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☆ Most Americans are not confident in how China's Xi will handle world affairs, Pew survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Meanwhile, Xi has consolidated his power in China and is seeking to to bolster China's global influence. It is unclear how aware Pew survey respondents were of such world events and developments. Economic cooperationU.S.-China cooperation on economic matters was one of two areas in which Pew survey respondents remained more optimistic. General pessimismPew survey respondents mostly did not see areas of potential cooperation between the U.S. and China. Certainly not the climate," the Pew report said, citing a 25-year-old unnamed woman who participated in a focus group.

Following are some of the issues China and others are likely to be taking into account as it considers prospects for peace in Ukraine. Attempting to broker peace is a low-cost venture that can yield high returns for China, even if a quick breakthrough is highly unlikely, analysts say. The plan got lukewarm welcomes in both Russia and Ukraine while the United States and NATO were sceptical. China expanded trade with Ukraine after Russia invaded Crimea in 2014 and did not recognise the annexed territory as Russian, he said. Days before Russia invaded Ukraine, China and Russia announced a "no-limits" partnership.

Such efforts to attract foreign investment come as the pandemic and geopolitical tensions push companies to diversify their supply chains away from China. The Commerce Ministry said Thursday that for the first time, it would launch events for an "Invest in China Year." Apple later said the Zhengzhou factory disruptions would delay deliveries of some iPhone 14 models. He also noted "serious challenges" to attracting foreign investment. Those include unfair competition with local players in China due to industrial policies, lack of legal protection for foreign business in China and geopolitical risks, Wang said.

☆ China’s Junk-Bond Market Creaks Open With a $400 Million Sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Frances Yoon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

HONG KONG—A Chinese commercial property company sold U.S. dollar bonds on Thursday with yields topping 12%, reopening the market for junk debt from the country after a wave of defaults last year. Dalian Wanda Commercial Management Group Co., which operates shopping malls across China and is controlled by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin , tested investors’ appetite for risk this week with a two-year bond offering by one of its units.

[1/4] People wait in line at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test centre in Xinyang, China, this still image obtained from social media video released December 15, 2022. China reported 2,157 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections for Dec. 15 compared with 2,000 a day. There is particular concern about China's hinterland in the run up to China's Lunar New Year holiday starting on Jan. 22. The COVID scare in China also led people in Hong Kong, Macau and in some neighbourhoods in Australia to go in search for fever medicines and test kits for family and friends on the mainland. JP Morgan on Friday revised down its expectations for China's 2022 growth to 2.8%, which is well below China's official target of 5.5% and would mark one of China's worst performances in almost half a century.

☆ Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

After nearly three years, a significant loosening of zero-COVID measures has been signalled by senior government officials and public health experts. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said on Thursday that China's health system had "withstood the test" of COVID, allowing further adjustments to state policies. "You can have zero-COVID, but you can't have a healthy economy, and you can have a healthy economy, but you can't have zero-COVID." Laura Yasaitis, a public health expert at the Eurasia Group think-tank who follows China's zero-COVID policies, said fear of the virus likely varied widely across the country, as well as within cities or provinces. Officials have repeatedly said that China's health system would be unable to cope with a surge in cases, with medical resources unevenly distributed across the country.

"It would become a testing point regarding the government’s determination to push for the relaxation of COVID control measures," they said. China reported 17,772 new local COVID-19 infections for Nov. 14, up from 16,072 new cases a day earlier and the most since April, with major cities including Chongqing and Zhengzhou among the worst-hit. On Monday, Beijing's most populous district of Chaoyang, where most of its cases are located, moved some testing sites closer to residential compounds. On Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV said Chaoyang district was adding more testing sites, including near office buildings. Under China's new rules, testing efforts are to be more targeted, easing what has been a significant financial burden on cities.

☆ China reports 16,203 new COVID cases for Nov 13 vs 14,878 a day earlier
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Thomas PeterSHANGHAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - China reported 16,203 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 13, of which 1,794 were symptomatic and 14,409 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday. That compared with 14,878 new cases a day earlier – 1,711 symptomatic and 13,167 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. Excluding imported infections, China reported 16,072 new local cases, of which 1,747 were symptomatic and 14,325 were asymptomatic, up from 14,761 a day earlier. China's capital Beijing reported 237 symptomatic and 170 asymptomatic cases, compared with 161 symptomatic and 74 asymptomatic case the previous day, local government data showed. The city of Chongqing reported 150 new symptomatic locally transmitted COVID-19 infections and 2,147 asymptomatic cases, compared with 158 symptomatic and 1,662 asymptomatic cases the previous day, local authorities said.

☆ Chinese cities including Beijing report record COVID cases
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Currently COVID cases are rising in major cities such as Guangzhou and Chongqing, and zero-COVID policy continues, suggesting down-side risks to the near-term growth outlook," said analysts at U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs in a note on Monday. Shares of consumer staples (.CSICS) remained subdued on Monday, while stocks in tourism (.CSI930633) and transport (.CSI000957) slumped as domestic COVID cases surged and some investors booked profits on previous COVID easing bets. Beijing reported 407 cases on Monday, compared with 235 the previous day. Major manufacturing hub Zhengzhou in central China reported 2,981 new infections versus 2,642 a day prior. Chongqing, a southwestern city of more than 32 million people, also saw a jump in cases to 2,297 compared with 1,820 the previous day.

