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Alibaba/Ryan Cohen: China is no country for bold activists
“I have a crush on China,” Ryan Cohen once tweeted. The Canadian meme stock investor has picked ecommerce giant Alibaba in the hope of recreating the rally he led in struggling US retailer GameStop. Last year, Alibaba’s growth hit its slowest pace since the company’s 2014 listing.
Ten Chinese players face match-fixing charges
Ten Chinese snooker players face match fixing charges following an investigation by the governing World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)'s integrity unit, it announced on Wednesday.
Lavrov says Russia and China alert to Western 'games'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the United States was attempting to "contain" both Russia and China with the help of other countries, but they were alert to its "games".
China's Xi says COVID containment still under stress - state media
China's President Xi Jinping said the country's COVID-19 prevention and control is still going through a time of stress but the light is ahead, state media CCTV reported on Wednesday.
A Shrinking, Aging China May Have Backed Itself Into a Corner
A demographics challenge has been building for years, but Beijing’s preparations are lagging. Now, many worry that current measures may offer too little, too late.
BYD Seagull seen before debut - EV city car in Ocean series; 75 PS; smaller than the Dolphin; from RM38k - paultan.org
BYD will soon add a new city car called the Seagull to its line-up, according to details published by China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT). The upcoming electric vehicle will be part of […]
Threats, advantages seen in China's shrinking population
BEIJING (AP) — For seven decades, China's Communist Party has ruled the world's most populous country. As the nation's population crests and begins to shrink, experts say, it will face challenges ranging from supporting the elderly to filling the ranks of its military.
Chinese border crossings hit half a million per day since reopening
China’s border crossings rise almost 50 per cent since zero-Covid measures were lifted, but are still just one-quarter of pre-pandemic levels.
China’s Residents Turn to Social Media for Medicine Donation to Survive Covid
Left to fend for herself after China abruptly ended the world’s strictest Covid restrictions, 31-year-old Share Xue and her daughter found themselves with 40C (104F) fevers and an expired bottle of Motrin.
China’s Office Workers Get Smaller New Year Bonus, Survey Shows
The year-end perk, handed out before the Lunar New Year holiday, was on average one-fifth less than that in 2021.
China Promotes Language Standardization in IT Products, Publications
The first-of-its-kind rules apply to basic software, language processing software, and all digital publications.
William Lai eyes Taiwan's presidency as new leader of ruling DPP
U.S. 'unsure' of how potential presidential candidate might approach China
China adds record solar power capacity as it cuts back on fossil fuels
Solar power developers installed 86 gigawatts of capacity last year, up 62 per cent from 2021, data from the National Energy Administration shows, as the country strives to reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
Both China and the UK want in, so why is the US reluctant to join the CPTPP?
A ‘weak’ Joe Biden doesn’t have the political capital to force through what would essentially be a reversal of a Trump-era decision to abandon the trade pact, analysts say, as the focus shifts to China’s application for membership instead.
Taiwan ruling party's new chair vows to safeguard democracy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The new head of Taiwan's ruling party who described himself as pro-independence vowed to uphold the self-ruled island's democracy in face of China's authoritarianism and continue with policies that have defined relations with China and the U.S.
US and China Pledge to Talk More to Avoid Worsening Tensions
The top US and China economic officials held their first face-to-face meeting Wednesday, pledging to improve communication as a way to avoid more serious confrontation during a period of heightened tensions.
Taiwan cracks down on mainland China noodles that said ‘you’re Chinese’
Taipei said it was banning sales of luosifen – or snail rice noodles – to protect local producers but politics may also have been a factor behind the ban.
Lunar New Year rush starts in China after virus rules lifted
BEIJING (AP) — Hairdresser Wang Lidan is making an emotional Lunar New Year journey from Beijing to her hometown in northeastern China — her first in three years after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy that kept millions of people at home and sparked protests.
Taiwan’s GDP Shrinks by Most Since Global Financial Crisis
Taiwan’s economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter, recording its worst contraction since the global financial crisis as waning global demand brought to an end a pandemic-fueled trade boom.
UL Solutions and CATL Join Forces to Advance Battery Energy Storage System and Electric Vehicle Battery Safety and Performance
UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), a global leader of new energy innovative technologies, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation to help create the safer deployment and use of battery energy storage systems (BESS) and electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
U.S. Senate clashes with Trump on China’s ZTE
Chinese telecom giant ZTE has had a rocky couple of months. It’s not out of the woods yet. The company nearly shut down after the…
Great food and a better economy — what is there to complain about?
It’s a slow news day, so I’d like to highlight two old things for you: First, Shuge.org (书格 shūgé), a website that describes itself as a…
Anti-China protests in Vietnam
Announcements for Access members: Join us on Slack this Tuesday for a chat with Joanna Chiu, chair of NuVoices and author of a viral Foreign…
Kuora: The many reasons for learning Chinese
This week’s column comes from one of Kaiser’s answers originally posted to Quora on November 9, 2017: Why do so many people try to learn Chinese?…
