America’s China question
The last two months have witnessed three important events that may directly and indirectly influence the tone of China-US relations in 2023. One, the mid-term polls in November produced a…
US trade shifts on Covid and China tensions, but no ‘decoupling’ yet
US trade flows are realigning on the back of pandemic shocks and tensions with China, but efforts to reduce interdependence between the superpowers have not brought a swift decoupling. While…
China has optimized, readjusted Covid-19 policy Jan 21, 2023
Since January 8, 2023, the Chinese government has optimized and readjusted its Covid-19 policy. China has started to manage Covid-19 with measures against Class-B instead of the more serious Class-A…
2nd Pakistan International Food, Nutrition and Healthcare Summit and Expo at Pak China Friendship Center Islamabad organized by National Alliance for Safe Food
2nd Pakistan International Food, Nutrition and Healthcare Summit and Expo on December 21-22, 2022 at Pak China Friendship Center Islamabad Organized by National Alliance for Safe Food. The University of…
China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under shadow of COVID
China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun”, the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world’s largest annual migration of people, bracing for…
China’s services sector eyes recovery after reopening, but challenges loom
Jordan Li, a restaurant owner in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, hopes desperately that next month’s Lunar New Year holidays will help him make up for business lost this…
China’s propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal
China’s state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative in the wake of the sudden reversal of its hallmark zero-Covid policy. For…
Xi’s visit spotlights warming Saudi-China ties, and their ‘limits’
When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia from Wednesday, the oil-rich kingdom will seek mostly economic gains rather than a meaningful shift away from its longtime protector the United…
China’s top banks to issue offshore loans to help developers repay debt
China has ordered its top four state-owned banks to issue offshore loans to help developers repay overseas debt, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in Beijing’s latest…
China central bank to offer cheap loans to support developers’ bonds
China’s central bank will offer cheap loans to financial firms for buying bonds issued by property developers, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said, the strongest policy support…
