China said that the Biden administration’s plan to restrict tax credits for electric vehicles if the batteries have Chinese-made content violates WTO rules.
Monthly Archives For December 2023
China crude oil imports post first year-on-year decline since April
China’s crude oil imports in November fell 9.2% year-on-year, customs data showed on Thursday, in first annual decline since April as high inventory levels, weak economic indicators and slowing orders …
Punish Chinese money-launderers and banks who finance the trade in fentanyl
Yet, rather than holding Xi and the Chinese Communist Party accountable, the Biden administration appears to be bending a knee to Beijing once again. Biden welcomed Xi to San Francisco last month, …
Getting Sick All the Time? Don’t (Necessarily) Blame COVID-19
and COVID-19 case counts rising in various parts of the U.S. Hospitals in some states are also reporting upticks in pediatric pneumonia diagnoses, which experts say seems to be unrelated to the recent …
Hundreds of North Korean defectors ‘vanished’ after China deportations, rights group says
Up to 600 North Korean escapees have “vanished” after being forcibly repatriated from China, a Seoul-based human rights organization said Thursday.
Hong Kong And Shenzhen Trip Recap, November Export Data Beats
Asian equities were a sea of red, though Japan’s Yen strengthened to 145 versus the US dollar from its low of 151.
Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a Cambodian naval base that the United States and some international security analysts say is destined to serve as a…
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow still fears Beijing’s reach despite living in Canada
Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who left Hong Kong for Canada and won’t return to meet her bail conditions, told the Associated Press on Thursday she felt still under the watch of the Chinese territory’s police…
China issues action plan to improve air quality
China’s state council on Thursday released its action plan to continue improve the country’s air quality, as Beijing seeks to curb heavy pollution and solve prominent environmental issues. The …
China Set To Lose Out to India in Apple’s iPhone 16
Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple specialist based in Taiwan, said in a November newsletter that the global share of iPhone models made in India could rise to 20-25 percent by 2024, up from the current 12-14…
China Mobile Hong Kong Reigns Supreme as Hong Kong’s Fastest 5G Network Provider; Sweeps 11 Opensignal Awards and Garners Global Recognition
China Mobile Hong Kong (“CMHK” or “the Company”) has once again raised the bar by sweeping 11 awards (attached) in the latest November 2023 Opensignal Mobile Network Experience Report for Hong Kong, …
Singapore, China to Begin Piloting Digital Currency in Tourism Spending Push
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced plans to begin piloting the digital currency “E-CNY” in collaboration with China.
China’s economy has a ‘steep hill to climb’ despite positive export surprise, HSBC says
The Chinese economy still has a “steep hill to climb” despite a surprise pickup in exports and is unlikely to be bolstered by further fiscal stimulus, according to HSBC’s chief Asia economist.
