Beneath the veneer of Xi Jinping’s ambitious agricultural plan farming communities remain marred by homelessness, poverty and unstable markets … ( read original story …)
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Would Biden ease up on China?
When he was vice president, Biden and other officials had a more optimistic view of Beijing. His outlook has evolved, as has the consensus in Washington. ( read original story …)
China’s post-Covid-19 travel industry sees green shoots with tourists embracing short trips, luxury stays in lessons for global operators
The recovery of China’s US$1 trillion travel industry from the coronavirus pandemic could hold valuable lessons for countries that depend heavily on tourism. ( read original story …)
Exclusive: 90% of China’s Sinovac employees, families took coronavirus vaccine, says CEO
About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country’s emergency use programme, its chief … ( read original story …)
Hangzhou, home to China’s new billionaires, gets a dose of property-cooling measures as peak demand looms
The city of many tech billionaires gets a dose of market-cooling measures after similar efforts in Shenzhen and Nantong near Shanghai. ( read original story …)
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China’s Wuhan touts recovery
The Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, believed by many to be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is sealed behind a blue perimeter fence. A large team of security staff chases…
China greenlights 3 ChiNext IPOs
Zhejiang Songyuan Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd., will be listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement. The companies and … ( read original story …)
Experts warn China-India standoff risks unintentional war
As a monthslong military standoff between India and China along their disputed mountain border protracts, experts warn that the nuclear-armed countries — which already have engaged in their bloodiest … ( read original story …)
China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a ‘reborn’ Wuhan
China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic’s origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing.…
Russian Ex-Gulag Town On China’s Doorstep Eyes Rebirth
The remote Russian town of Svobodny has languished in misery for decades but the launch of new mega-projects with their sights set on nearby China is expected to give it a new lease on life.…
‘Made in Hong Kong’ brand suffers as US-China tensions deepen
At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new “Made in China” labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiralling diplomatic … (…
Mainland China reports 10 new Covid-19 cases, unchanged from a day earlier
Mainland China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 5, unchanged from a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that … ( read…
Trump administration looking at banning business with China’s largest chip maker
The U.S. government is reportedly looking at adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China’s largest chip maker, to its trade blacklist. ( read original story …)
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