A new book from author and political science professor Dali Yang details the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the response on a local and national level and what failures occurred.
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Hong Kong, Shenzhen discuss border service extension for New Year fireworks
Hong Kong and Shenzhen have discussed extending border service hours for the New Year’s Eve countdown fireworks show, the government has revealed, with transport authorities coordinating travel …
China’s Critical Minerals Embargo Is Even Tougher Than Expected
Beijing ordered companies around the world not to allow critical minerals mined in China to reach the U.S., while deepening its efforts to replace imports with domestic products.
China Mulls Moving Cinda Stake to Sovereign Wealth Fund in Weeks
The Chinese government plans to transfer ownership in one of the nation’s biggest bad-debt managers to a unit of its sovereign wealth fund in coming weeks as part of a regulatory overhaul, according to people…
China begins military movements around Taiwan as the island braces for potential drills
Multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels are moving in waters around the Taiwan Strait and the Western Pacific, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, as the island braces for potential military drills by…
Gold hits 2-week high on renewed China buying, Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices hit two-week highs on Monday, climbing more than 1% on renewed buying of the metal by China’s central bank following a six-month hiatus, with bullishness amplified by anticipation of a U.S.
Map Shows China’s Suspected Spy Bases in Cuba
A Washington, D.C.-based think tank last week released a report detailing facilities in Cuba that it says may be being used by China to gather signals intelligence (SIGINT) on the United States. The Center for…
Chinese entrepreneur boasts receipt of 200 NVIDIA H200 GPUs in Beijing despite US export ban
Beijing-based entrepreneur Su Di recently boasted on Douyin about his access to Nvidia’s H100 and H200 GPUs, despite US efforts to block their export to China. He humourously noted that Trump would …
Beware of China’s Political Grandstanding on Stimulus
Shuli Ren is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian markets. A former investment banker, she was a markets reporter for Barron’s. She is a CFA charterholder.
Trump calls on China to help end ‘madness’ between Russia and Ukraine: ‘World is waiting’
Mr Putin touted China as a credible negotiator after Beijing published a 12-point peace plan to end the war last year. The proposal, which did not explicitly call for Russia to leave Ukraine, was rejected…
China vows to ramp up policy stimulus to spur growth in 2025
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop…
China abused its US trade relationship. Trump can fix it
China abused its trade relationship with the US, costing over 4 million jobs. We also lost up to $600 billion in intellectual property per year. Trump should end that horrible deal.
China announces first monetary policy shift since 2010 to spur growth
China will adopt an “appropriately loose” monetary policy next year as part of steps to support economic growth, state media reported on Monday citing a Politburo meeting, marking the first such shift towards loosening since…
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