Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko — a close ally of Vladimir Putin — on Wednesday, in a state visit that comes as the West warns China against providing …
Monthly Archives For March 2023
U.S. House China panel holds first hearing after lawmakers push seven bills targeting Beijing
The first hearing of the House Select Committee examining U.S. economic competition with China will focus on human rights, says Chair Rep. Mike Gallagher.
China’s imports of Russian uranium spark fear of new arms race: Report
US intelligence experts expect the CFR-600 to start producing weapons-grade plutonium this year, which may enable Beijing to quadruple its stockpile of warheads over the course of the following 12 …
Self-driving firm iMotion weighs US$300 million Hong Kong IPO, sources say
IMOTION Automotive Technology Suzhou, a developer and provider of artificial intelligence (AI) automated driving solutions, is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that could raise …
Meet the 4 men tipped to run China’s economy
They include the four men tipped to manage the world’s second biggest economy: Li Qiang as premier, Ding Xuexiang as executive vice premier, He Lifeng as vice premier and Zhu Hexin as the new central…
China’s Finance Minister Says Local Government Finances Mostly Stable
China’s finance minister pledged to boost fiscal spending to shore up the economy and expressed confidence in managing the country’s huge government debt.
US’ double standards: Approved 70% of export license applications from China in 2022, despite tech war
The US approved 70 per cent of export licenses from China despite warning other countries to not do business with them. The US allowed a loophole which allows China to do business with American …
Bloomberg: China imports Russian uranium, raising concerns over the nuclear arms race
China’s imports of Russian uranium will fuel a new reactor, creating weapons-grade plutonium as a byproduct, according to a Bloomberg article on Feb. 28. Load Error “China paid about $384 million in …
FBI claims Covid originated in a lab in China
A scientist works on a Covid vaccine in China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) However, other agencies within the American intelligence community believe the virus emerged naturally in the world.
China’s grand digitalisation plan to give a shot in the arm to country’s battered internet sector, analysts say
The ruling Communist Party has unveiled a new digitalisation plan, placing importance on digital infrastructure and data resources, which analysts say should help Big Tech.
China eases data security deadline pressure for multinational companies
Chinese regulators have eased some deadline pressure on multinational companies struggling to comply with new rules requiring them to seek approval to export user data, according to lawyers advising …
Reports of China’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
China has hit a rough patch. As it widened its COVID lockdown catchment areas in 2022, the economic ramifications caught up with it, resulting in its second-worst economic growth rate since the 1970s.
Protesters thrown out of House China committee’s first prime-time hearing
Protesters were thrown out of the House committee on China’s first prime-time hearing Tuesday evening while speakers outlined a complex thread of threats from Beijing that stretch from human rights to …
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