This long withdrawal variously reflects poor returns from Asia, new domestic oriented strategies, the bilateral tensions with China, and plans to focus on trade finance rather than on-the-ground …
Monthly Archives For February 2023
Higher ed should disclose China financial ties or lose federal dollars: analysis
Chinese influence on American higher education must be monitored with laws that have teeth American colleges and universities should lose their federal funding if they fail to disclose major financial …
China, Iran call for Iran sanctions to be lifted; Xi to visit
BEIJING, Feb 16 (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, called on Thursday for the lifting of sanctions on Iran as an integral part of a stalled …
China Mobile attends Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya
A visitor learns about China Mobile’s services during the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 15, 2023. Chinese mobile network operator China Mobile on Wednesday showcased its smart technology …
Vietnamese rice exports to China fall because of stricter requirements
Currently, only 22 Vietnamese enterprises are licensed to export rice to China with a certain quota. As the world’s most populous country, China has to import about 5 million tons of rice a year to…
China COVID-19 Deaths Estimated At 1.5 Million, Much Higher Than Beijing’s Official Report
Four models estimating the number of COVID-19 deaths in China were published by scientists, as they expressed skepticism over the official figures.
Beijing green lights local ChatGPT rivals and other AI applications alike
Local authorities in Beijing pledges to support enterprises looking to rival the success of ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
China’s Fiscal Income Recovery Likely To Be Tepid, Minister Says
China’s fiscal revenue recovery will likely be soft this year, according to Finance Minister Liu Kun, who warned this week of “outstanding conflicts” between income and spending.
China says will craft policies to help economy, improve child care
China’s state planning body and finance ministry on Thursday said they will craft policies aimed at stimulating spending on housing and unlocking consumer savings that have been built up during the …
China’s January air passenger numbers jump 34.8% after COVID-19 curbs ease
BEIJING: China’s January air passenger traffic rose 34.8 per cent from a year earlier, the aviation regulator said at a regular news conference on Thursday (Feb 16), after the country abandoned its …
China claims US balloons flew over Tibet and Xinjiang as spying row rumbles on
US deputy secretary of state says Beijing is claiming ‘a gazillion balloons by the US over China … That is absolutely not true’ …
China’s Hidden COVID Catastrophe
It offered no official explanation for its abrupt reversal of zero COVID, and it weathered the high death rates that followed mainly by suppressing official data and not talking about COVID fatalities …
How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict
As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It’s learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China.No one knows what the next…
