Category: China
Does German firms’ hot take on China business show limits of Beijing’s charm offensive?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Survey finds ‘profound’ geopolitical implications from international tensions are weighing on the confidence of German investors in China, while Beijing’s business-boosting efforts are deemed lacking. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3223407/does-german-firms-hot-take-china-business-show-limits-beijings-charm-offensive?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s new Covid wave expected to peak in June at 11 million cases a week
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Surge being fuelled by Omicron variant XBB likely to be much smaller than winter outbreak, according to UK-based health data firm Airfinity. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223383/chinas-new-covid-wave-expected-peak-june-11-million-cases-week?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan question is ‘biggest risk’ to bring under control, says Beijing’s top envoy to US
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ambassador Xie Feng made the remarks to American business leaders, adding that China has ‘always been open to dialogue’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223397/taiwan-question-biggest-risk-bring-under-control-says-beijings-top-envoy-us?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese quantum computer is 180 million times faster on AI-related tasks, says team led by ‘father of quantum’ Pan Jianwei
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Jiuzhang computer took less than a second for a task that the fastest classical supercomputer in the world would take nearly five years to solve. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223364/chinese-quantum-computer-180-million-times-faster-ai-related-tasks-says-team-led-physicist-pan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s new financial gatekeeper Li Yunze strikes an optimistic note, vowing to wipe out ‘blind spots’ to protect economy from risks
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The core objective of financial regulation is to prevent any systemic risks from the banking, insurance or securities industries from hurting the underlying economy or pushing the growth trend off track, Li said. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3223340/chinas-new-financial-gatekeeper-li-yunze-strikes-optimistic-note-vowing-wipe-out-blind-spots-protect?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese scientists use nanoplatform ‘aircraft carrier’ to release drugs and attack tumours in cancer patients
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Therapy can inhibit tumour growth, promote the body’s immune response and prevent cancer cell metastasis, says team from Donghua University in Shanghai. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223293/chinese-scientists-use-nanoplatform-aircraft-carrier-release-drugs-and-attack-tumours-cancer?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreJD.com’s new strategy to woo cash-strapped Chinese shoppers: smaller retailers, cheaper products
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The move could help boost JD.com’s offerings of cheaper products, but the company also needs to protect its brand image, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3223299/jdcoms-new-strategy-woo-cash-strapped-chinese-shoppers-smaller-retailers-cheaper-products?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNo ‘smear’ tactics, more say for China in global debt-relief efforts, urges former PBOC head
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The former governor of China’s central bank says the West’s debt-trap claims, along with the pandemic, have affected Chinese investment in countries under the Belt and Road Initiative. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3223271/no-smear-tactics-more-say-china-global-debt-relief-efforts-urges-former-pboc-head?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUK to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The statement did not name specific firms, but lawmakers have previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3223321/uk-remove-chinese-made-surveillance-equipment-sensitive-government-sites?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS lawmakers slam intent to invite Hong Kong leader John Lee for Apec due to American sanctions
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the State Department to bar Lee from entering the US for the San Francisco summit. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223320/us-lawmakers-slam-intent-invite-sanctioned-hong-kong-leader-john-lee-apec?utm_source=rss_feed
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