For US companies, this would not be business, but China’s business is not investment-focused; it’s cooperation and penetration in these areas to gain greater presence. In this sense, this new Chinese …
Monthly Archives For February 2023
China “Back On Track,” Overseas IPOs Poised To Rise
Edited interview excerpts follow. Flannery: How do you size up the U.S.-China business relationship as the new year unfolds and just ahead of the Blinken visit to China this week? Wang: There’s been a …
China Private Sector Sees Big-Business Share Drop a Second Year
China’s regulatory crackdowns and a property-market slump reduced the private sector’s share of the country’s big businesses for the second successive year.
Will we ever know how many people died of covid-19 in China?
The wave of covid-19 that swept through China recently appears to have abated. Over 80% of the population has caught the virus in the last two months, says the government. The number of new cases…
China reopening spurs returns in emerging market funds
China’s reopening from punitive COVID-related lockdowns last year has invigorated growth prospects across the emerging market landscape, and investors don’t want to miss out on potential gains after …
China calls for multilateral lenders to ease Zambia’s debt burden
Beijing says these financial institutions and ‘predominantly Western commercial lenders’ hold the bulk of the African nation’s foreign debt It comes after World Bank chief David Malpass said China had …
Column: Asia’s crude oil imports hit record high, but it’s not China
Asia’s imports of crude oil reached a record high in January, but the strength wasn’t driven by China, with the world’s biggest buyer actually recording a decline.
China asked to review crypto ban decision by Bank of China’s ex-official
According to Cointelegraph, Yiping showed concerns over China’s financial technology (fintech) future in December, 2022. Reportedly, the former official stated that crypto’s lifetime ban could result …
China’s migrant workers return earlier to manufacturing hubs after holiday, but find fewer openings and less pay
Workers would normally return to Guangzhou and other major factory hubs next week, but long lines for jobs this week show how keen they are to earn a pay cheque after a difficult 2022.
Shenzhen strives to build itself into international wetland city
Birds are observed at a mangrove wetland in Futian, Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 1, 2023. By 2035, Shenzhen will strive to achieve a 50 percent wetland protection rate, maintain a …
China is ‘laughing’ as US culture war erodes combat readiness, says former defense secretary
EXCLUSIVE: Former Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said China “must be laughing hysterically” at the United States as senior Pentagon leaders get caught up in culture wars and warned that focus …
Charlie Munger says the U.S. should follow in China’s footsteps and ban cryptocurrencies
“A cryptocurrency is not a currency, not a commodity, and not a security,” the 99-year-eld Munger said in an op-ed published in the WSJ Wednesday evening.
Tech war: Korean probe of tech leak to China underscores semiconductor supply chain tensions
A court case involving leakage of intellectual property (IP) from a South Korean company to China has shed light on growing tensions in the semiconductor supply chain …