SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China prosecuted more than 3,500 people for pollution-related crimes in the first 10 months of the year, up nearly 40 percent on a year ago, law enforcement authorities said, as B… (…
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‘Fake news’ rattles Taiwan ahead of elections
Taipei, Taiwan – China is spreading “fake news” via social media to swing Taiwanese voters away from President Tsai Ing-wen’s party and behind candidates more sympathetic to Beijing ahead of elections … ( read original…
Beijing Sees Population Fall for First Time in 20 Years: Xinhua
SHANGHAI — The population of China’s capital, Beijing, fell for the first time in two decades in 2017, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing official data. The number of permanent residents … ( read…
Specter of Meddling by Beijing Looms Over Taiwan’s Elections
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Taiwan prepares to hold local elections on Saturday, concerns are growing that Beijing’s long effort to sway the island’s politics has been armed with a new weapon: a Russia-style … (…
China builds new platform on reef in South China Sea, satellite photos show
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Wednesday at a daily news briefing in Beijing that he had no information about the details of the report, while reasserting China’s claims to the is… ( read…
As Beijing and Manila shake hands on South China Sea energy deal, backlash from Filipino critics begins
Manila defended its newly signed joint energy exploration deal with Beijing in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, after critics said the move undermined an international tribunal ruling in fa… ( read original…
China evaluating impact from U.S. proposal to boost tech export control
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is evaluating the potential impact from a U.S. proposal to increase control over technology exports, and will take the necessary steps to uphold Chinese firms’ legitimate int… ( read original story…
China’s model village of ethnic unity shows cracks in facade
HOTAN UNITY NEW VILLAGE, China — In this corner of China’s far west, rows of identical white concrete houses with red metal roofs rise abruptly above the sand dunes of the harsh Taklamakan Desert. A…
Tesla says cuts price for Model X, S in China
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China by between 12-26 percent, the U.S. electric carmaker told Reuters on Thursday. ( read original…
Tesla cuts China car prices to absorb hit from trade war tariffs
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (NasdaqGS:TSLA – News) is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, the U.S. firm said on Thursday, in a shift in strategy that will…
China building on new reef in South China Sea, think tank says
and there is nothing wrong with China carrying out construction work on its own territory. “As for the specific situation you mention, I have no understanding of it,” Geng told a daily news briefing. ……
Beijing to Judge Every Resident Based on Behavior by End of 2020 – Bloomberg
China’s plan to judge each of its 1.3 billion people based on their social behavior is moving a step closer to reality, with Beijing set to adopt a lifelong points program by 2021 that assigns…
Beijing will start rating its residents by their behaviour by 2021
Beijing has announced it’s planning to roll out China’s Social Credit Score (SCS) system across the city by the end of 2020. As outlined on the megacity’s government site, Beijing joins many other Chi… (…