U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in…
Monthly Archives For April 2024
Xi shakes up China’s military in rethink of how to ‘fight and win’ future wars
China has rolled out the largest restructuring of its military in almost a decade with a focus on technology-driven strategic forces crucial for winning future wars, as Beijing vies with Washington …
Chinese nationals accused of conspiring to export semiconductor technology from Santa Rosa firm
Federal officials this week announced the unsealing of a December 2020 indictment that charged two Chinese nationals with illegally conspiring to export advanced semiconductor technology to a manufacturer in China.
U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China’s growth, Blinken says
U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back China’s economy or technological development, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during an interview with National Public Radio on…
China’s industrial profits dip in March, raising concerns about economic recovery
These figures come amid a broader trend of lackluster economic indicators for March, including sluggish retail sales and industrial output, signaling weak domestic demand despite the solid GDP growth …
China Industrial Profits Drop as Demand From Overseas Stalls
China’s industrial companies’ profits fell in March as exports flagged and deflationary pressures persisted, suggesting the economy’s stronger-than-expected growth early this year might be tough to …
China Q1 industrial profits’ growth pace stirs doubts about economic recovery
China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world’s largest auto market is already in an …
Risk of infectious illnesses over holiday warns China CDC
China’s COVID epidemic has maintained at a low level overall with infection waves occuring from time to time. “But the novel coronavirus is still mutating and the risk of a resurgence remains,” it …
Olympic deal shows bubbling market for zero-alcohol beers
For the first time this summer, as sportswomen and men strive for victory in Paris, spectators will be able to sip the official beer of an Olympic Games. But as the market has grown, brewers…
China Seeks to Bring a Booming Micro-Drama Industry Under Tighter Control
China’s short-form video industry has been booming. But authorities are worried about the themes of these low-budget but hugely popular productions promoting the wrong values.
Philippines denies deal with China over disputed South China Sea shoal
The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating maritime dispute in the South China Sea, calling the claim propaganda.
China Industrial Profits Decline as Demand From Overseas Stalls
China’s industrial companies’ profits fell in March as exports flagged and deflationary pressures persisted, suggesting the economy’s stronger-than-expected growth early this year might be tough to …
How the CCP closed down the search for the origins of COVID-19
The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions…
