Plus: Lukashenka’s trip to Beijing, China and Russia join hands on disinformation, China’s strategy to silence former Xinjiang camp detainees, and more.
Monthly Archives For March 2023
China promises Sri Lanka deal on debt treatment in coming months -letter
The Export-Import Bank of China has told Sri Lanka it will try to finalise in the months ahead how it treats debt owed by the crisis-hit nation, according to a letter seen by Reuters which…
What does Xi Jinping’s tighter regulatory grip on China mean for business?
Underlying the moves is a desire by Xi and the party’s leadership to exercise tighter control over the levers of the state, according to analysts, as the Chinese president embar …
China likely to be focus of worldwide threats in congressional hearing
The directors of National Intelligence, of the FBI and CIA and other intelligence leaders testify before Congress this week about the biggest threats to U.S. national security.
U.S. to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China as early as Friday
The U.S. is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, people familiar with the matter say.
China says it’s ‘puzzled’ after report Germany might ban Huawei from parts of 5G mobile network
Reuters reported, citing a government source, that Germany is considering banning certain components from Chinese firms, including Huawei, in its 5G mobile networks.
Credibility crisis: Late-night hosts obeyed media playbook to reject lab leak theory, defended China
Like the legacy media, the liberal late-night hosts unanimously rejected a potential COVID lab-leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology as a “conspiracy theory.” …
China shakes up government to counter financial risks and US tech restrictions
China just announced a major government overhaul that will shake up the oversight of its financial system and boost its technology self-reliance, as financial distress is rising and a tech war with …
Analysis: China’s financial regulatory revamp raises hope, some concern over control
A new Chinese financial watchdog will help bridge regulatory gaps but analysts and investors say the agency will consolidate power at the top and could introduce more state and party intervention.
What China’s Powerful Financial Regulator Means for PBOC
China’s sweeping changes to the financial regulatory system will see the central bank lose some of its functions to a new and enlarged oversight body, leaving it focused on broader economic and …
China’s Financial Regulators Face Deep Pay Cuts After Revamp
China’s financial watchdogs are facing massive pay cuts as Beijing overhauls the regulatory regime to further tighten the reins on the $60 trillion industry and comply with President Xi Jinping’s …
Momenta steers itself toward US$1 billion IPO
Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta is planning on raising as much as US$1 billion (6.9 billion yuan) in an IPO on HKEX or Nasdaq, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The Beijing-based company was …
Shenzhen fosters international unity and success through NGO
“The development of WICCO has served as an opportunity for Shenzhen and other innovative cities and institutes across the globe to build an international ecosphere for innovative cooperation,” said …
