The launch ceremony of the torch relay for the 31st FISU Summer World University Games was held at the Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on Thursday. Under an escort of 21 members, the flame was transferred…
Monthly Archives For June 2023
China’s hallyu restrictions likely to continue unless Seoul-Beijing ties improve
China has long been a lucrative yet unforeseeable market for the K-pop industry. It has a vast population of 1.4 billion, but is largely at the mercy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – the…
Chun Han Wong’s ‘Party of One’ offers a glimpse of China under Xi Jinping but limited insight into the man himself
The author simply does not have enough material to discuss Xi Jinping’s inner life in any detail, other than some of the early parts. So motives are scarce: We see what he has done, but…
U.S. imports rise in April, but share of goods from China decreases
U.S. imports rose in April, but manufacturers and retailers are seeking to diversify their supply chains as U.S.-China tensions pose a risk.
Marketmind: China inflation could spoil the weekend party
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. A big dollar fall, historically low volatility, lower bond yields, and Wall Street on the march with the S&P 500 joining the Nasdaq…
US Senate panel approves measure to strip China of ‘developing’ status
Legislation to strip China of its status as a “developing nation” at some international organizations was passed by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday, as members of the U.S. focus on competing with the Asian…
First on CNN: Janet Yellen tells top CEOs the US wants to work with China to tackle urgent global challenges
During a closed-door meeting with business leaders on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed that the United States wants to work with China on urgent global challenges, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
Is China Gaining a Lead in the Tech Arms Race?
A new report warns China has some big advantages over the U.S. Erdogan has two priorities: to chart a more assertive presence for Turkey and to leverage Ankara’s position inside Western institutions to make that…
China is likely headed for a lost decade and won’t ‘eat our economic lunch,’ former IMF official says
“As occurred with the supposed Japanese economic miracle in the 1980s before it, we will find that the Chinese economy had clay feet.”
‘We’re in a very dangerous period in US-China relations,’ warns US senator
There’ve been … a number of very near misses,” warns Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) between the US and China. Sen. Coons tells Amanpour the US is “trying to reopen the lines of dialogue simply to…
China approves world’s first XBB-specialized COVID-19 vaccine as second wave nears end by June
A recombinant trivalent COVID-19 trimeric protein vaccine developed by WestVac Biopharma and West China Medical Center at Sichuan University, effective against the most recent XBB variants, has received emergency use approval in China.
Chengdu 2021 Flame transported to Beijing to begin FISU Games Torch Relay
International University Sports Federation World University Games Flame has been flown to China’s capital Beijing to begin the
Does German firms’ hot take on China business show limits of Beijing’s charm offensive?
Survey finds ‘profound’ geopolitical implications from international tensions are weighing on the confidence of German investors in China, while Beijing’s business-boosting efforts are deemed lacking.
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