China’s Social Credit System

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi protested in a meeting Sunday with his Chinese counterpart the detention of a Japanese national in Beijing and raised "strong concern" about China's escalating military activity near Taiwan and around Japan. Hayashi is on a two-day visit in China, becoming Japan's first diplomat to make…

While Rahul Gandhi is being hounded for inquiring after the relationship of Narendra Modi with Gautam Adani, the regime wishes to also silence him for another reason. He recently set the cat among the pigeons, bringing up the ‘C’ word on China: ‘Cowardice!’ A regime boasting a 56” chest has…

HELSINKI — A top Chinese space official has called for the country to speed up its plans to develop lunar infrastructure or miss out on a never-to-be-repeated opportunity. Yang Mengfei of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the country’s main space contractor, proposed in early March that China…

The vivo X Fold2 teasers continue to come from the 2023 Boao Forum for Asia, taking place at Hainan Island in China. A local blogger took the device for an unboxing, later reposted by vivo on Weibo, clearly as a coordinated marketing event, allowing fans to learn more about the…

SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) - Privately controlled Zhejiang Petrochemical Corp (ZPC), operator of China's largest refinery, said on Thursday it has reached a strategic agreement with state refining giant Sinopec (600028.SS) on the domestic marketing of its fuel. Under a deal reached earlier this week, Sinopec will handle more than…

Apple CEO Tim Cook has started his trip to China, where he was invited to attend the China Development Forum in Beijing from March 25 to 27. Apart from conducting business talks, Cook has been visiting Apple stores, attending meetings and taking photos with different people during his stay. On…

Speaking at Boao Forum on Thursday, China's Premier Li Qiang said that he opposes trade protectionism and decoupling. Additional quotes To achieve greater success, chaos and conflicts must not happen in Asia. Otherwise the future of Asia will be lost. We need to implement the GSI, uphold the vision of…

Saudi Aramco announced this week two major refinery and petrochemical deals in China. Saudi Arabia is betting on continued Chinese oil demand growth. The two deals give Aramco a long-term export outlet to 690,000 bpd of Saudi crude to China. The world’s largest crude oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, is betting…

Saudi Arabia's decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has come amid a wave of diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East bringing regional powers closer to China and Russia. The decision, reached Wednesday through a memorandum approved by the Saudi Cabinet, would establish Riyadh as an official dialogue partner…

Allegations that forced a Canadian member of parliament (MP) to step down from his party have left some Chinese-Canadians worried that the claims and his subsequent departure could sow seeds of anti-Asian sentiment. Last week, Han Dong, an MP who represents Don Valley North, announced he would leave Prime Minister…