China wants to start building a lunar base using soil from the moon in five years, Chinese media reported, with the ambitious plan kicking off as soon as this decade. More than 100 Chinese scientists,…
Monthly Archives For April 2023
Leaked Pentagon documents provide snapshot of US intelligence officials watching China
A set of highly classified Pentagon documents that leaked online in recent weeks in an apparent major security breach reveal American intelligence gathering on its key partners, adversaries and competitors — including China.
As U.S. Tries to Isolate China, German Companies Move Closer
Some are expanding in China, reluctant to leave a huge market they need to finance operations back home. As Washington seeks to throttle economic ties with Beijing, two powerful engines of the German …
Is China really ready to conquer Taiwan
Certainly, China has formidable technology. It is at the forefront of hypersonic missiles, lasers, drones, and artificial intelligence. It can rain mass destruction on Taiwan just by launching …
Why the U.S. can’t build EVs without China
New rules issued under last year’s Inflation Reduction Act exclude EVs with components from “foreign entities of concern” — a category that remains hazy but will likely include China, given that …
Sen. Hagerty, after South America trip, warns China moving to step into ‘vacuum’ left by US
our development finance tools and tools that will support building infrastructure in other nations.” Ultimately, Hagerty believes that there is potential bipartisan support for such a move and that a …
China’s ‘Credit Impulse’ Is Picking Up. Here’s Why It Matters to Bitcoin
Credit impulse, an indicator introduced by former Deutsche Bank economist Michael Biggs, measures the change in new credit issued as a percentage of the gross domestic product.
130 Brands to Exhibit at VeggieWorld & NewProtein China 2023
Following the lifting of China’s zero-Covid policy, VeggieWorld & NewProtein China will return in 2023, taking place at Nanjing International …
New optimism about China trade but dispute shows importance of diversification
At a dinner in Sydney on Tuesday night several business leaders met with the former Chinese ambassador to Australia, now the Deputy Foreign Minister, Ma Zhaoxu, making the first visit to Australia by …
China says coastal sea levels hit new high in 2022
China’s coastal sea levels hit their highest on record in 2022, and have increased by an average of 3.5 millimetres (0.14 inch) per year since they were first measured in 1980, a government official …
Cruz responds to Macron’s ‘stunning’ decision to back China despite Biden’s pandering: ‘Assiduously courted’
After France’s Emmanuel Macron urged Europe not to follow the U.S. in supporting Taiwan, Sen. Ted Cruz scolded President Biden’s leadership and foreign policy.
Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.
China is home to one of the world’s biggest luxury markets, and it’s starting to make a comeback after the country’s 3-year COVID lockdowns
In terms of luxury high-end consumption, “we’re seeing quite strong recovery,” Winnie Wu, a China equity strategist at BoA, told CNBC.
