China’s surprise pledge to slash its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with cautious applause, but fresh spending on coal to rev up a virus-hit economy threatens to nullify its audacious bid to…
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Global carmakers bet on China’s electric vehicle rebound
Global automakers are betting that electric vehicles will help China’s car market, the world’s biggest, rebound from a two-year downturn that has been intensified by the coronavirus pandemic. The … ( read original story …)
China’s state-owned media pour vitriol on ByteDance-Oracle deal, indicating Beijing approval could be a pipe dream
The deal between ByteDance and Oracle for TikTok faces hurdles in obtaining approval from both the White House and Beijing. ( read original story …)
Kioxia to Cancel IPO Plan on U.S.-China Tension: Nikkei Business
Kioxia Holdings Corp., the memory chipmaker spun out of Toshiba Corp. in 2018, will cancel its current initial public offering plan to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei Business … (…
U.S. restricts tech exports to China’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer in escalation of trade tensions
U.S. companies have been notified that they will now need a license to export certain technology to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., according to a copy of the Commerce Department … ( read original story …)
China’s industrial profits grow for fourth straight month
Profits at China’s industrial firms grew for the fourth straight month in August, buoyed in part by a rebound in commodities prices and equipment manufacturing, the statistics bureau said on Sunday. ( read original story…
China’s industrial profits grow 19.1% y/y in August
Profits at China’s industrial firms grew 19.1% year-on-year in August to 612.81 billion yuan, the statistics bureau said on Sunday, as the vast manufacturing sector extended its recovery from heavy … ( read original story…
China Is Carrying a Small Stick
There’s a reason it hasn’t followed through on so many of its blistering threats of economic retaliation against the U.S. ( read original story …)
China Expands Investment Scope for Foreign Investors Under Combined Scheme
China moved to further ease foreign access to its capital markets on Friday, officially combining two major inbound investment schemes and broadening the scope for foreign institutional investment. ( read original story …)
China is doubling down on its territorial claims: here’s what you need to know
Since taking power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has helped cement China’s position as a global superpower — and pushed forward an aggressive foreign policy, making bolder moves in several … ( read original…
China’s foreign minister may visit Japan as early as October – NHK
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October for talks with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story …)
China Rebuked by West at U.N. Rights Forum on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held. The rare…
TOM TUGENDHAT MP: Beijing wants to do with loans what the Soviet Union failed to achieve with tanks
Around the world, the Communist rulers of China are planting flags with the speed of a Victorian adventurer claiming lands and seas that others once thought their own. ( read original story …)
