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China’s Oil Refining Tumbles to 14-Month Low Amid Crackdown
China’s oil refining slumped to the lowest level in 14-months as private processors scaled back operations amid a crackdown by authorities.
China Tech Stocks Hit by Salvo of Criticism Over Games
Chinese technology stocks slumped Monday after sustaining another round of criticism from state media over online games.
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a so-called “black site” beyond its borders.
China Wants to Shut Down Thousands of Dams
As President Xi Jinping calls for greater environmental protection, officials are eager to demolish badly-planned dams. But the country will need vast amounts of clean hydroelectric power to meet its net-zero goal.
China Snags World’s Biggest IPOs While Hong Kong Listings Dry Up
Initial public offerings are coming thick and fast in mainland China, with Shanghai set to host the world’s two biggest listings this year as domestic investors look past the government’s regulatory crackdown.
Flooding in Central China Kills 21, Forces Thousands Evacuated
Flooding in the central Chinese province of Hubei, the capital of which is Wuhan, has killed at least 21 people and forced thousands to be evacuated from their homes.
China’s Education Crackdown Pushes Costly Tutors Underground
China’s latest campaign to rein in its $100 billion out-of-school education sector was meant to level the playing field for all. Instead, the crackdown is forcing tutors under the radar, making their services even more expensive -- and exclusive.
CIA Weighs Creating Mission Center for China in Bid to Out-Spy Beijing
The Central Intelligence Agency is weighing proposals to create an independent “Mission Center for China” in an escalation of its efforts to gain greater insight into the U.S.’s top strategic rival, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
China Regulatory Crackdown Mires Sequoia and Rival Venture Firms in Uncertainty
The venture firm has exposure to the online education sector that regulators have choked, and investors worry its other holdings could be next.
China Smart-Car Makers Required to Store Key Data Locally
China will require intelligent-vehicle makers to store locally generated data within the country, the latest step in a broader regulatory crackdown on business.
China Advancing Plan For $17 Billion Power Grid Equipment Giant
China XD Group Co.’s listed unit gained on a report authorities are advancing plans to combine electricity transmission and distribution equipment makers to create a 110 billion yuan ($17 billion) behemoth.
China Mahjong Dens Were Superspreader Sites, Spurring Crackdown
A favorite pastime of elderly Asians has been implicated as a major driver of China’s current outbreak of delta virus cases, sparking the shutdown of tens of thousands of mahjong dens across the nation.
Traders Seeking China’s Next Target Focus on Pets, Beauty Brands
For investors in China seeking clues as to how far President Xi Jinping’s widening crackdown will go, any sector deemed to be of national interest could be in the crosshairs.
China Slams ‘Arrogant’ Justin Trudeau as Huawei Battle Heats Up
China denounced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments as “extremely unreasonable, absurd and arrogant,” as Beijing ramped up an 11th-hour effort to prevent a Huawei Technologies Co. executive’s extradition to the U.S.
Swiss ask Chinese media to pull quotes from 'fake' citizen
GENEVA (AP) — Several Chinese newspaper websites have removed comments about the coronavirus pandemic that were “wrongly presented” as coming from a Swiss biologist who does not appear to exist, Switzerland’s foreign ministry said Wednesday.
China Crackdown: Xi Jinping Finds ‘No Better Time’ to Humble Tycoons
As China investors search for clues about which industries might be next in President Xi Jinping’s crackdown, they’re also pondering another question: Why now?
China Aims for ‘Olympic Blue’ With Plans to Extend Steel Curbs
China’s top steel hub will join the campaign to ensure blue skies for Beijing’s Winter Olympics by capping output and ordering other measures to slash pollution.
Chinese, Russian militaries hold drills in northwest China
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and Russian troops have engaged in joint exercises in northwestern China in a sign of growing military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid shared concerns over the instability in Afghanistan.
China’s Biggest Oil Refiner Sinopec Seen Cutting Runs as Delta Hits
China’s biggest oil refiner is scaling back operations as Beijing’s aggressive response to the delta virus variant saps demand for road and aviation fuel, according to an analyst.
Canadian faces spy ruling in China as Huawei decision looms
BEIJING (AP) — A Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S.