China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at an already difficult time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart.
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Zero-Covid: China’s rigid strategy presents political danger for President Xi
AS THE CHINESE public grows increasingly – and vocally – frustrated by Beijing’s zero-Covid policy, President Xi Jinping may find adhering to this strategy increasingly challenging in the run-up to …
Macao businesses asked to suspend operation to curb COVID-19
Businesses keeping the society going or offering daily necessities to residents will not be affected, according to the instruction. Macao reported 24 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and …
South China Sea: US-led Southeast Asian strategy to contain Beijing would ‘complicate’ disputes, Chinese experts warn
US think tanks and analysts urge Washington to set up joint regional maritime counter-insurgency strategy aimed at containing China’s expansionist moves Such a strategy risks making the South China …
Blinken Presses China’s Top Diplomat on Ukraine but Stresses Cooperation
The secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, met in Indonesia with his Chinese counterpart, part of a diplomatic flurry as Washington seeks to cool tensions with Beijing.
China is more dependent on US and our technology than you think
China s rapid economic growth over the last few decades has been based on its joining of the global supply chain network, where the U S and its allies hold the technology high ground China…
Explained: China’s Nearly $1 Trillion ‘Bullet’ Debt Problem
The recent Covid surge in China has negatively impacted the country’s economy and the Communist Party government in Beijing had on 31 May announced comprehensive economic stimulus measures to lift …
Vietnam reports 1,406 new COVID-19 cases
Vietnam recorded 1,406 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up by 604 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health. The infections brought the total tally to 10,754,348 with 43,089 deaths. Nationwide, …
China reports 112 new cases; Beijing rolls back mandatory vaccine plans
China reported 112 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, including 67 local infections, the national health commission said Saturday, as the country continues to struggle with a wave of …
China’s Wang Yi says direction of U.S.-China ties in danger of going ‘astray’
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken on Saturday that the direction of U.S.-China relations was in danger of being further led “astray” due to a problem with the …
Could nation-state hackers be behind the largest data leak in China?
Was China’s data leak really caused by human error? Or could it part of a plan by nation-state hackers in targeting China’s data?
Weekly Commentary: Revisiting The Bursting China Bubble
U.S. “tech” Bubble was financed, at the margin, by high-yield debt (telecom, in particular), speculative hedge fund levered finance, and GSE liquidity. Read more.
The one Australian economic sector China cannot afford to target
In fact, the ban on imports of Australian coal ended up backfiring. The high energy and generally cleaner coal Australia exports was swiftly picked up by other importers, such as India and Japan.