Category: China
Xinjiang births plummeted after crackdown on Uyghurs, says report
Birthrates in Xinjiang fell by almost half in the two years after the Chinese government implemented policies to reduce the number of babies born to Uyghur and other Muslim [...] » More
Pentagon agrees to remove Xiaomi from blacklist
The US Defense Department has agreed to remove smartphone maker Xiaomi from its blacklist of companies tied to the Chinese Communist Party, according to a court filing [...] » More
Final leg of Huawei CFO extradition hearings set to resume in August
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and her legal team are set to return to court for three more weeks of extradition hearings starting August 3, following a fourth [...] » More
US warns China will use Olympics to gloss over abuses
The United States warned Wednesday that Beijing would use the Winter Olympics to gloss over abuses as it slapped sanctions on another Chinese official over treatment of the [...] » More
US calls Xinjiang an ‘open-air prison,’ decries religious persecution by China
The Chinese government has turned its western Xinjiang province into essentially an “open-air prison,” a US State Department official said on Wednesday as the [...] » More
China deletes 2 million online posts for ‘historical nihilism’ as Communist Party centenary nears
China’s internet regulator has said it has overseen the deletion of more than 2 million posts containing “harmful” discussion of history, amid preparations [...] » More
Coronavirus: Chinese firms see surge in demand from India for medical oxygen devices
Chinese companies have seen a spike in demand from India for medical oxygen equipment after Beijing pledged to mobilise support for the country as it struggles with a [...] » More
US, China need to dial back ‘unhelpful rhetoric’: Industry body
China should carry out its commitments to equal treatment for foreign business and abandon “implicit” guidance to replace foreign products with domestic [...] » More
Tesla puts brake on Shanghai land buy as US-China tensions weigh: sources
US electric car maker Tesla has halted plans to buy land to expand its Shanghai plant and make it a global export hub, people familiar with the matter said, due to [...] » More
Doubts emerge over Chinese President Xi Jinping’s chances of securing third term
Chinese President Xi had a once-in-lifetime opportunity to grow Beijing’s soft power at America’s expense amid trade wars between then US President Donald Trump [...] » More
BlackRock expands China footprint with wealth management licence
BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) has received a licence in China for a majority-owned wealth management venture, expanding its footprint in the country’s fast-growing asset [...] » More
China outstanding total social financing up 11.7pct y/y at end-April
China’s outstanding total social financing (TSF), a broad measure of credit and liquidity in the economy, rose 11.7 percent to 296.16 trillion yuan ($45.97 trillion) at [...] » More
China bets on productivity over population to drive its economy
With a well-paid job in one of China’s wealthiest cities, Chen Xiaoyu decided it was time to get married this year. But starting a family is not on the agenda. [...] » More
EXCLUSIVE Tesla puts brake on Shanghai land buy as US-China tensions weigh-sources
US electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has halted plans to buy land to expand its Shanghai plant and make it a global export hub, people familiar with the matter said, due [...] » More
China’s digital currency adds support for AliPay-the Alibaba payment app with over 700 million users
Alibaba’s controversial financial services arm, the Ant Group, has been welcomed into trials of China’s digital currency. China’s state-controlled media on [...] » More
