That view jars with the impression conveyed by another, far more conspicuous, trend: the rise of Chinese nationalism. In public forums online, it is usually hard to find liberal views. The internet is …
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Dozens of new viruses are emerging from Chinese fur farms
Worrying news from China, as dozens of viruses were discovered in several fur farms there, some of which are new and potentially transmissible to humans. Trade journal Nature is sounding the alarm …
Europe’s luxury stocks drop on China concerns
Shares in some big European luxury goods companies fell sharply on Thursday, with traders citing growing concerns over slowing demand in the key growth Chinese market following latest signs of a weakning in the world’s…
Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order
Dozens of African leaders have descended on Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.
AmCham South China Officially Launches the Shenzhen Qianhai Service and Meeting Center
The American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China) today officially launched the Shenzhen Qianhai Service and Meeting Center. The opening ceremony was attended by nearly 200 …
Bad information is a grave threat to China’s economy
An obvious result is the retreat of individual liberty. In a reversal of its partial opening, China has become a more repressive place. Many Chinese still have liberal views and enjoy debate but stick to…
Tesla says it will launch Full Self Driving product in Europe and China early next year
Tesla says it will launch its “Full Self Driving” driver assistance product in Europe and China early next year.
China is suffering from a crisis of confidence
The two rival explanations for China’s confidence problem thus have quite different implications for policy. If gloom is simply a function of a weak economy, stronger stimulus should dispel it.
China offers Africa $51 billion in fresh funding, promises a million jobs
President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up Chinese support to Africa, the world’s second fastest-growing continent, with funding of nearly $51 billion, backing for more infrastructure initiatives and a promise to create at…
China’s Xi boosts Africa financing by $51 billion, promises a million jobs
President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China’s support across the debt-distressed African continent with funding of nearly $51 billion, backing for more infrastructure initiatives and a …
Photos show Chinese medics flying to epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, not ‘deployed to aid Russia’
Images of Chinese medics boarding a plane to Wuhan at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed they showed troops being deployed to help Russia in …
Shenzhen Auctions Land Plot as Finished Home Sales Only, Sparking Concerns for Pre-Sales Model
A residential plot near Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport was listed in an auction of land use rights announcement published by the Shenzhen Public Resources Trading Center yesterday. Whoever wins …
China urges US to ‘immediately’ lift all tariffs on Chinese goods
The United States should immediately lift all tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, ahead of an announcement by the Biden administration on expected hikes in levies on Chinese-made items,
