Category: China
Taiwan to test less robust eastern defences with month-long missile drills
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Live-fire exercises involving air and naval forces will focus on a region less fortified than the island’s west side. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3229629/taiwan-test-less-robust-eastern-defences-month-long-missile-drills?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina urges public to join ‘grim and complex’ anti-espionage fight as new law takes effect
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ministry also calls on security agencies to implement revised law, which broadens definition of spying and expands investigative powers of law enforcement. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3229638/china-urges-public-join-grim-and-complex-anti-espionage-fight-new-law-takes-effect?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s Big Tech companies revive expansion plans after Beijing vows to give the green light on more deals, ends regulatory crackdown
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The reinvigorated state of the tech sector is reflected in the recruitment efforts of several large firms, including Alibaba, ByteDance and Meituan. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3229620/chinas-big-tech-companies-revive-expansion-plans-after-beijing-vows-give-green-light-more-deals-ends?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSouthern China firms refraining from big investments amid ‘cautious’ confidence, AmCham finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s recent GDP figures offered some hope, but concerns aren’t going away – including over deflation risks and low youth employment, according to the regional business chamber’s president. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3229594/southern-china-firms-refraining-big-investments-amid-cautious-confidence-amcham-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina blocks more than 8,000 social media accounts in latest ‘clean up’ campaign
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Internet censor is cracking down on false and misleading information about companies and entrepreneurs. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3229604/china-blocks-more-8000-social-media-accounts-latest-clean-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s steel sector invests US$100 billion in coal-fired plants despite overcapacity, carbon promises: climate research
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Provincial governments have approved a massive amount of new emissions-intensive steel plants, while steel firms remain reluctant to invest in a cleaner steel-production method, according to a climate think tank’s research. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3229602/chinas-steel-sector-invests-us100-billion-coal-fired-plants-despite-overcapacity-carbon-promises?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSenior US and Chinese diplomats meet for ‘candid’ talks in bid to build trust ahead of possible Xi-Biden meeting
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Taiwan and Ukraine war among topics as US officials host representative from China’s foreign ministry in latest effort to bandage battered ties before potential sit-down between leaders at Apec summit in November. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3229592/senior-us-and-chinese-diplomats-meet-candid-talks-bid-build-trust-ahead-possible-xi-biden-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s President Xi Jinping urges quick action as Doksuri storm death toll rises to 11 in Beijing, dozens still missing
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Firefighter and township official who died while working among victims; helicopters sent to airdrop food and equipment to people on trapped trains. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3229591/chinas-president-xi-jinping-urges-quick-action-doksuri-storm-death-toll-rises-11-beijing-dozens?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s factory activity fell back to contraction in July: Caixin PMI
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Caixin survey showed manufacturing output shrank for the first time in six months, and new export orders contracted at the steepest pace since September 2022 amid a bleak recovery outlook. https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3229579/chinas-factory-activity-fell-back-contraction-july-caixin-pmi?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy China’s students now face a longer long march to join the Communist Party
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A stricter recruitment process for young party members aims to select only the cream of the crop. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3227665/why-chinas-students-now-face-longer-long-march-join-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed
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