China’s Social Credit System

With a population of nearly 6 million, the northern city of Zibo is mainly known for its heavy manufacturing industries. Decades ago, it was the province’s second-largest city, and an important industrial hub. But in recent years, the city has languished. That was until March this year, when young people…

Ding is ranked No. 3 in the world, while Nepomniachtchi, playing under the neutral FIDE flag, is ranked No. 2. The championship has been a nail-biting affair. Ding consistently trailed Nepomniachtchi after Game 2, which Nepomniachtchi won to go up one point (the two drew their opening game). Games 8,…

A small number of Chinese nationals remain outside Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, Mao Ning added. China’s Foreign Ministry estimated that more than 1,500 Chinese citizens were in Sudan at the start of this month’s conflict. No Chinese fatalities have been reported. On April 15, fighting broke out between two…

Back home in Gwadar after a day at sea. Photo by Akbar Notezai. Sindh is fished out, now the trawlers are coming for Balochistan In the early months of 2021, reports began emerging of 12 Chinese trawlers docked at Pakistan’s biggest port at Karachi, in Sindh Province, around 480 km…

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China Daily) With International Jazz Day falling on Sunday, around 80 artists from nine countries will participate in the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert.The most celebrated annual event in jazz, it will be streamed live and broadcast on television stations to a global audience.Leading Chinese jazz musicians will participate in…

Adds background, quotes SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, April 26 (Reuters) - Fidelity International said on Wednesday it raised 1.08 billion yuan ($156 million) for its first mutual fund product in China, the third-biggest launch of an equity fund since the start of 2022 in China's challenging market environment. But the fundraising underperforms…

China’s Aiko Solar plans to build a new factory in three 10 GW phases over the next five years. Construction of the first phase is expected to begin in early 2024. April 25, 2023 Vincent Shaw Image: Aiko Solar Aiko Solar, a Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer, has signed…

The Australian military will be rapidly transformed to prepare for a possible conflict between China and the United States. An unclassified version of a major defense review published Monday recommends that Australia buy longer range missiles to counter China's growing threat to "the global rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific." The…

Security officials outside of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, where some have theorized COVID-19 originated. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo China’s COVID ambitions — to hide crucial data and avoid blame — could not have been accomplished without Western academics eagerly playing the useful idiot for Beijing, The New York…