Beijing has never given a detailed account of exactly what Cheng Lei had supposedly done to justify her confinement, and getting any clarity from China’s notoriously opaque legal system has been next …
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Why did Beijing choose this moment to release Cheng Lei, and what might it signify?
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The role of Water, with sounds of waves, opened the Martial Arts Trilogy, a piece by world-renowned composer-conductor Tan Dun. When he staged his Martial Arts Trilogy, three concertos based on the …
How we revealed that China’s giant state-owned food importer is fueling deforestation
[Link to be provided later] A 2021 report by the WWF found that China’s imports accounted for a bigger share of tropical deforestation caused by international trade than the U.S. and Europe combined.
Haley attacks Biden, Trump and China in New Hampshire town hall
“We have to leave the negativity, the chaos and the baggage of the past.” Haley spoke to voters at a full Exeter Town Hall in Exeter and in her opening remarks Haley criticized Biden and…
Hiking U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports would cost consumers $31 billion
Toys could cost up to 21 percent more, and other categories like apparel and shoes will see an increase, as well. Here’s what it means.
Tanzanian Companies to Exhibit Products at China’s International Exhibition
Exhibition: A Gateway to the Chinese Market Sixteen Tanzanian companies have registered to advertise their products at the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), scheduled to begin this …
China advances digital yuan development with industrial park in Shenzhen
China has inaugurated two separate industrial parks in Shenzhen and Nanjing with the sole focus on accelerating the development and application of its central bank digital currency, the e-CNY. The …
China Cracks Down on Cross-Border Financial Flows, Offshore Trading
China on Thursday ordered its securities firms with offshore operations to stop taking on mainland investors as clients, as part of a crackdown against offshore trading and an effort to plug …
China, EU ‘can play great part’ in climate battle, bloc energy chief Kadri Simson says in call to join methane pledge
Revealing agreement on closer climate cooperation, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson urges China to commit to global pledges to cut methane emissions and triple renewable energy capacity by 2030.
LPGA Tour Returns To China For First Time Since Pandemic
SHANGHAI (AP) — Maja Stark and Wichanee Meechai each shot 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a two-stroke first-round lead at the LPGA Shanghai event in the tour’s return to China after the COVID-19 …
MVRDV reclads tower in colorful panels for Shenzhen Women and Children’s Center
The Rotterdam-based firm MVRDV recently announced the completion of the Shenzhen Women and Children’s Center. The project involved the adaptive reuse of a tower that was originally constructed in 1994 …
Xi Jinping to host Chilean President Gabriel Boric for talks in Beijing
Gabriel Boric is expected to attempt to lure renewal energy investments to Chile, which is home to 48 per cent of global lithium reserves, a mineral needed for EV batteries.
After US, inflation focus turns to China
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. As investors digest the market and policy implications of this week’s U.S. inflation figures, Asia’s focus on …
