Meanwhile, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to insist on adhering to an extremely narrow definition of COVID-19 deaths, releasing figures which are acknowledged to …
Monthly Archives For February 2023
China Hasn’t Given Up on the Belt and Road
Beijing is not giving up on Belt and Road—far from it. But today, the BRI of the popular imagination—a dominant, globe-spanning infrastructure lending project aimed at cementing China’s power—is …
Oil rises on China outlook, supply worries after Turkey earthquake
Oil prices rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, driven by optimism about recovering demand in China and concerns over supply shortages.
What Do We Really Know About China’s Food Security?
Take corn for an example. As the largest corn importer in the world, in 2021, China had to import 28.35 million metric tons of the staple, up 152 percent from 2020, representing 9.4 percent of…
Nearly 3 of 4 Chinese shoppers willing to switch to more sustainable brands
This is more common amongst younger consumers. Around 74% of Chinese consumers are willing to switch to brands that give emphasis on sustainability and corporate responsibility, KPMG reported. In a …
Chinese home appliance brands vie for smart home market via in-house MCUs
Under the trend of smart home China’s home appliance brands are seeking diversified development. Brands like Haier, Midea, and Gree have been planning for the microcontroller unit (MCU) sector, either …
China issues heavy fog warnings, some shipping suspended
China issued dangerous heavy fog warnings for many regions and shipping was suspended in the Qiongzhou Strait, an important economic transport hub near Hainan, according to state and local media on …
White House making changes to China section of State of the Union speech after balloon is shot down
The changes are not expected to include new policy pronouncements in response to the surveillance balloon, one source told NBC News.
‘The worst is over’: Tech investors are bullish on investing in China again
Tech investors share an optimistic outlook on investing in China again, but investors realized that they cannot put all of their eggs in one basket.
Oil rises on supply concerns, China demand outlook brightens
Oil prices rose for a second day on Tuesday on supply concerns after an earthquake shuttered a major export terminal in Turkey and a field in the North Sea shut unexpectedly, while demand in China,…
China’s Baidu to finish testing ChatGPT-style project ‘Ernie Bot’ in March
Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc on Tuesday said it would complete internal testing of ChatGPT-style project “Ernie Bot” in March.
China’s spandex import &export both descend in 2022
According to the latest data from China customs, exports of spandex amounted to 71kt in 2022, a year-on-year decrease of 11.6% or 9,316 tons. Imports of … Pls change your password according to new …
‘Total miscalculation’: China goes into crisis management mode on balloon fallout
As the new year got underway in China, hopes appeared to be running high that an easing of tensions with the United States could unfold in the months ahead.
