Beijing has told foreign consulates in Hong Kong to hand over personal details of all locally hired staff. Local media report that a letter from the city arm of China’s Foreign Ministry asked for the…
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China declines to address WSJ report foreign minister was removed over extramarital affair
China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declined to address a report its former foreign minister Qin Gang was ousted from his position over an alleged extramarital affair.
China flies more than 150 military planes toward Taiwan as island condemns military ‘harassment’
Taiwan’s National Defense Ministry said China flew more than 150 airplanes, including fighter jets, towards the island in the largest show of military force in recent months.
Foreign firms in China say vague rules and tensions with Washington hurting business, survey shows
Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business environment and causing some …
Lockdowns, Crackdowns and Continued US-China Tensions Hit China’s Once-Soaring Law Firms Hard
For Beijing-based JunHe, one of China’s oldest and most well-reputed domestic law firms, gross revenue fell by about 13% to $316 million but net profits are estimated to have fallen by over 30%. Rival firm…
Shell and BYD open world’s largest fast charging park in Shenzhen
Shell has opened its largest electric car charging park in the world in Shenzhen, China. The site near Shenzhen Airport has 258 public fast-charging points. While the facility operates under the Shell …
“Beijing is telling the U.S.: ‘We are willing to die to the last Chinese for Taiwan. You Americans are not.’”
Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass explained to MSNBC that “Beijing is telling the U.S.: ‘We are willing to die to the last Chinese for Taiwan. You Americans are not.’” By raising the risk…
The climate upside of China’s real estate downturn
The deepening debt crisis in China’s construction sector – a key engine of economic growth, investment and employment – may trigger an unexpected climate benefit in the form of reduced emissions from …
BlackRock downgrades Chinese stocks as conviction sours amid property slump and stimulus policy limp
The world’s biggest money manager lost confidence in Chinese stocks and their emerging-market peers after turning bullish in February The MSCI China Index has lost 11.8 per cent since late February; …
Mutually assured financial destruction won’t deter China
America’s economic reliance on China won’t prevent a Sino-American War. Indeed, it might even make a conflict more likely.
UPDATE 1-China’s Tuhu Car to raise $146 mln in Hong Kong IPO -sources
Chinese car maintenance service startup Tuhu Car is set to raise HK$1.137 billion ($146 million) in its Hong Kong initial public offering by pricing its shares at HK$28 apiece, according to three …
China Aims To Replicate Human Brain in Bid To Dominate Global AI
The pursuit of the most advanced AI—human-like artificial general intelligence—has prompted concerns among experts about potential dangers if it runs amok.
Foreign business lobbies warn working in China harder than ever
Foreign business confidence in China has reached its lowest in years, US and European enterprise lobbies warned Tuesday, as slowing growth and geopolitical tensions hit investment prospects.US firms in China now report “record-low” optimism and…