BAODING, China — Wei Jianjun is the chief matchmaker in China’s love affair with the SUV. A decade ago, the chairman of Great Wall Motors Ltd. saw opportunity as the bulky vehicles began shedding their…
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Beijing's Tsinghua Unigroup seeks 2018 IPO for chip unit: sources
TAIPEI — China’s state-backed Tsinghua Unigroup is pushing for an initial public offering of its mobile chip unit, Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA, in 2018, sources told Nikkei Asian Review. Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA, China’s top mobile chipmaker…
Chinese moves in South China Sea unsettling to Southeast Asian countries
The strongly worded statement came in response to a news report published Wednesday saying China has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on Subi, Mischief and Fiery Cross reefs — part of the Spratly…
U.S.-born panda Bao Bao lands in China after leaving D.C. zoo
The panda’s keeper, Marty Dearie, said in an interview with China’s official Xinhua News Agency at the airport in Chengdu that the flight went well. “She ate and slept the whole flight and we have…
Tillerson affirms importance of constructive U.S.-China ties
according to China’s Xinhua news agency. China’s readout of the call did not mention any specific issues, with Xinhua noting only that they also “exchanged some views on a number of international issues.” On Saturday,…
Commentary: Despite U.S. meddling, China and ASEAN back on track over South China Sea
BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — The probability of agreement on a framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by mid-year is…
Report: China nearly finished building South China Sea structures to house missiles
Fox News reported exclusively in December that the U.S. intelligence community was monitoring whether surface-to-air missiles would be shipped to the reefs to protect China’s three airstrips. A Pentagon report released last year said that…
Tillerson affirms US-China ties
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has affirmed the importance of a constructive US-China relationship during a phone call with Beijing’s top diplomat, and the two have agreed on the need to address the threat posed…
China pledges more coordination on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday pledged to strengthen communication and coordination with relevant sides, including the United States, to seek resumption of talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. Foreign Ministry spokesperson…
China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles -US officials
Washington/Beijing: China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles,…
China is leading the charge for lithium-ion factories
However, as exciting as this project is, it’s actually just one of multiple large-scale “megafactories” being built – with many of them being in China. Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist We talked to Simon Moores, Managing…
Family of imprisoned smuggler wants Ottawa to pressure Beijing for medical care
He was the brazen smuggler who bootlegged oil and luxury cars, operated a bordello the size of a small apartment building and drove around in an armoured Mercedes that once belonged to a president –…
The Evolving Role of WeChat in a Shanghai Multi-Brand Boutique
As multi-brand boutiques multiply in China in response to a strong consumer desire to discover lesser-known international brands, Xinlelu.com has been a standout on multiple fronts. Brick-and-mortar locations tend to serve as experience zones as…
