Donald Trump’s resounding victory in Monday’s Iowa caucuses and the prospect of him returning to the White House will be the talk of the town at the World Economic Forum in Davos today.
Monthly Archives For January 2024
Beijing fears unpredictability of Trump-Lai combination: analyst
“Beijing’s real nightmare scenario is not necessarily watching Lai Ching-te winning the presidency of Taiwan, but it’s the combination of Lai Ching-te and perhaps Donald Trump coming back into the White House,” Rorry Daniels of…
Taiwan’s Election Isn’t a Disaster for Xi Jinping—Unless He Makes It One
The election demonstrates that Taiwan’s citizens are increasingly inured to bullying, although any departure from those tactics would indicate that improved relations are possible.
U.S. praises Taiwan’s leader
Retired U.S. officials met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday and praised the island’s democratic processes under which it elected a new presiden “Taiwan’s democracy has set a shining example for the world,
China GDP Grew Around 5.2% in 2023, Premier Li Says at Davos
China’s economy grew around 5.2% in 2023, surpassing the government’s official growth target for the year without relying on “massive stimulus,” Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Davos, …
Self-driving police patrol cars tested on Beijing roads
Fifteen self-driving patrol cars, complete with flashing lights, hit the public roads in the autonomous driving demonstration area, performing round-the-clock police duties in coordination with officers from the Daxing Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public…
UFO Sightings Over Beijing Spark Social Media Frenzy in China
From “small balls of light” to speeding “cloud-like” objects, residents of Beijing and several regions in northern China reported sighting unidentified flying objects in the sky Sunday night, igniting widespread speculation on social media. Experts…
Opinion: The repercussions from Taiwan’s election will continue for years
Lanhee J. Chen looks at what the results of Taiwan’s election will mean for US-China relations in the coming years.
The chips are down in China as imports see largest ever drop
Semiconductor imports by China reached a total value of $349.4 billion, according to customs data reported by Beijing. These figures are down by 15.4 percent and also down 10.8 percent in volume from …
JN.1 Variant Takes Center Stage for COVID Surge in China
Rebound in COVID-19 infections is expected in China in January, with the JN.1 variant becoming the dominant strain.
‘Choosing China is not a risk’: Beijing shrugs off slowdown
Premier Li Qiang said the economy grew 5.2pc last year, and put out the welcome mat for foreign investors. But he fired a first warning at Donald Trump.
China’s Ping An Bank names 41 mainland developers in funding support list
The Chinese lender has put 41 developers on a list of property firms eligible for its funding support, a shift towards more lending to a sector in crisis following government steps to staunch the pain…
Will Additional Stimulus Revive Economic Growth in China?
China’s Shanghai Composite Stock Index today ($CHSC) recovered from a 3-1/2 year low and closed slightly higher after Bloomberg reported that China is considering additional stimulus by issuing 1 …
