China will need investment in power and transport estimated at $14tn to hit Beijing’s goal of net zero emissions by 2060, according to a World Bank report, as the ruling party congress this week …
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China’s Xi further cements power as party congress closes
China’s ruling Communist Party wrapped up its twice-a-decade congress on Saturday, cementing Xi Jinping’s iron grip on power and revealing a new Central Committee missing two key officials lacking …
This man says he lost all his savings gambling online in China, where players visit ‘mirror’ websites that change URLs daily and fake ‘friends’ recruit gamblers in chat groups
In China, where gambling websites are blocked, companies like Bet365 use “mirror websites” which copy their real websites with URLs that change to bypass bans.
China central bank governor, economic head exit party leadership amid growth dip
The possible changes to the policy team come amid heightened uncertainty about China’s growth outlook. China’s Communist Party congress signaled a possible shake-up of the nation’s economic policy …
China Central Bank Governor, Economic Czar Exit Party Leadership
China’s Communist Party congress signaled a possible shake-up of the nation’s economic policy team at a time of heightened concern about the world’s second-largest economy.
Beijing E-Town pulls out all the stops to attract top businesses
At the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, an 8K ultrahigh-definition ground display system, the largest of its kind in the world, demonstrated the abilitie …
During visit to China, Shehbaz to seek new investments, debt rescheduling
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agenda for his maiden visit to China in November is to seek new investments worth billions of dollars and urge Beijing …
China’s Currency Is Weakening. It’s Too Easy to Misread Why.
China is increasingly viewed as the other—a result of, and fodder for, strategic competition with the U.S. Many are suspicious that the decline of the yuan will boost China’s trade competitiveness.
‘Depose the traitorous despot’: How China’s ‘Bridge Man’ unleashed a global protest against Xi Jinping
While ‘protest’ and ‘China’ may conjure images of 1989 and Tiananmen Square, recent data paints a different, more nuanced picture.
Yuan Falls to Lowest Since 2008 Global Crisis, Despite State Bank Support
China’s yuan fell on Friday to its weakest level against the dollar since the global financial crisis of 2008, despite attempts by major state-owned banks to stabilise the market. Sources told Reuters …
Mathebula’s SARB logic fails to account for success of China’s Reserve Bank
Professor Joseph Stiglitz said in a recent speech at the Indian Reserve Bank that less independent central banks had done better than all these so-called independent ones.
China’s economy will probably grow less than 3% this year, says economist
Michelle Lam of Societe Generale says the Shanghai lockdown in the second quarter is a significant reason for slowing growth.
Beijing’s Delicate Geopolitical Balancing Act
Chinese President Xi Jinping is facing political risks as he tries to balance competition and cooperation with the West …