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China’s chip imports post steepest drop in 2022 on factory disruptions, tech war
Semiconductor imports fell 14.4 per cent to 498.5 billion units in the 11 months ended November 30, down from 582.1 billion in the same period last year.
EU Sues China in WTO Over Trade Retaliation on Lithuania
The complaint relates to punitive trade restrictions that Beijing imposed on the European Union country last year after its moves to support Taiwan.
Sinopharm Is Said to Weigh $4 Billion China TCM Take-Private Bid
China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. is considering a revived bid for China Traditional Chinese Medicine Holdings Co. that could value the Hong Kong-listed drugmaker at around $4 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
EU pushes ahead with World Trade Organization cases against China
The European Union and China failed to resolve two trade disputes during lengthy bilateral talks.
China Could Yet See ‘Rebound in Unrest,’ Protest Watcher Says
Dissatisfaction runs deep in China and could still spill over into further protests, according to a Chinese Twitter user who has emerged as a key conduit for activists to get their messages past strict internet controls.
ByteDance to close reading app Shiqu after eight months · TechNode
Shiqu, a news aggregation social app owned by ByteDance, will stop operation on Dec. 12, according to an official announcement. Beijing-based ByteDance
China appoints Communist Party chiefs for three provinces
China's Communist Party has appointed Yi Lianhong as party secretary of eastern Zhejiang province, and Yin Hong as party secretary of eastern Jiangxi province, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
China risks 1mn Covid deaths in ‘winter wave’, modelling shows
Government faces reckoning over failure to vaccinate elderly and boost ICU capacity
Beijing allows US export-control checks on Chinese tech companies
Biden administration says China’s commerce ministry has allowed inspections ahead of trade blacklisting deadline
China's trade suffers worst slump in 2-1/2 yrs as COVID woes, feeble demand take toll
China's exports and imports shrank at their steepest pace in at least 2-1/2 years in November, as feeble global and domestic demand, COVID-led production disruptions and a property slump at home piled pressure on the world's second-biggest economy.
Tesla Offers China Buyers Further Subsidies to Boost Electric Car Sales (TSLA)
Tesla Inc. is offering further incentives to Chinese customers who buy and take delivery of new cars this month, in the latest move to boost sales in the world’s biggest electric vehicle market.
EU to Take Patent Fight With China to WTO
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.
China’s Xi Jinping Signals He’ll Press On With Fight Against Corruption
Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated that an anti-graft campaign that has already ensnared 4.7 million officials will continue well into his third term, focusing over the coming year on areas where power, money and resources are concentrated.
Tesla offers additional discount to Chinese buyers on some models
Tesla is offering a limited time discount of 6,000 yuan ($859.20) to Chinese buyers on some models from Wednesday through to the end of 2022, a company representative said on Wednesday.
EU to Challenge China at WTO on Patents, Lithuania Pressure
The European Union will proceed with two cases against China at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday after talks to resolve the issues with its largest trading partner failed to yield results.
U.S. lawmakers ease planned curbs on Chinese chips amid corporate pushback
U.S. senators scaled back a proposal that placed new curbs on the use of Chinese-made chips by the U.S. government and its contractors, according to a final version of the measure published Tuesday, amid pushback from trade groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
China trade shrinks amid virus pressure, interest rate hikes
BEIJING (AP) — China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and anti-virus controls at home. Exports sank 9% from a year ago to $296.1 billion, worsening from October’s 0.9% decline, customs data showed Wednesday.
US approves $425 million in arms sales to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday signed off on two new significant arms sales to Taiwan in approvals that are sure to rankle China. The State Department said it had okayed sales worth more than $425 million of spare aircraft parts to support Taiwan's fleet of F-16 fighters, C-130 transport planes and other U.S.-supplied weapons systems.
China’s COVID Testing Complex Complains of Paper Profits and Real Losses
The Paper dives into the data to see who’s making bank and who’s in trouble.
Two faces of Beijing’s sky
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China says the demolitions in a Tibetan enclave are renovations for safety
Top society and culture news for March 14, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project news roundup “Killing the zombies.“
Psychologist calls China a nation of giant infants
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Taobao bans sales of foreign publications
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