China

China’s foreign exchange reserves rose modestly in July. It was a surprise to many analysts given the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China.

Even amid recent trade tensions between China and the United States, it seems Chinese citizens are enamored with the idea of living in the United States—so much so that they wish to be reincarnated there. A widely circulated online post published on Aug. 6 claimed that an ancient Buddhist place of worship in Kunming City, […]

GENEVA—A U.N. human rights panel said on Friday that it had received many credible reports that 1 million ethnic Uighurs in China are held in what resembles a “massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy.” Gay McDougall, a member of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, cited estimates that 2 million […]

During the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history, there was a bow maker in the state of Jin. His wife was the daughter of an official. Duke Ping of Jin instructed the bow maker to make a bow, and he spent three years completing the task. However, the arrow shot from the bow was […]

Results of laboratory tests detailed in a report released Aug. 7 indicated traces of asbestos, lead and other dangerous chemicals exist in a number of popular school supplies—some of them manufactured in China—sold in the United States and Canada. After sending 27 school items to an independent laboratory, the U.S. nonprofit Public Interest Research Group […]

Fallout from the U.S.–China trade dispute is being felt in India, with the country recently putting measures in place to blunt an influx of cheap Chinese textile imports that could threaten domestic production. On Aug. 7, India, the world’s biggest producer of cotton, doubled the import tax on 328 imported textile products to 20 percent—the […]

After weeks of dealing with the repercussions of the U.S.–China trade war, Beijing is switching tactics. China’s state media have recently gone on the offensive, with articles aggressively criticizing President Donald Trump and the trade tariffs. On Aug. 6, the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily published a strongly worded editorial, calling Trump’s trade tariffs […]

Five people have been charged in New York for importing, manufacturing, and distributing hundreds of thousands of pairs of fake Nike sneakers that originated in China. Suen Miyuki, 43; Huang Jianmin, 42; and Chen Kinlui, 52, from New York City; and Qu Songhua, 54, and Qu Fangrang, 31, from Hicksville, New York, were charged in […]

The Chinese government went all out during the first half of 2018 to cool an overheated real estate market. Major cities in China have issued regulations for their local real estate markets more than 260 times through July of this year, according to data from Centaline Property Agency, one of the largest property agencies in […]

BEIJING—China’s central authorities have revamped a national leadership group charged with planning and studying key technological development strategies, signaling potential policy shifts are underway as the Chinese regime’s technological ambitions have fueled a backlash abroad. The group, formerly called the “National Technology and Education leadership Group” under China’s cabinet-like State Council, has been renamed without the […]

BEIJING/SHANGHAI—Tesla Inc. has started hiring for a new factory in Shanghai, according to job postings on its website, just a month after the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker signed agreements with local authorities for the $2 billion project. The website showed the automaker was looking to fill 14 roles, including architectural designer and senior finance […]

BEIJING—China’s soybean and soymeal prices jumped on Aug. 8, with beans posting their biggest daily gain in a decade, as data showing a drop in soybean imports stirred supply concerns. Customs data showed arrivals fell in July as processors ended months of buying to build supplies before tariffs took effect. Soybeans are China’s chief weapon […]

A Chinese national living in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to distributing illicit drugs shipped from China. Wang Bin, 43, pleaded guilty to 10 counts, including drug conspiracy, conspiracy to import a controlled substance, and drug distribution, according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice. Wang operated Cambridge Chemicals, Wonda Science, and other […]

Despite a history of tumultuous relations, China and Russia remain allies, but the strategic partnership between the two world powers has shown signs of strain since the July summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Helsinki. Russian media, which are tightly controlled by the state, publicly criticized China’s social problems […]

WASHINGTON—Protectionist noise from Germany is growing louder, as Berlin plans to crack down on Chinese investments, by significantly lowering the threshold for intervening in takeovers. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, like the Trump administration, is taking steps to expand its ability to block foreign deals deemed as threats to national security. Germany’s economy minister, Peter Altmaier, told the […]

With U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finishing his first Southeast Asia trip after the announcement of the new $113 million initiative in the Indo-Pacific region, experts are reviewing how the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the ongoing trade war are affecting China. Economic analyst Qin Peng said that an Indo-Pacific strategy based on economic cooperation […]

The former president of a Chinese hospital has been charged with bribery. Fang Yibing, who served as president of Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital from 2005 to 2010 and most recently served as deputy director of Hunan Province’s Health and Family Planning Commission, was charged by prosecutors in Zhuzhou City, according to an announcement by China’s national […]

One of China’s business hubs is experiencing a rare decline in exports, amid an escalating trade spat with the United States. Shenzhen, located in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, has one of the busiest container ports in the world. The city also is home to many factories that manufacture items for export. China’s customs […]

The United States is being outspent by China in the race to build the next generation of wireless communication, known as 5G, and it risks losing out on the potential economic benefits, according to a report by consulting firm Deloitte published on Aug. 7. China currently has 10 times more sites to support 5G communications than the United […]

Thousands of alleged victims of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms recently gathered near the Beijing headquarters of China’s bank regulator, the Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), to seek redress after losing their investments. Local authorities sent scores of police—as many as 30,000, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA)—to disperse the protesters who had gathered on Aug. 6. […]