In a curious court case being reported in the country’s state-owned media, a man identified only by his surname Gu was this week sentenced to prison after a court found him guilty of scaring to…
Monthly Archives For April 2023
China sanctions California’s Reagan library over McCarthy meeting with Taiwan’s president
China sanctions California’s Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, others after Taiwan president visits U.S. visit, meets House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Why has China launched an anti-corruption probe into its finance industry, and how will it defuse risk?
China’s top anti-corruption agency has launched a new round of inspections into some of the nation’s leading financial institutions The disciplinary campaign could exert more pressure on financial …
China Health Officials Lash Out At WHO, Defend Search For Source Of COVID-19
The director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention accused the WHO of “attempting to smear China” and said it should avoid helping others “politicize COVID-19.” …
China begins military exercises off coast of Taiwan
China has begun a series of military exercises off the coast of Taiwan following days of high-level talks between the United States and Taiwan. More than 71 planes crossed into the self-governed island’s airspace.
China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader’s US stop, meeting with House speaker
The Chinese military announced the start of three-day “combat readiness patrols” as a warning to those who want Taiwan’s de facto independence permanent.
Malaysia says it will protect its rights in South China Sea
Malaysia said on Saturday it was firmly committed to protecting its sovereign rights and interests in the South China Sea after China expressed concern about Malaysian energy projects in a part of the sea that…
Anwar hits back at Muhyiddin over ‘careless’ South China Sea remarks
Anwar said Muhyiddin had failed to read his statement “correctly”. The prime minister had previously said Beijing had expressed concern over Petronas’ activities in an area of the South China Sea which was being claimed…
China’s Loongson Unveils 32-Core CPU, Reportedly 4X Faster Than Arm Chip
The chipmaker was previously a firm believer in MIPS. However, Loongson eventually built LoongArch from the ground up with the sole objective of not relying on foreign technology to develop its …
China’s big data market saw US$17bn of information technology investments in 2022, report shows
A new report revealed that China’s big data market will continue to expand in the coming years, driven by the country’s economic development and digital transformation, Xinhua News Agency reported …
China-Russia vs. US-EU: How global shipping is slowly splitting in two
Shipping fleets and cargo flows are becoming increasingly bifurcated. In 2022, the Word Trade Organization (WTO) warned about a worst-case scenario it called “long-run decoupling” that involved the …
Is China making a cautious return to African infrastructure funding?
After three years in the financing wilderness, Nigeria has struck a new deal with a different Chinese lender for its stalled rail project.
China rebuffs WHO official’s claims it has withheld COVID-19 data
A top Chinese government health official on Saturday accused the World Health Organization of politicizing the investigation into the origins of COVID-19 pandemic.
