In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the realization of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard. Yet, it is also …
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Seven Months In, Biden Uncertainty On China Policy Is Hurting American Business
The lack of a clear agenda on trade and investment policy toward China by the Biden administration has created uncertainty that is hurting American companies that aim to do business with the country, …
Can America Counter the Next China Shock?
The experience of labor offshoring bears lessons for today’s capital offshoring. American shareholders have accumulated massive exposure to China’s market, leaving them vulnerable to the anti-market …
China’s business drinking culture spurs #MeToo moment
“Another executive said, ‘How could you be like this?’ and said things like I don’t know how to socialize.” This was Peggy’s first encounter with jiu zhuo wen hua, or business drinking, where …
China reports 32 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 20 a day earlier
China reported on Sunday that there were 32 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Aug. 21, up from 20 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, four were…
China Inc braces for fallout from Didi data probe
When Chinese regulators announced an investigation into data security at Didi Chuxing last month, one-fifth of the New York-listed ride-hailing group’s market value was immediately wiped out.
Sunday read: China’s battery storage awakening
China’s efforts to shift electricity generation from a coal-dominated system to a greener mix of renewables is not only centred on wind, solar and other technologies – the country is also rapidly …
Beijing wants women to have more babies. So why isn’t it loosening rules on egg freezing?
Eva Cai knows she wants a child. She’s just not sure if she wants a husband.So, in 2019 she took a train across the border from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou to Hong Kong,…
The high price Chinese students pay for university in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese students keen to get an American education amid geopolitical tension and the spread of Delta must make a big investment – and that’s just the airfare.
LDH announces COVID-19 testing sites for upcoming week
The COVID-19 testing schedule for sites operated by the Louisiana Army National Guard for the upcoming week was announced on Saturday, August 21 by the Louisiana …
Grifting in the time of corona
Laptops reportedly procured by the Department of Health (DoH) at P300,000 per unit must have gold inlays or silvery trims. Just like the gaudy toilet bowls at the Trump …
Taiwan Escalates Afghanistan Tiff With Beijing: ‘China Dreams of Emulating the Taliban’
The barb comes after a state-run paper in China suggested the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was an “omen” of Taiwan’s fate.
China changes law to allow married couples to have up to three children
China will allow married couples to legally have up to three children amid concerns that the number of working-age people in the world’s most populous country is falling too fast, consequently …
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