As TikTok has come into the spotlight, so has the billionaire CEO of its parent company Zhang Yiming, who is the richest tech billionaire in China.
Monthly Archives For April 2023
China expands wartime military draft to include veterans and college students
Beijing this week announced revisions to its conscription policy and said that if China enters a state of war, veterans and college students will be told of its draft list.
After visit to China, Lula says US should stop ‘encouraging war’ and ‘start talking about peace’
After meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told reporters that the U.S. should stop “encouraging war” in Ukraine and “start talking about peace,” …
China protests US sanctioning of firms dealing with Russia
Beijing is protesting U.S. sanctions against additional Chinese companies over their alleged attempts to evade U.S. export controls on Russia, calling it an illegal move that endangers global supply c
China’s reopening sees Gen Z ready to splurge after lying flat: ‘They don’t see life as a matter of ruthless survival’
A shift in attitudes towards work and personal comfort in China’s younger generation may end up helping the country’s economy.
Beijing strikes cautionary tone on protests in Hong Kong
China’s senior official overseeing Hong Kong’s affairs says that protests are not the only way for people to express their views, weeks after the city’s strict protest rules sparked controversy while …
China’s Korea envoy accuses US of ‘using’ tensions
China’s ambassador for the Korean peninsula on Friday accused the US of “using” regional tensions to reinforce an anti-Beijing alliance, after weeks of mounting rhetoric and missile tests by Pyongyang.
China’s consumer expo offers global companies great market opportunities, says Turkish business person
For global manufacturers, entrepreneurs and investors who desire to integrate into this market, the expo is full of opportunities, said Simsek, who has been offering consultancy services to Turkish …
China says conducted mid-course missile interception test
China says it carried out a successful ground-based mid-course missile interception test. The Defense Ministry says the operation was carried out late Friday night and achieved “the desired test objective.
China hopes Germany supports peaceful Taiwan ‘reunification’ -Top diplomat
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi “hopes and believes” Germany will support China’s “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Wang made the remarks at a meeting with German…
China stocks fall to one-week low as PBOC easing disappoints, economic growth trails official target
Stocks slide to one-week low as financials and raw-material producers lead losses while PBOC withholds firepower GDP report shows growth undershoots official target as Covid-19 lockdowns dominate …
No evidence yet showing which animal COVID-19 may have come from, says former head of China CDC
LONDON: There is no evidence yet showing which animal the COVID-causing virus make have come from, the former head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday (Apr 14 …
China AI Stocks Frenzy Loses Steam as Earnings Doubts Creep In
The growing skepticism — exacerbated by state-media’s calls about signs of a bubble — highlights broader caution toward China’s technology sector, which was dealt a new blow this week after some of …
