The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts. In the 17th part of an in-depth series, Yuanyue Dang and William Zheng report on Beijing’s fear of a “colour revolution”. As its coverage of the United States presidential election gets into full swing, Chinese … Read more
Two top Republican lawmakers on Wednesday asked the US Defence Department to add Chinese battery maker CATL to a restricted list of companies allegedly working with Beijing’s military. Companies added to the list cannot receive US military contracts and being added to the list carries significant reputational risks, experts say. Senator Marco Rubio, the vice-chairman … Read more
Lu Xinning, deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, has been appointed as a member of the Chinese Communist Party Standing Committee of Guangxi, an autonomous region in southwest mainland China. Mainland media reported on Monday that Beijing had appointed Lu a member of the Communist Party Standing Committee for the Guangxi Zhuang … Read more
Since then, a steady stream of visitors – many of them students – have bypassed the shops to make their way to the patriotic-themed memorial, particularly on public holidays. As part of summer holiday school assignments, students are required to visit patriotic exhibitions, and the one at the memorial is on a list of options … Read more
United States-based personal computer giant HP said it remains committed to its operations in China after denying a report that it was shifting more production outside the world’s second-largest economy, which sparked fresh scrutiny of the mainland’s manufacturing supply chain. HP – the world’s second-largest PC vendor behind Lenovo Group, according to research firm IDC … Read more
Earlier, it announced that Taiwanese government officials and world-leading experts would attend the gathering, which will be conducted in Japanese, Mandarin, English and Spanish. Taiwan’s foreign ministry confirmed on Monday that the island’s leader, William Lai Ching-te, would deliver an opening address, while his deputy, Hsiao Bi-khim, would attend the conference’s press event. During their … Read more
Communist Party cadres across China must work tirelessly to “resolutely prevent” infrastructure failures and prepare for emergencies as the risk of severe flooding increases, the party’s top leadership warned on Thursday. The warning was issued at a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee, chaired by President Xi Jinping, where cadres were told that they must … Read more
BEIJING: China’s leadership vowed on Thursday (Jul 18) to “resolve risks” plaguing the economy, state media said, but were yet to offer any concrete steps to pull the country out of its financial woes. The world’s second-largest economy is grappling with a property debt crisis, weakening consumption, and an ageing population. All eyes were on … Read more
On Tuesday the country released weaker-than-expected growth figures for the year’s first half, prompting some investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, to cut their annual growth forecast for the world’s second-largest economy. As Xi prepared to deliver a work report behind closed doors, the party’s leading theoretical journal Qiushi published a rallying cry by the Chinese … Read more
Membership of the Chinese Communist Party reached 99 million last year and is on track to reach 100 million by the end of 2024, but the rate of growth continues to slow, according to the latest official tally. In line with tradition, the data was released a day ahead of the July 1 celebrations to … Read more
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