The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 30 miles from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the biggest of which are home to…
Monthly Archives For February 2023
Russia welcomes China peace plan, says it is open to talks
Russia welcomed on Friday Chinese proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and said it was open to achieving the goals of what it calls its “special military operation” through political and …
China Mobile, ZTE, Qualcomm Technologies complete industry’s first verification of 5G sub-band full-duplex
China Mobile, ZTE and Qualcomm Technologies have successfully completed a 5G Sub-band Full-Duplex verification and compatibility test. It has achieved the industry’s first sub-band full-duplex gNB, …
China takes a shine to ChatGPT-like technology as it stirs a frenzy in the world’s most populous country
The exploding popularity of ChatGPT, the free-to-access artificial intelligence (AI) software, has inspired the Chinese government and IT companies …
Beijing Has Announced A Highly Ambiguous Economic Policy
Insight into future policy might have been clearer if these sources had indicated who will replace him and what attitudes the new policy maker might have. The general lack of specificity might invite …
China’s export and import in services total $66 billion
CAI ZENGLE/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s export and import in services totaled 459.5 billion yuan ($66.17 billion) in January, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said on Friday. The country’s …
China releases 12-point peace plan for Russia-Ukraine war
The People’s Republic of China has called for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, releasing a 12-point “peace plan” on the one-year anniversary of the invasion.
China’s cities are cutting health insurance amid falling funds
Local governments, short on money after three years of “zero COVID” and faced with many more retirees, are raising costs and overhauling benefits.
China’s Central Bank Vows to Balance Growth and Inflation
China’s central bank pledged to strike a balance between supporting growth and preventing inflation risks this year, as the economic rebound from three years of Covid damage gathers pace.
China’s polysilicon imports fell by 23% in 2022, says Bernreuter Research
After an interim high in 2021, polysilicon imports into China fell again in 2022, but the country’s share in global output still came close to 90%, according to a new report by Bernreuter Research.
China ramping up persecution of Christians as it demands ‘worship and allegiance’ of Xi Jinping: watchdog
The Chinese government has been ramping up its persecution of Christians and house churches while also clamping down on Christianity online as it demands allegiance to Xi Jinping.
How China Can Hide a Million COVID Deaths
Yet that’s apparently what has happened in China over the past two and a half months. After the Chinese leader Xi Jinping removed his draconian restrictions to contain COVID-19 in December, the virus rampaged across…
China economy to rebound in 2023 under precise, forceful monetary policy: central bank
China’s economy is expected to generally rebound in 2023 and monetary policy will be precise and forceful, the central bank said in its quarterly policy implementation report released on Friday. The People’s Bank of China…