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China Lockdown: Shanghai Sacks Airport, Hospital Officials for Covid Failures
Authorities have sacked an airport executive and a hospital dean for failing to control COVID, while non-Chinese airline carriers were instructed to reduce passenger loads to a maximum of 40% of capacity starting on April 11 until at least the end of the month.
Shanghai vows to improve food deliveries as discontent grows over COVID curbs
Shanghai is trying to improve the distribution of food and essential goods for locked-in residents, who are struggling to get meat, rice, and other supplies.
China warns U.S. against House Speaker Pelosi visiting Taiwan
Beijing will take “strong measures” if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan. The visit has not been confirmed by U.S. or Taiwanese officials, but some Japanese and Taiwanese media reported it would take place after she visits Japan this weekend. However, the visit seems unlikely to happen, as Pelosi today tested positive for COVID.
Related: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. would sanction China, should Beijing invade Taiwan.
Shanghai Covid lockdown ‘will have a global effect on almost every trade’
China’s lockdowns “will have a global effect on almost every trade,” as severe pressure on transport and logistics across the country threatens to worsen the economic fallout.
Boeing 737 MAX lands in China amid uncertainty over return
A Boeing 737 MAX meant for China Eastern Airlines subsidiary Shanghai Airlines landed in Shanghai today, the first delivery of such a plane in China since the model was grounded by Beijing after an Ethiopian Airlines Flight crash in 2019.
JD.com Founder Richard Liu Becomes Latest Tech Billionaire to Give Up CEO Role
JD.com founder Richard Liu (刘强东 Liú Qiángdōng) has stepped down as CEO, marking another big Chinese tech boss to retreat from the limelight amid Beijing’s tightening oversight. Xú Léi 徐雷, the president of the ecommerce giant, has been named to take Liu’s place.
Shunned Oil Piling Up Off China as Virus Outbreak Worsens
Around 22 million barrels of Russian, Venezuelan, and Iranian oil are lingering right off of China’s coasts, as the nation’s strict pandemic measures to control the ongoing COVID outbreak continue to choke global supply chains. Traders estimate that demand will fall by half a million barrels a day due to factory and transportation shutdowns.
603077.CN | SiChuan HeBang Biotechnology Co. Ltd. A Annual Income Statement - WSJ
The year 2021 was not bad for Chinese companies. 1,121 listed Chinese companies have released their 2021 annual reports: 791 recorded net profit increases and 330 reported decreases. 220 companies doubled their performance growth, including chemical manufacturer Sichuan Shebang Biotechnology, which announced an extraordinary net income growth of 7,284.28%.
The US-Singapore AI pact has China written all over it
A new tech pact between the U.S. and Singapore is part of Washington’s efforts to “reduce their reliance on China for AI development,” as the U.S. courts other Asian nations to broaden its strategy in the region.
China UN Envoy Calls Bucha, Ukraine Disturbing Without Condemning Russia
China called the killings in Bucha, Ukraine, “deeply disturbing,” but not much else, after Zhāng Jūn 张军, China’s envoy to the United Nations, expressed dismay but stopped short of condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin for the violence.
价格年涨超300%，这种锂电小原料为何能成“大热门”？新增产能已经在路上！
Strong demand for new-energy batteries has spiked the domestic price of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), widely used as a binder in lithium-ion batteries. It has jumped to nearly 500,000 yuan ($78,562) per ton, a year-on-year increase of more than 300%.
Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem
Alibaba takes on logistics for SMEs: Cainiao, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has rolled out a digital end-to-end ecommerce logistics service that includes pickup, warehousing, supply chain, customs clearance, and last-mile delivery.
Huawei pays US$9.65 billion in dividends to current and retired staff
Huawei employees cash out: The company that says it is 100% owned by employees pays out $9.65 billion in dividends to 131,507 current and former staff.
媒体：蔚来汽车正在就授权换电系统与竞争对手展开磋商
EV manufacturer NIO is negotiating with Chinese and foreign automakers to authorize its battery-swap system and plans to build 1,000 swapping stations outside of China by 2025, mostly in Europe.
China's foreign minister speaks with Ukrainian counterpart
Will Xi speak with Zelenskyy? China’s Foreign Minister Wáng Yì 王毅 spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, in a phone call yesterday (as mentioned in our Editor’s Note) on Monday, reiterating China’s desire for a cease-fire. But Wang made no new commitments that signaled China would take a role in mediating the conflict.
