Beijing largely kept to its side of the Taiwan Strait’s center line until 2020. Following visits to Taipei by high-ranking U.S. cabinet officials that summer and fall, China began sending increasingly …
Monthly Archives For January 2024
Politicisation of trade is immoral and unsustainable, China says
China on Wednesday said a situation in which national security restrictions severely impede global growth due to “the politicisation of economic and trade issues” would be “immoral and unsustainable”.
China’s central bank resumes PSL, injecting 350 billion yuan of liquidity into three policy banks
The People’s Bank of China (PBC), the country’s central bank, resumed its pledged supplementary lending (PSL) facility in December 2023 and injected 350 billion yuan ($49 billion) of liquidity into …
Exclusive-China’s top banks tighten exposure to smaller peers to curb credit risk, sources say
Some of China’s top banks have sharpened scrutiny of smaller peers’ asset quality and have tightened standards for interbank lending, three sources said, in an effort to curb credit risk as a …
China has fired a top official after proposed video game restrictions unleashed a market meltdown of epic proportions
Feng Shixin had oversight of China’s video game regulator. He has been removed from his position, according to Reuters.
China’s erratic regulatory moves against Big Tech firms must end, says communist party newspaper after video gaming stock rout
The mouthpiece of the Central Party School argued that regulators must stop the practice of swinging between extremes of lax oversight and ‘overly strict’ regulation The opinion came days after the …
China tries to lure foreign tourists with expanded visa-free scheme after weak post-pandemic bounce back
China has struck an agreement with Thailand to permanently waive visa requirements for each other’s citizens from March, the latest in a flurry of attempts by Beijing to lure back foreign tourists …
What’s China’s roadmap for 2024? Xi’s New Year speech shows economic stability most important
Xi referred to China as a great nation with a rich civilisation and emphasised its role as a responsible major power.
How will Beijing respond to Manila’s plans to build on South China Sea reef?
The Philippines allocates money to build ‘permanent structure’ on disputed Second Thomas Shoal in a move observers say will ‘fuel tensions’ with China but is unlikely to spark ‘full-scale escalation’ …
Some investors are getting tempted by cheap China stocks that have slumped 60% in 2 years — but the market started 2024 in the red
One-third of 417 respondents to Bloomberg’s Markets Live Pulse survey said they plan to invest more in China stocks in the next 12 months.
Abrupt Dismissals Point to Xi Jinping’s Quiet Shake-Up of China’s Military
The purge of several commanders from China’s legislature was the latest sign of widening investigations focused on the sensitive arms sector, experts say.
‘Hawkish’ China Military Squeeze on Taiwan Likely After Election
Jaw Shaw-kong, the KMT’s vice president candidate, said last month Taiwan should ramp up missile production to show it can strike into China in the event of war, although he also said China should …
Iron Ore Extends Gains as Further Support From Beijing Expected
Iron ore climbed for a third day on expectations that China’s government will bolster economic stimulus, as pre-Lunar New Year holiday restocking commences.Most Read from BloombergIran Sends Warship …