China’s far west region of Xinjiang is seeking closer ties and cross-border cooperation with Pakistan and Central Asian countries in a bid to counter US sanctions and consolidate its role as a gateway under the Belt and Road Initiative. Khunjerab port – the sole border crossing connecting China and Pakistan – in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous … Read more
The Communist Party chief of Xinjiang has held talks with top executives from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek, as the western Chinese region continues its efforts to boost foreign investment. Ma Xingrui, party secretary for the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, met Temasek chairman Lim Boon Heng and executive director and CEO Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara in … Read more
“[Our] approach towards high-intensity crackdowns has to remain unwavering,” Ma was quoted as saying by Xinjiang Daily, an official newspaper. “[We] have to eliminate all terrorist threats at the initial stage, and push forward with normalising counterterrorism work.” Ma also called for stronger border security and a “society-wide” ability to control risks. Eliminating political, economic … Read more
Firms could mitigate the potential impact of the European Union finalising its investigation into China’s electric vehicle (EV) sector by building production facilities in the likes of Turkey, Serbia and Hungary, but analysts also warned Beijing to look out for stricter countermeasures from the bloc. Following proposed tariff increases on a wide range of EVs, … Read more
Much of the film focuses on the mobile phone screen of a film crew member character. On the phone, the audience sees actual news reports and short videos that were posted during the Covid-19 pandemic in China between 2020 and 2022 – most of which were later removed by censors. Nationalist online commenters have argued … Read more
