They also contribute to China’s broader colonial policy to Sinicize the region by moving Han people into Xinjiang and suppressing Uyghur birth rates. Despite the ongoing abuses, the world has paid …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Chinese blockchain project aims to be the ‘SWIFT’ of stablecoins and CBDCs
A Hong Kong-based blockchain company has launched a digital payments system aimed at bridging the gap between stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Red Date Technology, the …
EDITORIAL: China’s COVID-19 surge: Why Nigeria needs to act now!
The details are so staggering that China has censored the daily publication of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The country’s crematoriums are overwhelmed. As its COVID-19 situation skyrockets, China has, ironically,
Hong Kong, mainland China restaurants bank on first Lunar New Year in 3 years without Covid-19 dining restrictions to boost business
Business picked up over Christmas and New Year in Hong Kong, raising hopes that activity will soon reach pre-pandemic levels, says operator of Japanese restaurants and retailers In Beijing, restaurants have been booked out and…
A group of friends attended a vigil in Beijing. Then one by one, they disappeared
When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by the police after attending a vigil together weeks earlier — she felt sure that her time was…
Pandemic deaths in China hit 700,000 since end of Zero-COVID policy, according to modeling estimates
Revised estimates by British based analytics company Airfinity place cumulative deaths in China at 708,000 deaths since the beginning of December.
Chinese businesses expect gradual recovery in Lunar New Year sales amid a moderate pick up in consumption
Many people have already recovered from Covid-19 and are willing to come out to shop, says saleswoman at Shenzhen’s Sungang Toys and Stationery Wholesale Market Gradual removal of pandemic …
Beijing’s change of envoy in Hong Kong signals the end of the clean-up and start of rebuilding
During his tenure as liaison office director, Luo Huining was tasked with restoring order to Hong Kong after the chaos of 2019 His departure is the sign of a job well done, and new appointee…
They joined a vigil in China. Then their lives were turned upside down
When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by the police after attending a vigil together weeks earlier — she felt sure that her time was…
Hong Kong Could Scrap Quotas on China Border Travel ‘Soon’
Hong Kong is looking to drop the requirement that travelers to and from mainland China get a PCR test and seeking to remove the cap on people crossing the border, according to the city government’s…
China’s digital yuan offers new feature: offline payments
China’s central bank has enabled a new function for offline digital yuan payments for users of several Android smartphone models, CGTN has recently learned from several sources. With the new feature …
Oil prices fall but remain buoyed by China outlook
IEA head Fatih Birol on Friday said energy markets could tighten this year if the Chinese economy rebounds the way financial institutions expect.
China needs to ‘take action’ and drop bans on Australian imports
Shadow Immigration Minister Dan Tehan says if China dropped its bans on Australian barley and wine imports, there would be “no reason” to continue with disputes taken to the World Trade Organisation. …
