Category: China
Chinese-led team reports first evidence of puberty in dinosaur-era reptile, offering new insight into sexual development
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Scientists from China, Japan and Germany studied extinct 240-million-year-old Triassic-period marine reptile called Keichousaurus that lived in what is now southwestern China. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3225886/chinese-led-team-reports-first-evidence-puberty-dinosaur-era-reptile-offering-new-insight-sexual?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLong-time China scholar in Washington leaves for post at Hong Kong University
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Cheng Li, formerly of the Brookings Institution, will lead a new think tank called the Centre on Governance of China and the World. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3226206/long-time-china-scholar-washington-leaves-post-hong-kong-university?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOkinawa or Ryukyu? The prefecture on the front line of China-Japan ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Okinawan governor Denny Tamaki – who has long opposed US military bases in his prefecture – is expected to visit China from Monday. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3226162/okinawa-or-ryukyu-prefecture-front-line-china-japan-ties?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWill China’s experiment to promote low-carbon living to its 1.4 billion people work?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese companies and local governments are using incentives to promote low-carbon living, but for the behaviour to become mainstream and align with the nation’s net-zero goal requires a streamlined and scientific approach, analysts say.…
Read MoreTencent apologises after plan to charge higher fees on some higher education payments via WeChat Pay stirs up trouble
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tencent has apologised for ‘misunderstandings and confusion’ and pledged to maintain its zero-rate policy for non-profit payments. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3226166/tencent-apologises-after-plan-charge-higher-fees-some-higher-education-payments-wechat-pay-stirs?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s state financial sector braces for ‘one of the toughest years’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Executives say morale has plummeted since an overhaul was announced in March. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3226117/chinas-state-financial-sector-braces-one-toughest-years?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreXi Jinping has yet to decide whether to order Taiwan unification by 2027: top US military adviser
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese leader wants PLA to develop capability by then and Pentagon must modernise to deter him, says Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3226202/xi-jinping-has-yet-decide-whether-order-taiwan-unification-2027-top-us-military-adviser?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWill leveraging China’s massive workforce offset its declining population? Demographers explain
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s labour resources may keep growing until at least 2040, and many retirees are still capable of working – if utilised, they could help offset pressure from an ageing population https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3226169/will-leveraging-chinas-massive-workforce-offset-its-declining-population-demographers-explain?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS intelligence officials issue fresh warnings over risks of doing business in China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A bulletin issued by the US counter-intelligence centre warns that an update to China’s counter-espionage law, which comes into effect on Saturday, has the ‘potential to create legal risks or uncertainty’ for companies doing…
Read MoreEU leaders agree to ‘de-risk’ the bloc’s trade dealings with China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Issue statement after Brussels meeting that move is to reduce supply chain dependencies, but that EU ‘does not intend to decouple’ from China. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3226197/eu-leaders-agree-de-risk-blocs-trade-dealings-china?utm_source=rss_feed
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