China’s exports likely grew more quickly and for a second month in May thanks to improving overseas demand, giving officials some comfort as they navigate numerous challenges at home to shore up an …
Monthly Archives For June 2024
China Pumps Tens Of Billions Into Key Industry Amid Tech War With US
The Chinese Communist Party has launched a $47.5 billion state-backed investment fund to strategically boost the semiconductor industry in competition
Is China Crypto Ban Over As Bybit Resumes Registration?
Bybit reopens registration for users in China despite previous bans and ongoing regulatory contradictions, signaling potential shifts in cryptocurrency policies.
US and allies warn China is intensifying its efforts to recruit Western military pilots
The US and its closest intelligence partners are warning that China has intensified a campaign to recruit former Western military pilots and other service members to train its own aviators, according …
China is trying to overcome weaknesses in its military by ‘aggressively recruiting’ Western pilots to train its aviators, Five Eyes intel allies warn
A new intelligence bulletin details China’s efforts to target current and former Western military personnel to “bolster” its military capabilities.
Famous scenic waterfall in China goes viral after video appears to show water coming from pipe
A famous waterfall in China has drawn even more attention than usual – after a video revealed that its majestic falls may be artificially supplied by a water pipe.
US, ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn China recruiting Western military trainers
The U.S. and other “Five Eyes” countries on Wednesday warned that China has been circumventing measures aimed at halting its recruitment of current and former Western military pilots and other …
Kremlin says US is blackmailing China by threatening sanctions over exports to Russia
The Kremlin on Wednesday described comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that Washington would not tolerate China increasing its exports of “dual-use” goods to Russia, and would respond …
Saudi Arabia joins BIS- and China-led central bank digital currency project
Saudi Arabia has joined a China-dominated central bank digital currency cross-border trial, in what could be another step towards less of the world’s oil trade being done in U.S. dollars. The move, …
Scoop: Vulnerable Dems press Biden on Chinese solar imports
Vulnerable congressional Democrats, led by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), are calling on the Biden administration to investigate Chinese solar companies for allegedly skirting U.S. tariffs, Axios has …
Crypto exchanges sticking it out in Hong Kong see value in regulator’s ‘safety first’ approach
Despite recent withdrawals, recently ‘deemed to be licensed’ exchanges spur some optimism about the future of Hong Kong’s virtual asset market Hong Kong’s restrictive regulatory regime for …
Turkey told Beijing it wants to boost agricultural and food exports to China, Turkish source says
Turkey’s foreign minister told Chinese officials during a visit this week that Ankara wanted to narrow its trade deficit with Beijing partly via more agricultural and food exports, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
US and allies say China is ‘aggressively recruiting’ their fighter pilots
The US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have jointly warned that China’s People’s Liberation Army is “aggressively recruiting” western fighter pilots in an effort to train its own military …