China’s Social Credit System

Shanghai plant-based brand Youkuai recently partnered with Beijing-based Usource, which specialises in distribution for meat and plant-based brands in North China, to expand its B2B2C distribution across China. Prior to that, Youkuai handled its own distribution – with B2C channels spanning WeChat, JD.com, and premium markets, and B2B in restaurants,…

Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s representative to the United States, cuts an unusual figure in Washington. She is technically not an ambassador, as the U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country, following the “one China” policy of 1979. Her title is “Taipei economic and cultural representative.” But she and her…

Imaginechina Pilots pose in the cockpit of the C919 before its maiden flight on May 28. A nation building its first domestically developed and manufactured single-aisle passenger aircraft is a quite a feat. Taking on the world's two giant competitors may be even more challenging. As this week's maiden commercial…

Building off the success of its Hope spacecraft, which is still circling and studying Mars, the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday plans for an ambitious follow-up mission: a grand tour of the asteroid belt. “The asteroid belt mission was the right amount of challenge,” said Sarah al-Amiri, chairwoman of…

China Box Office: ‘Fast X’ Wins Second Weekend, While ‘The Little Mermaid’ Flop Sparks Debate on Racism, Casting and Political Correctness “Fast X” predictably won a second weekend on top of the mainland China box office, driving its total past the $100 million mark. But the disappointing start for Disney’s live-action “The…

By Joe Cash and Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao urged Japan to halt semiconductor export controls, calling it a "wrongdoing" that "seriously violated" international economic and trade rules, a statement from his ministry said on Monday. China's latest condemnation of the export restrictions was made…

Astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao attend a press conference before the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission to China's space station, at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China May 29, 2023. China Daily via REUTERSReuters BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts to its now fully…

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By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) - The United States "won't tolerate" China's effective ban on purchases of Micron Technology memory chips and is working closely with allies to address such "economic coercion," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Saturday. Raimondo told a news conference after a meeting of trade…

A US congressional committee has recommended that India should be added to an expanded group of close American allies currently called NATO+5 as part of a broader effort to deter any Chinese military aggression against Taiwan. The panel also suggested that to improve the effectiveness of economic sanctions the US…