China urges its businesses to favor domestic semiconductor chips over NVIDIA’s AI processors to bolster its chip industry.
Monthly Archives For September 2024
China’s Investment Abroad Surges to Record With $71 Billion Jump
China’s overseas investment hit a record high as its companies look to build more factories abroad, potentially helping to ease criticism of Beijing’s export policies.
China’s factory activity contracts less than expected in September — but shrinks for a fifth straight month
The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 49.8, slightly beating the 49.5 expected among economists polled by Reuters.
China’s bond market seems skeptical that recent stimulus will be enough
Yields on Chinese government debt are hovering near multi-decade lows as investors remain unconvinced by stimulus efforts.
VP of China-based AIIB says bank has proven doubters ‘100% wrong’
With 110 member states and years of experience, AIIB vice-president says Beijing-based development bank a model for multilateralism.
China’s $114 billion stimulus package immediately boosted its stock market. But can it last?
China’s $114 billion stimulus has some investors excited, but it’s lacking support for the country’s discouraged consumers.
Is It (Finally) Time To Invest In China?
I am skeptical about China as a strategic investment. Its problems are mainly structural than cyclical, and the government is reluctant to embark on needed reforms.
China wants to be the global AI leader in personal computing, but businesses is where they want to go large
Despite dwindling PC sales in the country, China is on track for some healthy growth in the sector as it scales up production in 2025 to get AI PCs into the hands of consumers and…
EU to continue China electric vehicle talks even after final vote, say sources
The European Commission has told EU countries it will continue negotiations with China even after they vote on its proposal to impose final import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources …
China’s Youth Should Not Be Seduced By “Garbage Time” Meme
If a bright and ambitious Chinese young person doesn’t like the prospects in their home country, there is a world of opportunity to take a risk in the decades ahead.
More China Stimulus And A Looming Port Strike
With the Chinese economy struggling, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has unleashed a plethora of tools aimed at stimulating the economy.
After Minimum Import Price (MIP), govt issues Quality Control Order (QCO) to curb imports of cheap, sub-standard screws
The Union Government has taken a fresh initiative to curb the import of cheap and substandard screws by issuing a Quality Control Order (QCO), outlining 14 Indian standards for screws. Under this …
China sets two World records with stunning display of 10,197 drones in Shenzhen
Just weeks earlier, China had also set a world record with a similar display of 7,598 drones over the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in celebration of its 72nd anniversary. The event formed intricate images in…