We knew from growing up in the pre-liberalisation era that re-purposing things was a way of life. Hand-me-downs were normal. We even overwrote the songs on old cassettes with the new ones.
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COVID-19 Casualties Among Foreign Companies in China
After three years, foreign managers are now returning to China – only to find that their businesses are no longer run according to the founding principles and practices. COVID-19 not only …
Christopher Tang: A collapse of China’s economy would hurt many countries, including the US
The Western news media’s focus on China’s recovering economy, following a significant downturn last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, has been unrelenting. There has been extensive …
China’s chief epidemiologist who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60
China’s chief epidemiologist, who helped drive anti-COVID-19 measures that suspended access to cities and confined millions to their homes, has died
As a Democrat and a Republican, we are united in warning China’s Xi on fentanyl, fair trade
As a Democrat and a Republican, we met with China’s Xi Jinping and warned him he had to take action on fentanyl and fair trade. Americans stand united against the evils of the world.
China’s ex-premier leaves an unfinished reform legacy
When China’s Communist Party released the names of its 205-person Central Committee a year ago, there was a glaring omission: Li Keqiang, the premier.
Retired Taiwan Colonel Who Spied for China Handed 20-Year Jail Sentence
The retired air force colonel had recruited active-duty Taiwanese military officers to provide confidential national security information to Beijing.
Some deaf children in China can hear after gene treatment
Yiyi is one of several deaf children who scientists in China say are the first people ever to have their natural hearing pathway restored in a dramatic new demonstration of the possibilities of gene therapy.…
China’s chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyou who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60
China’s chief epidemiologist who helped drive anti-COVID-19 measures in the country that suspended access to cities and confined millions to their homes has died.
China’s Wu Zunyou, epidemiology expert, has died – media
Chinese epidemiologist Wu Zunyou, a well-known expert in his field, died on Friday of pancreatic cancer, the government-backed National Business Daily reported, citing sources from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ex-Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, dies at 68
Authorities have yet to announce a possible cause. Li oversaw China’s response to COVID-19, the first cases of which were detected in the central city of Wuhan. Then-unprecedented controls were imposed, shutting down most international…
Analysis-Global EV battery supply chain puzzles over China graphite curbs
Beijing’s move to restrict graphite exports will have a disproportionate impact on foreign makers of electric vehicle battery components who have not yet shifted to using as much synthetic material as Chinese counterparts,
China Mobile, China Telecom Join Ranks of SOE’s to Pay 70% or More of Profits as Dividends
China Mobile will disburse over 70 percent of its profit this year, up from 67 percent last year and 60 percent in 2021, the company said during a collective roadshow in Beijing yesterday. China …