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China’s economic comeback is not going to be strong, or impressive
Guess what? China’s grand economic revival everyone’s been yapping about? Not happening. The start of the year showed us a mixed bag of tricks, with the real …
China Ramps Up Regulation of Generative AI: Echoes US Efforts
In a move reminiscent of ongoing debates in the United States, China’s communist regime has announced plans to regulate the burgeoning field of generative artificial intelligence, mirroring similar …
Beijing intends to boost ties with Tehran
The chairman of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries has sent a congratulatory message to the Iran-China Friendship Association on the occasion of the Persian New …
China names new chief to lead rocket maker and SpaceX rival CASC after predecessor stripped of political title
Chen Mingbo is appointed head of CASC, which positions itself as competitor of Elon Musk’s company, taking over from Wu Yansheng, who has not attended major company meetings since losing his political …
China’s pioneering battery scientist says academia and industry must work together to win solid-state revolution
Chen Liquan, the ‘father of the Chinese lithium battery’, shares his strategy to compete with the West to develop next-generation technology that will charge faster, perform better and shake up …
After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US
FILE – Students line up to enter a school for the first day of China’s national college entrance examinations, known as the gaokao, in Beijing, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. After the pandemic, young Chinese …
Gold Beans All the Rage With China’s Gen Z as Deflation Bites
With China’s deflation at its worst in 15 years, a volatile stock market and bank interest rates too low for her liking, 18-year-old Tina Hong is placing her financial security in gold beans.
China Police Takes ‘Coercive Measures’ Against Staff at Zhongzhi
Chinese authorities said they took “criminal coercive measures” against some employees at the money management business of Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co., weeks after a Beijing court accepted the …
After COVID-19, who do you trust?
Mistakes were made. Power was yielded and co-opted. Some overreacted. Just as many under-reacted, or worse, muddied the already muddy mishmash of often contradictory mandates and warnings by …
World’s biggest library reading space, in Beijing, was inspired by nature and designed to be a place where ‘everyone is under the same sky’
The world’s largest library reading space, housed by the Beijing City Library in China’s capital, was inspired by nature – think rice paddies, a river and trees – and designed to be something of a…
China’s economic plans make a trade war likely whether Biden or Trump wins the presidency
Officially, China’s current account surplus remains below peak levels in its share of global GDP. But Shearing notes that customs data reveal a much more significant shift. In fact, he points out that …
China harnesses LNG cold energy for high-end seafood cultivation, aims to reduce overseas reliance
Trial project in Shenzhen cultivates high-value marine species, such as grouper, lobster and abalone, using cold energy from liquefied natural gas amid China’s push to reduce reliance on seafood …