China’s reported GDP growth doesn’t add up when considering consumption rates and other key metrics, the economist argues.
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Beijing Zoo releases photos of relocated Japan-born crested ibises
Sixteen Japan-born crested ibises which were handed over to their parents’ native country of China in October are now at Beijing Zoo, after completing a month-long quarantine.
China slaps sanctions on 13 US military firms over Taiwan arms sale
China has decided to impose sanctions on 13 U.S. military firms from Thursday, in response to the sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan, the foreign ministry said after the United States arranged for Taiwan’s …
GSK expands deal with China’s Zhifei to explore RSV vaccine collaboration
GSK said on Thursday it had expanded its agreement with China’s largest vaccine company Zhifei to explore a potential collaboration on the British drugmaker’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine …
Philippines files diplomatic protest against China over Sth China Sea incident
The Philippines’ foreign ministry said on Thursday it has filed a diplomatic protest against China over a Dec. 4 maritime incident in a contested shoal the South China Sea.
13 missing after railway construction site collapses in China’s Shenzhen city
Major expressways near the site were closed on the morning of Dec 5 for the rescue effort. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Taiwan official says China trying to set a ‘red line’ for incoming Trump government
China is trying to set a “red line” for the incoming Trump administration and U.S. allies by stepping up military activities in the region, a senior Taiwan security official said, including likely war …
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te has call with US House Speaker Johnson during Guam visit, as Beijing fumes
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te spoke to Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson, Lai’s office told AFP Thursday, as he visits the American territory Guam.
20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum opens in Tokyo
The 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum kicked off in Tokyo on Wednesday, drawing over 400 participants from the political, economic, business, academic and media sectors of both countries. The 20th Beijing-Tokyo Forum opens in Tokyo, Dec. 4,…
China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs
Automakers in China are ramping up exports of hybrid vehicles to Europe and planning more models for the key market, exposing the limits of the European Union’s electric vehicle tariff scheme.
13 missing in Shenzhen after railway building site landslide on Wednesday night
A catastrophic landslide at a construction site alongside a railway line in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen late on Wednesday night has left 13 people missing. The accident happened at around 11pm at the…
Work team sent to Shenzhen following construction site cave-in
BEIJING — A work team has been sent to Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong province to guide rescue efforts after a ground collapse at a railway construction site left 13 workers missing, the …
13 workers missing after a ground collapse in S.China’s Shenzhen; an all-out search underway
Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province late Wednesday, with an investigation into the accident currently underway, according to a statement released by local government on Thursday morning. The …
