China’s intelligence agency has accused overseas institutions of targeting Chinese rare earths and food industries as part of an ongoing public awareness campaign over the risks posed by foreign spies …
Monthly Archives For April 2024
China’s 130-ton reusable rocket engine breaks records during tests
CASC has reportedly completed 15 repeated tests and 30 ignition starts on its new engine, with the total test duration exceeding 3,900 seconds. According to a press release, the 15 repeated tests …
Power, Politics, and Pandemics: Zhao Leji’s Crucial Role in China
Zhao Leji, the third-ranking Member of the Chinese Communist Party who warmly embraced North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, is equivalent to the Speaker of the Parliament in China. Zhao is well-known as a …
Watch ’embarrassing’ moment race leaders slow down ‘to let Chinese runner win’ Beijing half-marathon
THE BEIJING half-marathon is mired in controversy after winner He Jie was allowed to cross the line in first place. The Chinese athlete won Sunday’s event ahead of Kenyan runners Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter,…
As it happened: Beijing’s top man on Hong Kong, Xia Baolong, urges focus on development, as John Lee vows vigilance over national security risks
Chief Executive John Lee, also addressing National Security Education Day ceremony, reminds residents to remain vigilant over persistent risks.
America is mirroring China’s tech protectionism and reversing decades of free trade doctrine. Here’s why that’s bad news for U.S. leadership
The USTR must stop leveraging foreign policy to aid a misguided domestic competition policy, says the Consumer Technology Association.
The U.S. Has Received a Rare Invitation From China. There Is Only One Right Answer.
In the middle of the last century, as the United States and Russia rapidly amassed thousands of nuclear weapons, China stayed out of the arms race, focusing its energy on growing its economy and …
China Market Update: Mainland Markets Shrug Off Geopolitical Risk, Northbound Returns To Inflow
Asian equities were mixed overnight on continued Middle East tensions though Mainland China’s Shanghai and STAR 50 indexes outperformed.
Beijing Race Under Investigation After African Runners Appear To Throw The Race And Let Chinese Racer Win
The Beijing Half Marathon is under investigation from the race’s organizers after footage has emerged which appears to show three African racers collude
Chancellor Scholz in Beijing – What he needs to know about Xi
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing. This visit presents the Chancellor with a delicate balancing act between business discussions and the Middle East conflict.
Free Money? Polymarket Bet Pays 8% if China Doesn’t Invade Taiwan
Betting against an invasion on the prediction market may yield almost 8x as much as Taiwan government bonds. Plus: Mideast turmoil barely changes U.S. presidential odds.
Chinese tea shop giant Sichuan Baicha Baidao aims to raise US$330 million in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024
Proceeds will aid Baicha Baidao’s expansion in China as it eyes the boutique coffee industry It comes after Hong Kong’s IPOs fell 29% in the first quarter to US$604.4 million, the slowest start to a…
China orders stripping of US chipsets from networks
Chinese operators were reportedly ordered by officials to phase out use of foreign chipsets by 2027, a move that would hit US chip giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
