Category: China
Beijing’s top official for Hong Kong affairs Xia Baolong to kick off fact-finding trip by meeting city ministers, top advisers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Insiders reveal Xia Baolong to hold close-door meetings with city officials, Executive Council members and liaison office staff after arriving in city on Thursday morning. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3216891/beijings-top-official-hong-kong-affairs-kick-fact-finding-trip-meeting-city-ministers-top-advisers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina trade: exports soared by over 14 per cent in March in ‘positive surprise’, but imports fell again
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s exports rose by 14.8 per cent in March compared with a year earlier, while imports fell by 1.4 per cent, data released on Thursday showed. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3216880/china-trade-exports-surge-over-14-cent-march-imports-fall-again?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreRich Chinese scrutinise investments like never before, with overseas funds seen at ‘grave risk’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Expectations of weak economic prospects over the coming few years, along with fears of Western sanctions, have rich Chinese looking for a safe place to park their cash. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3216827/rich-chinese-scrutinise-investments-never-overseas-funds-seen-grave-risk?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong and Alibaba’s hometown Hangzhou sign MOUs to cooperate in digital trade, Web3
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Hong Kong has introduced various technology initiatives after President Xi Jinping said he envisages the city as China’s global innovation hub. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3216849/hong-kong-and-alibabas-hometown-hangzhou-sign-mous-cooperate-digital-trade-web3?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreEU should avoid China dependency as it builds ‘de-risking’ strategy with US: trade chief
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Path forward is boosting economic security and diversifying supply chains away from Beijing, but not decoupling, says Valdis Dombrovskis. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216864/eu-should-avoid-china-dependency-it-builds-de-risking-strategy-us-trade-chief?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAncient Tibetans were consuming milk and other dairy products thousands of years ago, study finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Dental evidence suggests pastoralists were relying on milk as a food source on the Tibetan Plateau 3,500 years ago – far earlier than previously thought. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216834/ancient-tibetans-were-consuming-milk-and-other-dairy-products-thousands-years-ago-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese are ‘lying flat’, Americans are on gap years as pessimistic youth take a hard look at traditional jobs
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A growing number of younger people in China are resenting the idea of struggling against economic problems, while in the US, millions are also leaning more towards the life side of a work-life balance.…
Read MoreOpponents of Michigan EV battery plant hone in on Chinese firm’s CCP cell
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The project by Gotion High-tech’s US unit has the support of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, but faces local security concerns. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216862/opponents-michigan-ev-battery-plant-hone-chinese-firms-ccp-cell?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrance’s Emmanuel Macron insists won’t be US ‘vassal’ on Taiwan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The president stood by his controversial comments on the island, says being a US ally did not mean the French didn’t have ‘the right to think for ourselves’. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3216860/frances-emmanuel-macron-insists-wont-be-us-vassal-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePercentage of Americans with ‘very unfavourable’ view of China rises, Pew survey finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tensions between Taiwan and mainland China are deemed a ‘very serious’ problem by the highest percentage of respondents in over a decade. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216859/americans-view-china-remains-profoundly-unfavourable-pew-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
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