China has blocked imports of sheep, goats and their related products from Georgia due to an outbreak of sheep and goat pox, according to a notice by the General Administration of Customs dated on …
Monthly Archives For March 2024
How a Chinese X User in Italy Became a Beijing Target
Hiding behind a cartoon cat avatar, a 31-year-old artist based in Italy has become one of the most influential challengers to Beijing’s censorship machine.
China is debating if it’s finally time to let people marry at 18 as it grapples with a dwindling population
Gan Huatian, a member of a top advisory body to China’s leaders, asked to lower the marriage age to boost birthrates. He was blasted online.
China makes science and tech a budget priority with 10% jump in spending
That amounts to US$52 billion for 2024, with continued expenditure ‘guaranteed’ because of sector’s key role in driving development It comes as Beijing is pushing for technological self-reliance to …
Why China’s Strong Commodity Imports Defy Weak Economic Data
Despite continued weak economic performance, China’s imports of major commodities in the first two months of 2024 held strong and exceeded last year’s levels. Imports of crude oil, LNG, coal, and iron …
Goose intestines hidden under rattlesnakes & duck blood illegally imported from China, federal authorities say
NEW YORK: Six people were arrested in New York on Tuesday on charges of illegally importing goose and duck intestines from China, in some cases by hiding them under packaged rattlesnakes or …
China’s Shenzhen City unleashes bold plan to support Huawei’s HarmonyOS Apps
Shenzhen, the birthplace of Huawei Technologies has unveiled its annual blueprint to bolster the development of apps for HarmonyOS, …
Beijing’s “White List” Answer To Its Property Crisis Is Insufficient
China’s property crisis has created a huge financial mess that needs much time and effort to clean up. Beijing’s “white lists” are inadequate in the extreme..
6 Charged With Smuggling Goose and Duck Intestines From China
The only such imports allowed from China are catfish and “heat-treated/cooked” poultry products, according to the complaint. But goods seized during the investigation included goose and duck …
China may have to resort to a tried-and-tested tactic to power its ‘new leap forward’
Wang Dan, economist at Hang Seng Bank (China), expects “some kind of a project that is in similar size and quality of the Three Gorges Dam to really pull up domestic demand” so Beijing may…
Analysis-As China’s Xi summons ‘new productive forces’, old questions linger for economy
By James Pomfret, Kevin Yao and Ellen Zhang HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Facing its deepest economic challenges in years, China’s leadership has tasked ministries and local governments with …
Who Will Build the Tech Future—America or China? | Opinion
Maintaining America’s global leadership position in technology isn’t inevitable. But losing it isn’t inevitable, either.
Big three US airlines again delay resumption of further China flights
The three largest US airlines are pushing back until at least late October the resumption of many flights to China that they cut early during the Covid-19 pandemic.
