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Monthly Archives For January 2024
China’s FC-31 Stealth Fighter Officially Being Sought By Pakistan
The chief of the Pakistan Air Force says that the Chinese new-generation fighter is “all set to become part of the fleet in the near future.” …
Beijing court accepts shadow bank Zhongzhi’s bankruptcy application
Troubled Chinese shadow-banking firm Zhongzhi Enterprise Group’s bankruptcy application has been accepted by a court in Beijing, which would suggest the central government is ready to handle the …
China remains below previous dairy import levels
A market expert says this week’s Global Dairy Trade event again showed China is not buying many dairy products right now. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield there are multiple reasons.
China’s global travel rebound didn’t happen in 2023. But analysts still predict ‘out-of-the-park’ growth in outbound travel this year
China ended its system of quarantine almost a year ago, but Chinese tourists largely stayed home rather than embark overseas.
China suggests giant pandas could return to US by end of 2024
China reaffirmed Friday that the U.S. could see the return of giant pandas by the end of the year, as long as the two countries can peacefully coexist. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the…
China Deployed Over 1,700 Military Planes Around Taiwan in 2023
Beijing’s violations of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone feature an increasing variety of aircraft, from fighter jets to drones.
South China Sea Map Shows Key Allegiances as US Navy Drills Ruffle Beijing
Beijing criticized the U.S.-Philippine drills as “provocative military activities” with the allied forces “flaunting their military might.” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin warned the …
China’s electric vehicle dominance presents a dilemma to the west
Companies such as BYD and Nio are targeting overseas markets, leaving governments torn between encouraging greater take-up and protecting domestic manufacturers …
China’s primary sector workforce sees first increase in decades as migrants back on the farm
For the first time in decades, the share of China’s workforce employed in raw materials industries has gone up – a consequence of a weak job market and a return of rural migrants to their…
My friend Jimmy Lai, a British national, has been jailed by China. This must not stand
In his New Year’s message, China’s dictator Xi Jinping reiterated his promise that Taiwan will “surely be reunified with China”. Yet when the people of Taiwan, due to go to the polls to elect a…
China could feel the impact of its property crisis for the next 10 years, economist says
It could take China more than a decade to sell the 6 million square meters of homes it has under construction, one economist estimated.
Chinese Company That Sparked Fears of Financial Contagion Falls Into Bankruptcy
A calamitous year for Zhongzhi, which was a big player in China’s roughly $3 trillion trust sector, led to worries that the world’s second-largest economy was facing a “Lehman moment.”
