A growing number of overseas Chinese students are running into financial difficulties due to the declining wealth of their families back home.
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COVID-19 whistleblower’s status unknown after 4-year prison term
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan was expected to be released on May 13 after spending four years behind bars for documenting the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, but her current status …
Beijing ‘prepared for rainy days’ if Donald Trump is re-elected, academic says
China should also ‘prepare for the worst’ but ‘do its best’ in response to further trade and tech frictions, Yang Jiemian tells summit in Hong Kong.
Beijing ramps up smart manufacturing
BEIJING – China has started to channel more energy into the digital transformation of its manufacturing sector to foster new quality productive forces and strengthen the economic momentum.
China-linked group uses malware to try to spy on commercial shipping, new report says
The cyber espionage group known as Mustang Panda introduced malware over the past five months to gain remote access to “computer systems belonging to cargo shipping companies based in Norway, Greece, and the Netherlands, including…
Biden Levies Sweeping Tariffs on China, Intensifying Trade Fight With Trump
The retort put on display a dynamic now at the heart of U.S. trade policy: The leaders of both political parties are racing each other to impose tough barriers on trade with China. What was…
Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature
China’s population is poised to age dramatically in the coming years, posing financial strains to retirement pensions. But in recent remarks, President Joe Biden said this pain had already occurred.
China Suspected of Building New Artificial Island
Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied the claim, accusing the Philippines of trying to “mislead the international community.”
Biden Slaps China With an $18 Billion Tariff Hike. But Will It Punish Small Business Supply Chains?
In an election year, protecting U.S. manufacturing jobs is clearly a goal, but entrepreneurs may suffer as a result.
China’s Tencent Q1 revenue tops forecasts as ad sales, business services shine
China’s Tencent Holdings posted a 6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analyst expectations, on strong growth in advertising sales and business services. However, a recovery in its games business,
US Spy Flights Sweep China’s Shores
Shu Hsiao-huang, an associate research fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Taiwan’s top military think tank, said U.S. sorties along the Chinese coast had been “ongoing for several years,” conducted by…
20 Tigers Die in East China Zoo, Investigation Finds
“Fuyang Zoo seems to have become a grim refuge for animals displaced from the collapsing circus industry,” PETA Asia VP Jason Baker said.
China’s Alibaba Grinds Out Small Gains in a Year of U-Turns
Chinese e-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba managed to deliver small revenue and net profit gains in a year of strategic setbacks.
