While supply-chain experts are stepping up talk about moving manufacturing to new sites, container ship operators are putting down big bets that the world’s factory floor will remain in China. ( read original story …)
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Short on Babies, China Wants People to Live and Work Longer
Beijing’s new economic blueprint calls for bumping life expectancy above 78 years and increasing the retirement age. ( read original story …)
China seeks Hong Kong election fix, tech pre-eminence as U.S. rivalry intensifies
Big increases in research and development spending, and purging opposition voices in Hong Kong are part of the latest plans. ( read original story …)
Don’t believe the hype about China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ in Africa
These are but a few examples of the media buzz about China’s “ vaccine diplomacy ” in Africa. Commentary in U.S. and European news media and policy circles have stirred cynical concerns about China ……
‘Attack on Political Rights’: China Cracks Down on Hong Kong’s Electoral System
‘Only patriots’ will be allowed to govern the former British colony, Beijing announced Friday morning on its latest attempt to crack down on pro-democracy movements. ( read original story …)
China’s COVID-19 vaccine production capacity may cover 40% of population by mid-2021: disease control head
China’s production capacity of COVID-19 vaccines could be sufficient to supply enough doses for 40% of the population by mid-2021, the country’s head of disease control authorities said on Friday. The … ( read original…
China Fortune Land Becomes First Victim of ‘Three Red Lines’
China Fortune Land Development Co. has defaulted on a $530 million dollar bond, becoming the nation’s first real estate firm to suffer a repayment failure since Beijing tightened controls of the … ( read original…
China’s export growth seen surging in Jan-Feb on low base: Reuters poll
China’s exports likely surged to a three-year high and imports also jumped in the first two months of the year, thanks to a low base, as economic activity ground to a halt last year due…
Analysis: End of the road for Hong Kong’s democratic dream as China ‘improves’ its voting system
Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would live up to its promise to one day allow…
China moves to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system in ‘great leap backwards’ for city’s democracy
China’s decision-makers could grant Beijing vetoing powers over selecting Hong Kong lawmakers in an effort to wipe out pro-democracy politicians. ( read original story …)
Uighurs Take Case Against Beijing Games to IOC Ethics Chief Ban Ki-Moon
Ban Ki-moon, the WUC repeated that the IOC had “acted in breach of the Olympic Charter by failing to reconside … ( read original story …)
OPPO was China’s largest smartphone brand for the first time in January 2021
With HUAWEI’s decline, fellow Chinese OEMs have been trying their best to fill the void left by the once world’s largest smartphone maker. In fact, OPPO succeeded to become China’s largest smartphone … ( read…
China unveils Hong Kong electoral changes as it tightens grip on city
China’s top lawmaking body has formally unveiled plans to ensure only “patriots” can govern Hong Kong, as Beijing tightens its grip on the city with electoral changes including a vetting process for … ( read…
