Congress slams govt over Chinese imports in Gujarat steel MSMEs

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday cited a media report, which claimed that 30-35 per cent of the MSMEs in the stainless steel sector in Gujarat have shut shop, to attack the government over what it said was a “massive flood” of imports from China. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared the media report on … Read more

Lie of the land: China’s rural women struggle for land rights in the courts, despite legal protections

The decision was made among the villagers themselves, who concluded that Zhou’s case was not valid because she married someone from outside the village. The court stayed out of what it said was the village’s democratic decision. In rural China, there are thousands of other cases just like Zhou’s, usually referred to as “ married-out … Read more

Beijing must harness AI to boost China’s image on the ‘global stage’, party newspaper says

China should leverage AI-generated content for its international messaging and image building and enhance content scrutiny, according to commentary published on Friday by a newspaper of the Central Party School. In the article in Study Times, bylined Li Chunyan, called for China’s propaganda officials to pay more attention to the output of applications such as … Read more

Tesla recalls 1.6 mn cars in China, lowers Model Y, S and X range

San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in China, its largest-ever recall in the country, to fix its autopilot system, the media reported on Friday. The recall in China was to fix issues with Tesla’s driver-assistance features that could increase the risk of crashes, reports the Wall Street Journal. The automaker had … Read more

China-US cooperation ‘no longer an option’, but ‘an imperative’: Wang Yi

This past week, the two superpowers held competing military drills in the South China Sea as run-ins intensify in the region over disputed territory. Wang said China hopes the US will relax its mindset and “in an attitude of equality and inclusiveness” respect the choices made by the Chinese people and China’s development path, including when … Read more

Beijing’s dilemma if DPP wins Taiwan presidential election: what level of response?

“They don’t have many carrots. Hong Kong in 2019, crushing that, it means that [for many in Taiwan and the US] the one-country, two systems is just a dead letter,” said Raymond Kuo, director of the Rand Corporation’s Taiwan Initiative. “So we’re really looking at sticks. But any time the Chinese try to use a … Read more

Taiwan reports 17 ‘airborne balloons’ approaching from mainland China in run-up to election

The first balloon was reported on December 7. The Taiwanese defence ministry identified the objects as weather balloons until Tuesday, when it started describing them as “airborne balloons”. The Taiwanese defence ministry told the Post in a statement that the “Communist Party is using drones and airborne balloons as a way of grey-zone attack and … Read more

Tesla: Tesla recalls over 1.6 million imported vehicles for problems with automatic steering, door latches

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles imported to China for problems with their automatic assisted steering functions and door latch controls. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the recall on Friday. It said Tesla Motors in Beijing and Shanghai would use remote upgrade technology to … Read more

Tang Wei, Chen Kun Star in Burberry’s Lunar New Year 2024 Campaign – WWD

LONDON — The Burberry checks have turned red for its Lunar New Year campaign featuring brand ambassadors Tang Wei and Chen Kun with He Cong, Wang Xiangguo and Alex Schlab. The cast was shot in Chengdu, China, by American photographer Ryan McGinley wearing pieces from the Chinese New Year capsule collection that merges British houndstooth … Read more

How BYD grew from a phone battery maker to EV giant taking on Tesla

Chinese automaker BYD had one of the biggest stands at the IAA show in Munich, Germany in 2023. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Elon Musk dismissed BYD in 2011 by laughing at their products during a Bloomberg interview. “Have you seen their car?” Musk quipped. “I don’t think it’s particularly attractive, the technology is not very … Read more