China criticizes U.S. attempt to ban Dutch chipmaking tech exports to China: Xinhuanet
July 6, 2022
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday censured the United States for pushing a Dutch supplier to stop selling chipmaking gear to China, calling the U.S. moves a typical example of "tech-terrorism." Click here to read...
Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site starts in Hainan: Xinhuanet
July 6, 2022
Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site started Wednesday in Wenchang City, south China's island province of Hainan. As a major project of the Hainan free trade port construction, the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site is committed to becoming world-class, market-oriented, and further improving the launching capability of China's commercial carrier rockets. Click here to read...
China sees over 10 mln new energy vehicles on road: Xinhuanet
July 6, 2022
By the end of June, China saw a total of 10.01 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) going on the road, according to statistics by the Ministry of Public Security. The country saw approximately 406 million motor vehicles on the road and 492 million motor vehicle drivers as of June, said the ministry. Click here to read...
China cracks down on ecological damage through environmental inspections: China Daily
July 6, 2022
China has implemented two rounds of nationwide inspections on ecological conservation and environmental protection in seven years and tackled problems in multiple fields, an official said Wednesday. Click here to read...
PLA naval activities around Japan intensify amid Tokyo provocation, ‘to become routine’: Global Times
July 6, 2022
Over the past month, the Japanese Defense Ministry has posted more than a dozen reports on Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) naval activities around the island country, as the last ship in the PLA Navy task force led by the Type 055 large destroyer Lhasa reportedly returned to the East China Sea on Tuesday, wrapping up its voyage that went round Japan almost entirely. Click here to read...
India’s frequent investigations into Chinese firms chill investment confidence: Global Times
July 6, 2022
The frequent investigations by Indian authorities into Chinese enterprises not only disrupt normal business activities and damage the goodwill, but also impede the improvement of business environment in India and chill the confidence and willingness of market entities from other countries, including those from China to invest in India, Wang Xiaojian, counsellor and spokesperson from Chinese Embassy in India, said on Wednesday. Click here to read...
COVID and bust: China's private health system hurt by tough coronavirus controls: Reuters
July 6, 2022
On March 24, a court in the central Chinese city of Fuyang announced that a $1.5 billion hospital built just four years earlier had filed for bankruptcy because it was unable to pay its debts. For most of the last two years, the Fuyang Minsheng Hospital had been fully involved in mass coronavirus vaccination and testing programmes in the city, training almost 100 staff to perform throat swabs and setting up mobile vaccination facilities to go to schools and workplaces, at the order of city officials. Click here to read...
China studying extending tax exemption for NEVs: Reuters
July 7, 2022
China is studying the possibility of extending a tax exemption for new electric vehicles (EV) as part of a raft of efforts to spur vehicle consumption in the country, the commerce ministry said on Thursday. It also announced a series of measures to encourage trade-ins of old vehicles and support the second-hand market. Click here to read...
U.S. counterintelligence warns of China stepping up influence operations: Reuters
July 7, 2022
A U.S. counterintelligence agency on Wednesday warned state and local officials that China is intensifying influence operations aimed at manipulating them into pressing the federal government to pursue more Beijing-friendly policies. Click here to read...
COVID-19: Fresh lockdowns ordered in China: Taipei Times
July 7, 2022
Tens of millions of people were under lockdown across China yesterday and businesses in a major tourist city were forced to close as fresh COVID-19 clusters sparked fears of wider restrictions. Chinese health authorities have reported more than 300 infections in Xian, with new clusters found in Shanghai, Beijing and elsewhere. Click here to read...
Directors of FBI and Britain’s MI5 raise fresh alarms about Chinese spying in rare joint speech: South China Morning Post
July 7, 2022
Top American and British intelligence officials warned Western businesses that deal with China on Wednesday to become far more vigilant about Beijing’s relentless industrial espionage. “When you deal with a Chinese company, know you’re also dealing with the Chinese government – that is, the MSS and the PLA – too, almost like silent partners”, FBI Director Christopher Wray told business leaders in London, referring to China’s spy agency and military. Click here to read...
China robotics industry cools down as top maker of robot waiting staff slashes jobs: South China Morning Post
July 7, 2022
A major Chinese maker of robot waiting staff is cutting jobs in the company, in a sign that the country’s robotics industry is cooling down, as the prospects of profitability remain remote. Shenzhen-based Pudu Technology, which received 1 billion yuan (US$149 million) from investors including Tencent Holdings, Meituan and Sequoia Capital in a fundraising round last year, will start laying off employees, according to a leaked letter from founder and CEO Felix Zhang Tao. Click here to read...
China stresses rectifying problems in central budget execution, fiscal revenues and expenditures: Xinhuanet
July 7, 2022
An executive meeting of China's State Council has made arrangements for the rectification of problems discovered through the audits of central budget execution and other fiscal revenues and expenditures. Click here to read...
China, Philippines vow to enhance good-neighborly friendship, deepen cooperation: Xinhuanet
July 7, 2022
Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Philippine Foreign Secretary Luis Enrique Manalo agreed here on Wednesday that their countries will further enhance friendship and mutual trust, adhere to good-neighborliness and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation. Click here to read...
Chinese mainland reports 94 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases: Xinhuanet
July 7, 2022
The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 94 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 39 in Anhui and 32 in Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Click here to read...
Govt to promote use of electronic licenses: China Daily
July 7, 2022
China will promote in an orderly manner the application of electronic licenses and certificates involving companies, as part of efforts to boost the vitality of market entities, the State Council's Executive Meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Wednesday. Click here to read...
Nation bracing for climate change: China Daily
July 7, 2022
China has doubled down on efforts to build up resilience to climate change with a blueprint designed to serve as a stronger response to climate-related risks, establish heightened monitoring capacities and protect vulnerable areas and sectors. Click here to read...
China urges US to stop lies-based Xinjiang bill and to fulfill promise of no support to ‘Taiwan independence’: Global Times
July 7, 2022
The US should abide by the provisions of the Three Joint Communiqués, stop hollowing out the one-China principle, stop supporting "Taiwan independence" forces, and take concrete actions to safeguard the political foundation of China-US relations, Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Wednesday when responding to whether the Taiwan question and Xinjiang-related issues will be discussed at the upcoming China-US foreign ministers' meeting. Click here to read...
Financial firms eye yuan payment channel for India-Russia trade: Global Times
July 7, 2022
Some financial institutions in India plan to come up with a payment channel that enables direct settlements in Chinese yuan for India's trade with Russia, as trade between the two countries, especially in energy goods, has jumped significantly in recent months, according to a financial sector insider on Wednesday. Click here to read...
