Day: October 6, 2022

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China’s stocks remain unattractive to global investors, as its economy is struggling with a downturn and multiple negative signs amid Beijing’s strict “zero-COVID” control measures.

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In China, more and more people are starting to choose flexible work. However, the question is, are these people working flexibly or not working? According to a report by iiMedia Research published in March 2022, more than 200 million workers in China are freelance. In 2021, more than 16% of fresh Chinese graduates had classified themselves as freelancers. —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

Modern life depends on microchips for the function of everything tech, from microwaves to phones to airplanes to drones. As important as microchips are though, their supply chain is just as fragile. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about the importance of microchips to the world economy, how a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could break the microchip supply chain, and how China is trying to shore up its chip manufacturing to insulate it from supply chain breaks. Joining us in this episode is Chris

Ahead of the Communist Party Congress, China has released video footage of its latest nuclear-powered submarine. Is Beijing flexing its nuclear power ahead of Xi Jinping’s term extension? Molly Gambhir tells you more. #China #Submarine

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Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers on October 5 that Taiwan is expanding the definition of “first strike” to respond to China’s activities. According to The Epoch Times, Chiu said that recent aggressive actions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prompted Taiwan to expand this definition. —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights

North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles from near Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan. This after a US aircraft carrier was redeployed to the waters. #NorthKorea #US #BallisticMissile

When China wants to catch up to the US, it doesn’t usually pour tons of money into R&D to develop its own expertise. If it can’t steal what it needs, it hires individuals or companies to give it to them. American companies and specialists have been lured to China by lucrative contract deals to help build China’s lagging semiconductor industry. In this episode of China Unscripted, we talk about how effective this has been for China, how the US has made Huawei a shell of its former self, and how US export c

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0:00 At least 13 Uyghurs in Xinjiang died after authorities used COVID disinfectant 1:19 Xinjiang suspends passenger trains on the eve of China’s 20th Congress 2:30 Rare Ili Pika the ‘Genie of the Tianshan Mountains’ photographed after more than 20 years

What the Chinese public has been told by their government is that the epidemic is still very serious. Chinese authorities have declared that many parts of Beijing and Shanghai have been escalated to high and medium-risk zones upon entering into October. Wearing a mask has become an indispensable part of Chinese people’s lives for three years. In contrast, on the eve of October 1, China’s national day and the anniversary of the Communist regime, the top brass of the Communist Party, led by party leader Xi Ji

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According to Caixin, some property developers in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou pretend to restart construction on stalled projects because they do not have enough funds. —————– #SpotlightOnChina #China #ChinaInsights