☆ Shanghai Disney visitors told to stay home after COVID case, Foxconn ups bonuses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

SHANGHAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Several Shanghai residents received fresh stay-at-home orders and mandatory testing notices on Tuesday as authorities raced to trace contacts linked to a COVID-positive woman whose visit to the city's Disney Resort prompted its temporary lockdown. The Shanghai Disney Resort on Monday abruptly shut its gates, locking in all visitors at the time and only allowing them to leave, hours later, after they had tested negative for the virus. Marvis He was among Disney visitors caught up in the resort's lockdown, having flown in from Shenzhen in hopes of enjoying the park's Halloween themed fireworks. Foxconn has been one of the biggest corporate names affected by a quasi-lockdown of Zhengzhou, a major logistics hub in central China. In recent days, videos appearing to show departing Foxconn workers laden with luggage and walking along village roads towards their home towns have gone viral on Chinese social media.

☆ Dutch probe 'illegal' China gov't offices in Netherlands
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMSTERDAM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The Netherlands is investigating offices that have been operating illegally in the country on behalf of the Chinese government, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The investigation follows reports by RTL Nieuws and website "Follow The Money" that two such offices have carried out functions, including remotely renewing Chinese citizens drivers' licences. The Chinese Embassy said in an emailed reaction to Reuters questions it "was not aware of the issue ... and not involved in it". "China`s judicial and law-enforcement authorities strictly abide by international rules and fully respect the judicial sovereignty of other countries," it said. "What is correct is that the Chinese government never informed us about the centres via diplomatic channels so that makes them illegal to begin with," Hovenkamp said.

☆ Chinese snap up used Rolexes, Birkins to satisfy luxury cravings amid slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Casey Hall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"More and more people are now aware they can sell luxury goods for some money and the buyer side is noticing that they can get a great deal," said Zhu, 33. China's second-hand luxury market is tipped to grow to $30 billion in 2025 from $8 billion in 2020, consultancy iResearch said late last year. HANDBAGS, JEWELLERYOffice worker Wang Jianing is exploring buying second-hand luxury products, given the economic climate. China's luxury resale marketplace is expected by analysts to remain dominated by local players for now. Though handbags remain the top-selling category on luxury platforms like ZZER, Zhu said sales of watches and jewellery are also growing fast.

☆ (VIDEO) Fenomen în premieră în China. În Beijing, cerul s-a făcut galben, iar soarele a devenit un punct albastru
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

O furtună de nisip a lovit Beijingul, fiind purtată de curenţi de aer din Mongolia şi nord-vestul Chinei. Furtuna de nisip, care a învăluit Beijingul pentru a doua oară în mai puțin de două săptămâni, a împins nivelurile de poluare peste limitele considerate periculoase și a făcut ca cerul să devină galben iar soarele să se reducă la un punct albastru, scrie digi24. Pe platforma chineză de socializare Weibo, oamenii au postat numeroase imagini cu „soarele albastru”, iluzia optică fiind un efect al modului în care este difuzată lumina soarelui în particulele de nisip și de apă. Furtuna de nisip a fost cauzată de vânturile puternice care transportau praf din Mongolia, afectată de secetă și din alte părți din nord-vestul Chinei. Nivelul particulelor de dimensiuni mai mici PM2.5 a fost peste 300 micrograme pe metru cub, cu mult peste pragul standard în China, de 35 de micrograme.

Persons: Wang Ji Organizations: Inner Locations: Chinei, Mongolia, Beijing, China, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Hebei

☆ (video) Fenomen unic în China. În Beijing, cerul s-a făcut galben, iar soarele a devenit un punct albastru
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Capitala Chinei s-a trezit învăluită într-un strat dens de praf, cu un conţinut ridicat de particule periculoase. O furtună de nisip a lovit Beijingul, fiind purtată de curenţi de aer din Mongolia şi nord-vestul Chinei. Furtuna de nisip, care a învăluit Beijingul pentru a doua oară în mai puțin de două săptămâni, a împins nivelurile de poluare peste limitele considerate periculoase și a făcut ca cerul să devină galben iar soarele să se reducă la un punct albastru, scrie South China Morning Post, citat de Digi24. Furtuna de nisip a fost cauzată de vânturile puternice care transportau praf din Mongolia, afectată de secetă și din alte părți din nord-vestul Chinei. Centrul Național de Meteorologie a transmis că furtuna de nisip care a lovit nordul țării la începutul lunii a fost cea mai gravă din ultimul deceniu, 12 provincii fiind acoperite cu nisip galben și praf.

Persons: Wang Ji Organizations: South China Morning Post Locations: Chinei, Mongolia, Beijing

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