It’s all economic news this week. Our first article is a cautious report from Nomura, writing in Ithink.com about the state of the Chinese economy. The economic data for the first half of the year have not yet...
China News 26th July 2021
Our first news article this week offers a balanced view of Hong Kong’s recent political changes and suggests that Beijing may be more ‘lenient’ with Hong Kong now the political situation has calmed down. The political...
China News July 20th 2021
We have three important commentaries this week from the Chinese media. The first covers an interview with a former US assistant secretary of state. In essence he believes the USA must address its issues with...
China News 12th July 2021
In a longer than usual news this week, we cover four interesting stories, the rivers of China, Hong Kong’s National Security Law, an international survey of compensation and living cost and how one Chinese auto-company...
China News 5th July 2021
Readers will know that this week is the celebration of 100 years of the Communist Party of China. Chinese people are proud of the party and what the country has achieved. Here are a few excerpts from some of...
China News 28th June 2021
This week we read more about China’s electric vehicle (EV) expansion. We have a positive affirmation of the raison d’etre of the Chinese Communist Party from Professor Robert Kuhn. And finally we look at...
China News 21st June 2021
Just two stories this week. The first is about Deng Xiaoping’s retirement. He was the Chinese leader who is considered responsible for opening up China after the Mao years. He also oversaw the return...
China News 14th 2021
We have three stories this week, two about Hong Kong and one about the status of labour unions in China. First is a history lesson about the notorious Hong Kong Triads. In August 1949, Guangdong was liberated by...
China news – 6 April 2020
This week we focus on a single scholarly article, published in money.163.com, with the attention-grabbing headline: Nothing is more dangerous than answering the wrong question correctly. Written by Professor Liu...
China media coverage – 30 March 2020
One of the more bizarre stories this week from China has been the reported huge drop in the numbers of subscribers to the three mobile phone companies. The story first appeared on a Hong Kong news channel with...
