. To put the power of this consumer segment into perspective, the combined head …
