A young man in China believed he would look successful and important to people in his hometown during his annual Spring Festival visit if he was escorted by private security personnel.
Monthly Archives For February 2024
Exports to China soar to $17bn as trade barriers fall
Australia has sent a record amount of agricultural exports to China as trade barriers fall following a thawing of relations between the two countries.
Former Trump advisor warns his isolationist stance would face a new ‘axis of disrupters’ in a second term as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea build a ‘more cohesive coalition’
On China, Trump has vowed even tougher positions on trade … Taiwan did take all of our chip business,’ he added, referring to Taiwan’s leading status as a producer of advanced semiconductors. Trump …
China property woes leave Los Angeles with a billion dollar tower of graffiti
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‘The most powerful machine yet assembled on Earth’: China quietly launched record-breaking supercomputer — and someone virtually deconstructed its processor
The Tianhe-3 is the latest in a series of supercomputers built by the National University of Defense Technology in China. Its predecessors, the Tianhe-1 and Tianhe-2, also made significant impacts on …
China planning to ‘invade’ Europe with electric vehicles as US slaps 27.5 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports
An incoming shipment of electric vehicles from China is heading towards the West, aimed at cracking the European and British markets. Transported on gigantic cargo ship the BYD Explorer, the 7,000 …
‘Shawshank’ in China, as You’ve Never Seen It Before
A stage adaptation of the film featured an all-Western cast, was performed in Chinese and raised questions about translation, both linguistic and cultural.
China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter: Created with Stolen Technology from F-22 and F-35?
Did China steal F-22 and F-35 designs to benefit its ongoing fighter efforts? The answer is unequivocally yes. But is that a reason to dismiss the threat posed by these aircraft and others to follow?
ASML warns that more U.S. sanctions against China could have a major impact on its business
ASML’s backlog in China totals tens of billions of dollars, but geopolitical tensions could impact the company’s ability to fulfill it.
Beijing’s top diplomat says China will be a ‘force for stability’
Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi said China will be a “force for stability” in the world during a speech on Saturday at a major security conference in Germany. “No matter the changes in the …
China Set to Lose 60 Percent of Population by Century’s End
In light of new data showing China’s population shrinking for the second year running, a Shanghai-based think tank has drastically changed its 2100 forecast.
China Foreign Minister Warns Against Decoupling at Munich Security Conference
During a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the conference on Friday, the Chinese foreign minister also stressed that “making ‘de-risking’ into ‘de-China’, and seeking ‘decoupling …
Some Authors Were Left Out of Awards Held in China. Leaked Emails Show Why.
When some books, including best sellers, were conspicuously absent from the science fiction Hugo Awards last year, writers and fans became suspicious.
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