China’s monthly chip production has fallen dramatically – to its lowest level since 2020, with integrated circuit output dropping 12.1 percent year-on-year to 25.9 billion units in April. This was announced by the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing on Monday.The decline in chip production has far-reaching consequences: Industrial sectors that rely on chips have […]
Beijing still holds its ground, China’s capital may still prevent a Covid lockdown (China.Table reported). And President Xi Jinping still maintains his strict zero-Covid policy. But behind each of these points lies the unspoken question: for how much longer? The number of new Covid infections continues to rise daily, after all. At the beginning of […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and China’s leader Xi Jinping exchanged views on Monday on the Russian attack on Ukraine, including its impact on global food supplies and energy security. He said the video conference also covered “the development and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, deeper cooperation on climate protection, energy transformation and EU-China relations.”In […]
Taiwan has been invited to the second COVID-19 global summit, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday. The meeting is a virtual event to be co-hosted by US President Joe Biden this week.Wu did not share, however, who will attend for Taiwan. If it was President Tsai Ing-wen, it would certainly provoke sharp protests […]
Rayman Zhang has been promoted to Head of Advisory & Transaction Office for Mainland China at advisory and transaction services unit CBRE. Zhang joined the company in 2012. He had previously worked at US commercial real estate consulting firm Cushman & Wakefield, among others.
The situation in Beijing remains serious and complicated, as paraphrased by the city government on Monday. 50 new cases – mainly in the Shunyi district – mean more mass testing for Beijing’s citizens. And restrictions are also being tightened again in Shanghai. Meanwhile, the situation in Hong Kong is quite different. Our team took a […]
China’s regulatory authorities have banned minors from live streaming (直播, zhíbò) on the Internet. This was to protect “their physical and mental health,” according to the corresponding statement.This involves dividing minors into groups: Those under 16 will be banned from any live streaming, while users between 16 and 18 will have to get permission from […]
So far, there is no information about Covid vaccinations for cats, so protective clothing is a must. On Taobao, the well-known Covid protective suits of the “Big Whites” are also now available for small pets. A bargain at 67 yuan. However, there is probably no guarantee for their effectiveness.
Russia’s natural gas exports to China increased by 60 percent in the first four months of the year compared to the same period in 2021. This was announced by Russian gas producer Gazprom, as reported by South China Morning Post on Monday.Due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, many countries have drastically reduced their gas imports […]
The power struggle between China and the USA has a new theater: the Solomon Islands. And Beijing has scored a veritable coup there with a so-called security agreement. However, behind the supposedly altruistic international cooperation lie far-reaching goals and interests. Today’s analysis explains why the small archipelago between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu has become […]
