Online searches for Chinese airline tickets on domestic and international routes surged on Wednesday following an announcement by the National Health Commission that changes would be made to a government-mandated mobile app for local travel. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that China’s mandatory Covid app, which indicates whether a person had traveled […]
A high-ranking representative of a US authority has urged Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores. Brendan Carr, Commissioner of the FCC, the agency responsible for communications, has sent a letter to the companies pointing out that TikTok would violate data security regulations.The application does not comply with the app store […]
Solar power from space – what at first glance sounds like the plan of a James Bond villain is being seriously researched by Chinese scientists. First, a test satellite is to be sent into space to send solar energy via microwaves or lasers to a ground station. By 2050, the capacity is to be gradually […]
The G7 countries have called on China to urge Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine. Beijing should put pressure on Moscow to withdraw troops from Ukraine immediately and without conditions, the G7 reported. In the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué of the three-day summit, the G7 countries also expressed concern about the situation in the East […]
China has reduced the quarantine time for travelers from abroad by half. The isolation period in the central Covid quarantine facilities has been shortened from 14 to 7 days. After that, travelers must isolate themselves at home for another three days. Previously, this time was seven days. This was announced by the National Health Commission […]
As we all know, it’s easy to argue about appropriate toys for the little ones – on the Chinese shopping platform Taobao, small dolls that represent the notorious Dabai are sold (China.Table reported) – true to style with cotton swabs in their hands. These “Great Whites” conduct the COVID-19 mass tests and have been monitoring […]
China’s central bank has warned against “greenwashing and sustainable project fraud”. With the influx of capital into green investments, greenwashing has increased, meaning the disguising of environmentally and climate-damaging investments as sustainable, central bank Chairman Yi Gang said in an interview. “Information disclosure and strict monitoring are required” if the central bank is to pursue […]
The chip shortage could continue to plague Chinese automakers for several more years. That is according to statements from industry officials. Yuan Feng, General Manager of GAC Capital, the investment branch of state-owned Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC), said the chip shortage could last into 2023 and 2024, according to business portal Caixin. GAC is the […]
China’s coastal ecosystems remain at high risk. “Most of the typical marine ecosystems that are monitored remain in a sub-healthy condition,” says a senior official at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Development in coastal areas has led to pollution and habitat destruction of many species. According to the Deputy Director of the Marine Ecology […]
Things have been rather quiet around the emerging power alliance BRICS in recent years. Its members were too busy with domestic concerns (Brazil, South Africa) or conflicts with each other (India – China). But in the geopolitical competition between the West and China, the BRICS alliance seems to become a new platform for Xi Jinping, […]