China’s Social Credit System

Author of the article: The Associated Press Joe Mcdonald BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest rate hikes and China reported its exports rose by double digits. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul retreated.…

Evergrande’s football stadium under construction earlier this year (Source: Getty Images) China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted developer, said late last week it will receive a RMB 5.52 billion ($818 million) refund from the city of Guangzhou for giving up the land use rights for an unfinished football stadium…

Chinese companies are increasingly focusing their attention on developing the metaverse space. Despite the top-down state control, companies have made big investments in both hardware and software. Taiyi Group is one such organization that has now announced the acquisition of Huobi’s communication tool, dubbed Huoxun. According to a recent report,…

TAIPEI—Liuqiu, a short high-speed ferry ride from the southern Taiwanese town of Donggang, draws day trippers to its coral-fringed beaches, laid-back atmosphere and scenic lookouts. This week, some visitors headed to the southernmost tip of Sunset Pavilion hoping for a more dramatic view: Chinese battleships and jet fighters practicing for…

BEIJING: China said Friday it was ending cooperation with the United States on key issues including climate change -- a move Washington decried as “fundamentally irresponsible” as relations between the two superpowers nosedive over Taiwan. The damaging rift, which carries significant geostrategic risk, was triggered by Chinese fury over a…

WASHINGTON: China's decision to halt bilateral talks on climate change with the United States has cast a cloud of doubt over whether the world can rally enough ambition to address global warming in time to avert its worst impacts. Tackling climate change has been a key area of cooperation between…

The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China Tiong King Sing today condemned the two-day visit by US House speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan earlier this week, saying the trip undermined regional stability. In a statement today, Tiong, who is the Bintulu MP, said the US has violated the ‘One China’…

Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA? Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. What can I do to prevent this in the future? If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus…

Alicia Kearns is co-chair of the China Research Group of Tory MPs and asked her about those CCTV cameras made by Chinese-owned tech giant Hikvision. She is also a member of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. Given that these cameras could be used to spy on British citizens and are…

Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday, making her the highest-ranking official to visit the island since then-speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997...Read More