BEIJING: Beijing today voiced “strong dissatisfaction” that fighting in neighbouring Myanmar had caused Chinese casualties and said it would take “all necessary measures” to protect its citizens, …
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Beijing Condemns Myanmar Border Clashes
Several Chinese media outlets reported on Wednesday that an artillery shell from Myanmar had fallen across the border in the town of Nansan.
China’s Election Interference in Taiwan Explained
Taiwanese media reported last month that at least eight local officials in the central city of Taichung had been detained and their phones and other evidence seized. Authorities said accepting China’s …
China sees international flights reaching 80% of pre-COVID levels by end-2024
China’s aviation regulator said on Thursday it expects the number of international flights to and from the country to reach 6,000 per week by the end of this year, or about 80% of pre-COVID levels.
Joyy Stuck With Unwanted China Business After $3.6 Billion Baidu Sale Collapses
Joyy’s $3.6 billion sale of its China livestreaming business to Baidu has collapsed, more than three years after the deal was first announced.
China Premier Visits US-Blacklisted Chipmaker in Show of Support
Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited the country’s foremost developer of memory chips, in the latest show of government support for US-sanctioned Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. as the two powers clash …
China’s property ‘inventory overhang’ could take more than 10 years to correct, economist says
China existing housing inventory, along with the those currently under construction, could take up to 12 years to fully clear, according to one China economist.
World’s largest oil producer plans to deepen its push into China
Saudi energy giant Aramco, the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company, could be upping is planning to up its investment stake in its Chinese partner, as it expands its investments footprint in …
China’s LGFVs must repay a record US$651 billion of bonds in 2024
China’s local government financing vehicles (LGFV) need to pay back a record amount of maturing local bonds this year, testing the limits of a central government program to help them refinance their …
China’s Slumping Stocks Need Help From Beijing. Don’t Count On It.
Economists and analysts see little sign Beijing is willing to take aggressive steps to restore confidence in the economy.
‘Like Waiting for Godot’: investors hope for China turnaround in new year
“It’s like ‘Waiting for Godot’,” said Alain Bokobza, head of global asset allocation at Société Générale, leaning on Samuel Beckett’s absurdist play of the same name to describe the many false dawns …
Kai-Fu Lee predicts overhaul of China’s AI industry amid preparation to adopt domestic AI chips
Lee’s startup 01.AI reached the US$1 billion unicorn mark last year after receiving investment during its latest funding round from China’s Alibaba and Lee’s Beijing-based company Sinovation Ventures.
China Stress-Tests Global Economy At Moment Of Maximum Anxiety
It’s a reminder of how China is likely to stress-test the global economy as never before in 2024, and a moment of maximum anxiety for Asia. Though Batson points to 2021, the real original sin…