Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as well as General Motors Co’s Chinese venture are planning to launch their first pickup truck models, intensifying competition in a segment dominated by Great Wall Motor … ( read original…
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In Xi Jinping’s China, not even the propagandists are safe
In Cheng Lei’s last WeChat post before she disappeared, the Chinese state TV host posed in a bright green dress on a Shake Shack-branded rickshaw outside the newly opened Beijing branch of the … (…
Coronavirus: China’s migrant workers determined to stay in cities as most see ‘no hope’ in rural hometowns
Most of China’s migrant workers will stay in cities despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on jobs and incomes because there are fewer opportunities in their economically-backward hometowns, a … ( read original story…
Australian citizen detained in China amid increasing tensions between Canberra and Beijing
The foreign minister, Marise Payne, says the Australian government was notified in mid-August that Cheng Lei had been detained … ( read original story …)
‘I am Taiwanese’ Czech speaker tells parliament, likely to rile China
The head of the Czech Senate declared himself to be Taiwanese in a speech at Taiwan’s parliament on Tuesday, channelling late U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s defiance of Communism in Berlin in 1963, … (…
Beijing detains Australian TV anchor working for Chinese state media
Chinese authorities have detained an Australian journalist at the country’s state controlled broadcaster, escalating fraught diplomatic tensions between Beijing and Canberra. The Australian government … ( read original story …)
China’s August export orders shake off COVID gloom, fuelling factory expansion: Caixin PMI
China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest clip in nearly a decade in August, bolstered by the first increase in new export orders this year as manufacturers ramped up production to meet … ( read…
Mainland China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 31, down from 17 reported a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
OMA creates three open-air terraces for Prince Plaza in Shenzhen
Dutch architecture firm OMA has built Prince Plaza in Shezhen, an office skyscraper with three cut-outs for terraces lined with golden hexagons. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Bullying Escalates Down Under
The detention of an Australian citizen signals foreigners work in China at their peril. ( read original story …)
Beijing seems to be in humanitarian gesture
When the countries around the world, especially the developing ones, are desperately seeking priority access to a Covid-19 vaccine, China has appeared till now is the only country offering help with … ( read original…
Dongfeng Motor tells investors ‘no excuses’ in plans for 2020 goals, Shenzhen stock offering as China vehicle sales rebound
China’s third-largest carmaker to implement 2020 plans with strong style “regardless of the severity of the situation, the complexity of the tasks, and the difficulty in achieving the goals,” chairman … ( read original story…
TikTok Deal Faces Complications as U.S. and China Ratchet Up Tit-for-Tat
China’s new export rules, which could delay or scuttle a sale of TikTok, have further turned giant companies into pawns in a geopolitical struggle. ( read original story …)
