China’s Social Credit System

Known in Chinese as ‘huanpi,’ early localization efforts were half-hearted, often patronizing, and still better than nothing. Over the past few years, one of the biggest stories in Chinese business circles has been consumers’ embrace of guochao, or “national chic.” From local fashion brands to gaudy souvenirs designed by the Palace…

LegCo congratulates Hong Kong athletes on their outstanding achievements at National Games for Persons with Disabilities ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:      The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Delegation (the HKSAR Delegation) to the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th…

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The United States and China are stepping up their war of words over Taiwan in a long-simmering dispute that has significant implications for the power dynamic in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Amid a surge in Chinese military activity near the island that China regards as a renegade province and has…

Author of the article: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday voted to revoke the authorization for China Telecom’s U.S. subsidiary to operate in the United States, citing national security concerns. The decision means China Telecom Americas must now discontinue U.S. services within 60 days. China Telecom,…

Adverse impact of climate change on nature is well known but often when things are expressed in monetary terms the enormity of the problem at hand is fully realised The latest report from the United Nations has said that climate related hazards have cost developing and developed Asian economies billions…

The concern that China might try to seize Taiwan is preoccupying American military planners and administration officials. Few of them think Taiwan’s military could hold the line. Soldiers, strategists, and government officials in Taiwan and the U.S. say the island’s military is riven with internal problems, many of which have…

According to a recent report, Beijing is pressing the fast-food retail chain McDonald’s to support the digital yuan before the Winter Olympics in China scheduled for February 2022. The report notes that China is also pushing companies like Visa and Nike to join in on the central bank digital currency…

The first batch of exhibits for the fourth China International Import Expo in Shanghai has been delivered to the exhibition venue. The first exhibit to make it to the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) was a bending machine with an automatic tool changer made by manufacturing firm Amada. The…