It is increasingly difficult for scholars and thinkers to publicly express or exchange academic views, especially those at odds with the party under Xi Academics warn of consequences for China after …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Justin Sun, exiled China-born crypto guru, denies lay-off talks at crypto exchange Huobi
Justin Sun, who became an adviser to Huobi in October last year, told staff that reports regarding lay-offs at Huobi were not true Crypto moguls have ramped up efforts to reassure investors about the …
Trolling of Female Asian Journalists on Rise as Beijing Seeks to Discredit Media
Pattern of harassment suggests Beijing involvement, analysts say, with coverage of Xinjiang abuses or Taiwan often triggers for attack …
Philippines’ Marcos heads to Beijing with trade, investment and maritime issues on his mind
Philippine leader will seek trade, investment and infrastructure deals, renew talks on joint offshore energy development; Thorny maritime issues on the agenda for Ferdinand Marcos …
China Big Tech in 2023: China’s low profile tech bosses may become more visible and vocal in the coming year
The retreat of China’s tech tycoons from the public stage coincided with Beijing’s efforts to clip the wings of their business empires While China’s tech bosses are not yet seeking the limelight, some …
China launches first national-level trading platform for digital assets
China launched its first national-level secondary trading platform for digital assets on the first day of 2023, aiming to support trade of intellectual property, digital copyrights and digital …
No respite for China? Scientists say Omircon BF.7 affected Beijing may soon be struck by XBB Covid strain
BQ.1.1 and XBB are the two Covid-19 variants that have been circulating in the US and Europe over the past two months. They have shown greater ability to evade immunity from a previous infection or…
China Big Tech in 2023: TikTok owner ByteDance faces critical year as decisions in Washington and Beijing weigh on its future
This year will be a critically important one for ByteDance, China’s largest unicorn, as it faces political uncertainties in the US over its hit video app TikTok and regulatory scrutiny at home.
Stopping China’s growth cannot be a goal for the west
Those who believe that continued Chinese economic success remains in the interests of the west have plausible arguments to make. First, China is a huge part of the world economy. If you will China to…
China’s Economy Likely Contracted Last Quarter, Beige Book Says
China’s manufacturing, services and property sectors all weakened sharply in the fourth quarter due to Covid disruptions, resulting in a potential contraction in the economy in the final months of the …
China’s top economic planner vows more efforts to boost private sector recovery in 2023
China will unswervingly deepen economic reform and focus on … and they need stronger support from the government and financial institutions, said Cao Heping, an economist at Peking University. “For …
NASA chief says China could claim the moon as its own territory if it beats the US to the lunar surface
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told Politico that Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea indicated what might happen on the moon.
U.S. and China Spar Over Military Aircraft Intercept Over South China Sea
The U.S. and its allies have painted a picture of a Chinese military that is wildly audacious in asserting Beijing’s territorial claims.
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