Poll comes as Beijing is urgently trying an array of measures to lift the country’s birth rate including financial incentives
Monthly Archives For October 2023
China developer Kaisa tells court creditors will get less than 5% back if liquidated
Struggling Chinese property developer Kaisa Group said creditors would get less than 5% of their money back if it is forced into liquidation, a lawyer for one creditor who is suing the company told a…
Punishing Evergrande property tycoon will not solve China’s deep-seated problems in the real estate market
China Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan is under criminal investigation, but he is a symptom of a hybrid market-command economy that is not delivering results With housing no longer seen as a safe investment for…
McDonald’s China Has A Burger On Its Menu That Puts US Patties To Shame
International McDonald’s restaurants often offer items that give U.S. customers wanderlust, but a burger in China particularly puts U.S. patties to shame.
China to hold nationwide survey on population changes in November
China’s National Bureau of Statistics will conduct a nationwide sample survey in November to help better plan population policies, in an unexpected poll as authorities struggle to boost the country’s …
Xi Reaction to Hamas Attack Exposes China’s Limits as Peacemaker
Chinese leader Xi Jinping spent the first part of this year seeking to play global peacemaker, proposing a cease-fire in Ukraine and helping long-time rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran reach a diplomatic …
China Has an Authoritarian Edge in AI Innovation
The AI revolution gives us a good chance to test this idea. AI is perhaps the most important technological innovation in decades — with the capacity to revolutionize every aspect of our lives from …
China funds look to Mideast cash as US investments wane
Chinese funds are seeking new capital sources in the Middle East and other markets, managers say, in a shift that could reshape investment flows as diplomatic tensions and other risks drive many U.S.
China’s Country Garden warns it could fail to pay offshore debt obligations
China’s Country Garden Holdings said it might not be able to meet all of its offshore payment obligations when due or within the relevant grace periods, as the country’s largest private property developer grapples with…
Taiwan seeks ‘peaceful coexistence’ with China, president says
Taiwan seeks “peaceful coexistence” with China with free and unrestricted interaction between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday in her national day speech.
China’s Country Garden says might not meet all debt obligations
Debt-saddled Chinese property giant Country Garden said Tuesday that it did not expect to meet all of its offshore payment obligations in time as it battles to avoid default. In a filing with the Hong…
China Says Overseas Visitors Are Using e-CNY, Paying More Salaries with CBDC
Chinese officials say uptake for the digital yuan is rising among overseas visitors, while more citizens are receiving their salaries in CBDC wallets.
South Korean Chip Makers Get U.S. Waivers From China Export Rules
A government official in Seoul said the decision settled a trade issue that threatened to impede the China operations of Samsung and SK Hynix.
