Chinese billionaire Bao Fan is “cooperating in an investigation” by authorities, his company said, almost two weeks after his disappearance sparked fears of a renewed crackdown on the nation’s …
Monthly Archives For February 2023
China Renaissance says its missing founder Bao Fan is cooperating with a government probe
Missing Chinese investment banker Bao Fan is cooperating with a government investigation, his firm China Renaissance said in a filing Sunday.
New assessment on the origins of Covid-19 adds to the confusion
Three years removed from the start of a Covid-19 pandemic that is still disrupting daily life, an assessment from the US Energy Department is only adding to the confusion about what really happened in Wuhan,
5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north
At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading for 47 miners trapped under rubble after a mining disaster last week in…
‘China has got a lot on their conscience’: Report says COVID likely began with lab leak
Curtin University Political Analyst Joe Siracusa says China has “a lot of their conscience” after new US intelligence suggested an accidental lab leak was most likely the cause of the COVID-19 …
China approves biggest expansion in new coal power plants since 2015, report finds
Concerns about energy shortages drive increase as projects progress at ‘extraordinary’ speed
China considers sending artillery and ammunition to Russia, U.S. officials say
New intelligence suggests China is considering sending artillery and ammunition to Russia, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The officials did not say what specific evidence …
China cracking down on Christians; ‘This shows the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party’: Helen Raleigh
The Federalist senior contributor Helen Raleigh discusses an uptick in Christian persecution under Xi Jinping’s communist leadership.
UN torched for gushing over China’s $800,000 donation to support human rights: ‘Complete and utter joke’
The United Nation’s human rights office thanked China for giving an $800,000 donation, prompting renewed calls to halt U.S. funding to the body accused of “shilling for China.”
CIA chief says it would be ‘very risky and unwise’ for China to send lethal aid to help Russian invasion of Ukraine
William Burns said Beijing may be reconsidering any possible invasion of Taiwan after seeing Russia’s performance in Ukraine
American Businesses are So Happy China is Back Open
In Chinese astrology, rabbits are the luckiest of the 12 animals, and corporate America is hoping that with any luck a Chinese economic rebound …
As war in Ukraine continues, US officials warn Beijing to stay out of it
U.S. officials took to Sunday’s talk shows to warn China to stay out of the war in Ukraine as Beijing considers providing military aid to Russia.
Analysis-CATL’s ‘price war’ shows its power, and China’s EV edge
CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, has offered to cut costs for Chinese automakers, a move that demonstrates its market power and could also widen China’s cost advantage in electric vehicles. China’s CATL has offered…