Shanghai (Gasgoo)- According to local media, Beijing issued its first batch of temporary plates for road tests of autonomous vehicles. Beijing Baidu Network Technology Co., Ltd., Baidu Inc’s subsidiary, was given 5 temporary plates. Reportedly,…
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China Mobile warns of revenue pressure due to price cut
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Mobile, the world’s biggest mobile phone operator by subscribers, warned on Thursday of revenue pressure as it plans to cut prices by more than 30 percent this year in response…
China calls U.S. repeat abuser of world trade rules as it braces for tariffs
China accused the United States of “repeatedly abusing” trade practices, as Beijing braced on Thursday for an imminent announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump slapping more tariffs on Chinese imports. The U.S. tariffs on Chinese…
China’s Communist Party seeks to control media messages
Under the plan announced Wednesday by the official Xinhua News Agency, China Radio International, China National Radio and China Central Television, along with its international broadcast arm, China Global Television Network, will be merged into…
Beijing gives Baidu go-ahead to test self-driving cars as US reviews safety after Uber fatal crash
Beijing gave the long-awaited go-ahead to Baidu to conduct open-road tests for its autonomous vehicles, days after a self-driving Uber car failed to slow down and killed a 49-year-old woman in the US. Baidu, named…
Beijing and Manila in talks on joint projects in South China Sea
Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano was in Beijing on Wednesday for talks on possible joint development projects in the South China Sea amid signs of an easing of tensions in the disputed waterway. Cayetano…
Beijing has a new propaganda weapon: Voice of China
China is creating a new giant broadcaster to ensure its voice is heard loud and clear around the world. Voice of China, as the new outlet will be known internationally, will be formed by combining…
China tightens grip on media with regulator reshuffle
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is consolidating film, news and publishing regulation under the powerful Communist Party publicity department, strengthening Beijing’s grip over content as the country looks to bolster its “soft power” domestically and overseas.…
A Beijing Bookstore Where George Washington Is on the Shelves
BEIJING — After the brutal suppression of China’s 1989 democracy movement, Liu Suli, a student leader who had narrowly escaped being gunned down near Tiananmen Square, recalled a boyhood dream as he brooded in his…
China’s premier appeals to U.S. to ‘act rationally’ over trade
“No one will emerge a winner from a trade war,” said Li, the No. 2 Chinese leader, at an annual news conference held during the meeting of China’s ceremonial legislature. Li made no mention of…
How China may hit back at the U.S. if Trump imposes his $60-billion tariff package
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is preparing to impose a package of US$60 billion in annual tariffs against Chinese products following through on a long-time threat that he says will punish China for intellectual property…
China steel association emboldened as U.S. antitrust probe dropped
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s steel industry will resolutely respond to any trade action taken by United States, the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) said on Tuesday as it hailed a climbdown by Washington in…
China’s premier hopes trade war can be averted, pledges more open economy
“I hope both China and the U.S. will act rationally, and not be led by emotions, and avoid a trade war,” Li told reporters in a televised news conference at the Great Hall of the…
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