Day: January 2, 2023

The world’s second largest economy in question, as it copes with export bans from the U.S., growing pushback from the international community, and surging tensions with Taiwan. We examine the year the world is leaving behind—and look at what to expect in the year to come. 00:00 Intro 00:45 COVID-19 in Review: China Sees Dark End to 2022 04:32 China’s Zero-COVID-19 in Review: What Went Wrong? 07:09 Report: China’s 100+ Police Offices Around the World 08:20 Chips Act Boosts U.S. Domestic Manufacturing 09:5

China has sent a record number of warplanes near Taiwan in retaliation for what the CCP considers the US arming Taiwan. Covid has hit China really, really hard, and the bodies are piling up. The Biden administration is getting tougher on China. Or so the media tells us. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more of this week’s China news headlines.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis, today is a China Book Club special. We will be examining Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise by Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell. 00:00 Introduction 02:12 Invisible China

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After the Chinese communist regime loosened pandemic measures, since early December, Beijing and other places have experienced a peak in infections. In this regard, Zeng Guang, former chief scientist of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at an online summit on December 29 that the COVID-19 infection rate in Beijing may have exceeded 80%. He Said, “We didn’t anticipate that this first wave would come in a rush, even going beyond 50%, 60%, 70% or 80% infection rate.” ——————- #Sp