Day: June 11, 2023

China is drilling a giant hole in the earth in the Xinjiang (not) Autonomous Region. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at what the hole is for, how it’s other megaprojects have fared and the deepest holes on earth.

China Update is about China economic and political news and analysis #chinaupdate 00:00 Introduction 00:11 Ideology: Chinese Style Modernization & Civilisation 06:18 Chinese Economy: Gold, German Investment & Stock Rout

Recently, the topic of “buying 8 houses for 100,000 yuan” and “buying a house for a thousand yuan” in Hebi City of Henan province has sparked heated discussion online. It’s important to know that although housing prices are falling, even in third and fourth tier cities, the average price of a house is not less than 5,000 yuan per square meter, let alone tens of thousands of yuan per square meter in first-tier cities. So, why are houses in Hebi city so cheap? According to mainland media reports, from October

Thousands were evacuated overnight in #China after land collapses caused large #cracks on nearby streets. Footage shows bulged and warped roads, with some buildings even tilting with the pressure. We spoke to impacted residents for the latest. 00:00 Intro 00:46 Thousands Evacuated in China’s Tianjin 01:58 China Slams U.S. Over Alleged Cuba Spy Base 04:17 Heavy Flooding Hits Southern China 04:46 China Arrests Pro-Democracy Dissident in Laos 07:05 China’s Chip Imports Take 20% Hit Amid Tech War 08:29 Exxon G

Amid a cheering crowd, the C919, China’s first domestically produced large passenger aircraft, completed its commercial maiden flight on May 28, 2023, and officially entered the civil aviation market. The Chinese Communist Party CCP media claimed that China has finally said goodbye to the history of “800 million shirts for one plane.” What does that mean? It means that at a time when China was technologically backward, it only had shirts, not planes, and had to use the profits from exporting 800 million shi

India learned some hard lessons from the Covid 19 pandemic, and one of them was that supply chain security is national security. India is now taking a hard look at its supply lines and seeing where its vulnerabilities lie so it can become as self sufficient as possible. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss economic weaning from China, India’s drive for self sufficiency, and how China is using its asymmetric warfare by stoking racial divisions. Joining us in this episode is Dr. Dheeraj Paramesha

China’s debt crisis is ruining countries. Now, it’s hurting Beijing too. It’s not able to get back the money it lent to other countries. How deep is the crisis? Palki Sharma explains.