China’s Social Credit System

For decades, just about the only way for someone born in Dawan to make money was to follow the winding dirt road down from the mountain village and move to one of China’s big cities. That is what Wang Liangcui did in the early 1990s, when she was 20. She…

By Charles BurtonContributorMon., Nov. 16, 2020timer3 min. readAs the world ponders the spectacle of Donald Trump’s desperate efforts to sabotage the legitimacy of the U.S. election, on other side of the planet, China is seizing the moment to launch a full-court press to weaken the Western alliance through economic coercion,…

10.21pm GMT22:21 Summary Updated at 10.22pm GMT 10.01pm GMT22:01 Axios is reporting that Donald Trump will enact a series of hardline policies during his final 10 weeks to cement his legacy on China, citing senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the plans. Trump officials plan to sanction or restrict…

Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations says he’s called on the organization’s Human Rights Council to investigate whether China’s persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang province should be considered an act of genocide.Canada's ambassador to the United Nations says he's asked the international organization to gather evidence and investigate whether China's…

Takeaways: Amid a slumping economy, both Alibaba and JD.com doubled down on promotions for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival by extending the sales window to 11 days.State media outlets, including Renmin Daily and Xinhua News Agency, have backed an anti-consumerism sentiment that has been growing in China. Brands might want to…

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Jaishankar noted that code of conduct negotiations should not be prejudicial to legitimate interests of third parties and should be fully consistent with UNCLOS TopicsSouth China Sea | S Jaishankar ANI  |  Asia  Last Updated at November 14, 2020 22:29 IST External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday referred to the South…

World13 Nov, 2020 09:50 AM4 minutes to readXi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Joe Biden in 2013. Photo / APChina today became one of the last major countries to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to US policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade,…

It's 'a dystopian future, something like we've never had to navigate before'. Former ambassador to China Geoff Raby and Centre for Independent Studies executive director Tom Switzer sat down with Crikey Inside Access members to talk China.Former ambassador to China Geoff Raby (left) and Centre for Independent Studies Executive Director…

China’s e-commerce platforms disclosed their Double 11 shopping festival performance and all set new records.  Chinese giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on Thursday announced that its Double 11 Global Shopping Festival generated 498.2 billion yuan ($74.1 billion) in gross merchandise volume (GMV) during the 11-day campaign from Nov. 1 to…