China

Is China walking the talk on its loan promises?

<p> Is there a gap between China’s international financial commitments and real deployment? A few analysts seem to believe so. </p>…

3 years ago

Who are the key players leading a rebellion against China’s President Xi Jinping?

<p> Resentment to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s authoritarian style--a sharp U-turn from Deng Xiaoping’s era of greater openness and engagement--has…

3 years ago

China’s lockdowns to contain Covid resurgence could further dampen the economy

<p> As China reimposed fresh lockdown orders in places such as Ejin Banner and Lanzhou to contain the resurgence of…

3 years ago

China gets tough with Taliban–demands curbs on Uyghur radicals nesting in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>China’s patience with the Taliban appears to be running out with Afghanistan once again showing signs of becoming a…

3 years ago

US basketball league star triggers storm as he denounces Xi Jinping and backs freedom for Tibet

<p> NBA star Enes Kanter on Wednesday triggered tensions between Beijing and the US basketball league as he denounced Chinese…

3 years ago

China is the aggressor against India on Himalayan border, says top US diplomat Nicholas Burns

<p> President Joe Biden's nominee as U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, clearly stated at his Senate confirmation hearing on…

3 years ago

Coronavirus spread halts Chinese space programme as team members catch infection

<p> Coronavirus outbreak in northern China has halted its space programme, as every member of the testing team for the…

3 years ago

Acute power shortages and real estate woes take their toll–China’s third quarter growth slows to 4.9%

<p> Amid acute power shortage and crisis-hit real estate sector China’s economic growth in the third quarter of this year…

3 years ago

Why China’s secret nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test worries US

<p> China secretly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe to get to its target, demonstrating…

3 years ago

Seven pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong sentenced as China continues to clampdown on activists

<p> As many as seven campaigners for democracy in Hong Kong, “including former lawmakers,” have been sentenced to up to…

3 years ago

After Microsoft’s decision to shut down LinkedIn in China, will more companies follow suit?

<p> As US multinational Microsoft announced its decision to close its LinkedIn service in China due to the “challenging operating…

3 years ago

Evergrande misses another payment deadline –all eyes now on China’s growing real estate crisis

<p> China’s beleaguered real estate major Evergrande Group missed the third round of bond repayments on Tuesday, as investors continue…

3 years ago

WHO sets up new team to probe origins of COVID-19, wants China to give data on Wuhan outbreak

<p> The World Health Organization (WHO) has set up a new team of 26 scientists to revive the stalled inquiry…

3 years ago

China’s economic slowdown, debt and decline in spending fuel anxiety across the globe

<p> As China’s economic growth shows signs of slowdown amid Beijing’s crackdown on its private sector and its President Xi…

3 years ago

India’s message to Asia – Unite against terrorism, reject connectivity projects that serve ‘another agenda’

<p> <strong>Emphasising that the current situation in Afghanistan is of grave concern, India today called on the international community to…

3 years ago

India China Engaged In A Face-off Near Yangtse, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh | Indian Army Temporarily Detained PLA Troops

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China’s consumption driven growth story may derail as people have much less to spend

<p> Even as household debt in China grew at a steady pace—it rose from 51.5 per cent in January 2019…

3 years ago

IMF chief’s fate hangs in balance but Europe is backing her despite China scandal

<p> The International Monetary Fund has said it will decide "very soon" whether its beleaguered managing director Kristalina Georgieva will…

3 years ago

Gadakri tells Tesla not to sell China-made electric cars in India

<p> Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, on Friday said that he has asked American carmaker Tesla not to sell its…

3 years ago

Will China’s $53 billion luxury market hit a roadblock as flaunting wealth is no longer cool

<p> Will Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call for Common Prosperity dent China’s hitherto expanding luxury market? The country’s strong economic…

3 years ago

China’s intelligence chief mounts pressure on Sirajuddin Haqqani to extradite Uyghur militants from Afghanistan

<p> <strong>Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Interior Minister of Afghanistan and chief of the dreaded terror outfit Haqqani Network is still living…

3 years ago