Emerging from coronavirus lockdown to a world changed by the war in Ukraine, China sought to convey reassurance about its economic health.
Monthly Archives For January 2023
California coronavirus updates: WHO asks China to release more information about current COVID-19 surge
The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its recent wave of COVID-19 infections.
Biden Raised Issue of Export Controls on China With Japan’s Kishida -U.S. Official
White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held “very productive” talks on semiconductor-related export controls on China when they met last week.
China Records Unexpected First Fall In Population In Decades
The country has worried for years about an aging citizenry’s effect on its economy. Its population wasn’t expected to go into decline for almost a decade.
Shein Is the World’s Most Popular Fashion Brand—at a Huge Cost to Us All
Mélo is one of the thousands of influencers on TikTok and Instagram who works with Shein to post “haul” videos, where she tries on piles of clothes, invites followers to visit Shein’s pop-ups, and …
China’s Chinese New Year travel offers spark of economic rebound from COVID-19 crunch
SHANGHAI: Urban workers crowded train stations across China’s largest cities on Tuesday (Jan 17) as the country’s mass migration for Chinese New Year holidays hit high gear, an early sign of economic recovery as officials…
Interview: UN Global Compact head hails China’s contribution to achieving SDGs
It plays an important role in the global economy. We want to see Chinese businesses contribute even more, not only to China’s development but to the SDGs,” Sanda Ojiambo, assistant secretary general and chief executive…
Blinken expected to visit China in early February
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in early February for continued discussions related to one of America’s most complicated and consequential relationships.
The EU Is Complicit in China’s Atrocities. Enough Is Enough | Opinion
When will enough finally be enough for all EU member states to act on their commitments and end their subservient complicity to this gross human rights abuse?
Davos Latest: China Sees Economy Steadying Amid Property Risks
China Vice Premier Liu He joined the chorus of cautious optimism from the global elite in Davos by projecting that the world’s second-largest economy will normalize as Covid restrictions ease.
No recession after all? Business leaders are more hopeful as China reopens
Bullishness about the global economy has been in short supply among business leaders in recent months, with fears of recession clouding the outlook and restraining investment. Now, cautious optimism …
China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop
It wasn’t clear if the population figures were affected by a widespread COVID-19 outbreak following the easing of pandemic restrictions last month. China recently reported 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December, but some experts believe…
China NFT platforms expand into Hong Kong in face of compliance risks on mainland
Non-fungible token (NFT) platforms in China are expanding into Hong Kong to offset compliance … Yifan He, chief of Red Date Technology, the developer of the state-backed blockchain infrastructure …
