“We aim to safeguard our sovereignty and state interests and world peace by developing our military forces including maritime forces,” said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman at a regular news briefing on Tuesday. China has…
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Exclusive: China seeks to cement globalization credentials at Silk Road summit
Still, state media has proclaimed China’s key role in the Silk Road and how Beijing plans to use it to challenge the West. The official Xinhua news agency, in a commentary on the front page…
China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid South China Sea tension
Foreign military analysts and Chinese media have for months published satellite images, photographs and news stories about the second carrier’s development. China confirmed its existence in late 2015. The launch “shows our country’s indigenous aircraft…
Netflix strikes licensing deal in China
Netflix is making its first big inroads in China through a licensing agreement with local streaming giant iQiyi. The company confirmed the deal to CBC News. It will allow Netflix’s original shows to be available…
China launches its first homegrown aircraft carrier
News of the launch comes as tensions mount over North Korea, China’s unruly neighbor and ally. However, the carrier isn’t expected to enter active service until 2020. A ship is launched when it is first…
China to Relax Foreign Car Venture Limit in Orderly Manner
China has provided the clearest indication to date that it plans to lift the cap on how much foreign carmakers can own of their local joint ventures, putting pressure on Chinese carmakers to speed up…
Ivanka Trump-brand clothing workers endure long hours, low pay
Workers at a factory in China used by the company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line and other brands worked nearly 60 hours a week to earn wages of little more than $84…
Are China’s KOLs Creating True ROI for Brands?
As social media influencers continue to leverage their massive fan bases to command significant compensation from brands in exchange for mentions, marketing departments across the world are beginning to look more closely at the ROI…
China's biggest property markets still hot, prices may rebound if curbs lifted: People's Daily
BEIJING Home prices in China’s biggest cities would likely rebound if government curbs are relaxed, a senior official from the country’s top economic planner was quoted as saying, suggesting authorities are in no mood to…
Varcoe: As Notley travels through China, superpower loses interest in oilsands
“To be honest, Chinese enterprises buying Canadian oilsands enterprises are actually incurring (a) loss,” Ambassador Lu Shaye told the Canada China Business Council on Wednesday, according to a copy of his speech. “Canadian oilsands is…
Trade minister courts China for softwood as US announces duties on Canadian lumber
… experienced China watchers say Canada needs a coherent plan to meaningfully engage with China, and has to avoid sporadic overtures of interest in doing business there when it runs into trouble with the United…
Air China says Beijing green-lights ownership reforms of cargo business
SHANGHAI Air China Ltd has received the green light from Beijing to push ahead with mixed-ownership reform of its air freight logistics business, the firm said late on Friday, signaling a potential shake-up of China’s…
China’s booming grubby business of doctoring peer reviews for medics and scientists
“Ghost” agencies that help doctors and academics publish research papers by providing them with phoney peer reviews have become a booming industry on the mainland. The clients of these shady agencies include researchers at top…
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