China’s Social Credit System

The People’s Daily’s delay is odd and could signal some unease within the Party over Russia/Ukraine policy. The People’s Daily may have been late to receive the official line on Russia: The Communist Party’s house newspaper actually ranks below the foreign ministry in the CCP’s authoritative hierarchy, and last year…

Illustration for SupChina by Derek Zheng International air travel into China, already greatly reduced due to the pandemic, is being drastically cut back as route after route is canceled by the Chinese air regulator’s “circuit breaker” policy. According to the policy from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which…

After launching in China last year, the Black Shark 4 Pro will finally be arriving in Malaysia on 17 January as per the announcement made on Black Shark Malaysia’s Facebook page. The Black Shark 4 Pro features a 6.67-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display that pushes a 144Hz refresh rate and…

(Source: Law Donut) Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio According to authoritative patent data released on Monday by IFI Claims, five enterprises from Greater China have entered into the list of top 50 U.S. Patent Assignees in 2021. Among them, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC) ranked fourth, Huawei ranked…

The bleak reality of China’s Covid lockdowns has been revealed as the country continues its attempts to eradicate the virus ahead of the winter Olympics. Pictures have emerged of the basic conditions hundreds are living in while being forced to stay in cell-like rooms at ‘quarantine camps’. Three major cities…

If the Middle Kingdom lets its data out, Beijing might as well be in control China has earmarked ¥31.8bn ($5bn) to build the first free trade data port in the nation as it tries to bolster and control information flowing across its borders, the country's state-sponsored media says. Known as…

China’s birth rate has been dropping steadily in recent years, creating a shrinking workforce and mounting burdens on the state pension system. There were only 8.5 births per 1,000 people in 2020, the lowest rate since the People’s Republic of China was established 1949. But the government could spend its way…

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A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier guards the entrance to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison headquarters in the Central Business District in Hong Kong, on Aug. 29, 2019. (Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters) SHANGHAI—Beijing has appointed a former paramilitary chief, Peng Jingtang, as the new commander of the People Liberation Army’s (PLA)…

Please try another search Economic Indicators3 hours ago (Jan 10, 2022 03:41AM ET) 3/3 © Reuters. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 9, 2022.…