Far fewer Chinese couples applied to have a second child than expected after a relaxation of the country's "one child" policy, state-run media reported Thursday, highlighting the ageing nation's demographic challenges.
"After several decades of the one child policy implementation and forced abortion, the Chinese public lives in an atmosphere of scared fear from their government. . . And the one-child policy and the implementation and its propaganda have demoraliz
After a flare-up of violence between Hong Kong police and pro-democracy demonstrators Saturday, government officials and protest leaders alike warned that the situation was heading toward a breaking point.
The Chinese government doesn't just censor its internet. It also pays people to leave fake comments that make the country and its communist regime look good.
Putin said China-Russia trade could hit $200 billion by 2020, as Beijing takes advantage of Western pressure on Moscow to cut sweetheart trade and investment deals.
According to information gathered by Tencent Tech on October 9 from the Chongqing Foreign Trade & Economic Relations Commission's website, Tesla recently established a wholly-owned company in Chongqing called Tuosule Auto Sales Company Chongqing.
China's rulers are reluctant to get more heavily involved for a number of reasons, say analysts here, ranging from their mistrust of American intentions to a fear of being sucked out of their depth into the Middle East maelstrom.
They are also d
To allow students to block the city center and impede traffic shows weakness. Hong Kong's reputation as a financial center and tourist attraction will suffer. And Beijing cannot permit this to go on too long without risking supportive protests erupt
In a recent report Morgan Stanley described a grim future for corporates, especially in sectors like mining, property development, and industrials. The picture is pretty bad all around, but these industries are the most vulnerable given market condit
Zhou's fate was the topic of endless speculation. His infrequent public appearances were much analyzed, and much ink was spilt wondering whether Communist Party head Xi Jinping would go so far as to arrest this former member of the Politburo Standi
This move has dented international credibility of China, already the world's second largest economy, which has pledged to be a more responsible rising power on the world stage. If Beijing can so easily break its promise for Hong Kong, then the re
Protests over democracy in Hong Kong may be preoccupying the Chinese leadership, but a subject of still greater international importance is being played out this week behind closed doors in Washington.
Having tried (unsuccessfully) to break up the pro-democracy protesters in the heart of Hong Kong using local triad gangs (as opposed to the optics of actual police),.....
Chai Yan Leung decided to taunt citizens by flashing a new diamond necklace and saying it was purchased by "silly" taxpayer money. When people taunted her about showing off her new bracelet while people were facing her father's troops
It's as if Jiang Zemin has an indissoluble bond with Shanghai. Though he was a traitor in Nanjing city, his transfer to Shanghai Jiaotong University allowed him to conceal his traitorous past. His performance as he worked in the Ministry of Electro
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters blocked Hong Kong streets in the early hours on Tuesday, maintaining pressure on China as it faces one of its biggest political challenges since the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years ago.
The "Occupy Central" protests in Hong Kong continue on – destabilizing the small southern Chinese island famous as an international hub for corporate-financier interests, and before that, the colonial ambitions of the British Empire.
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The suppression of gold prices is essential at all costs to the Anglo-American banking interests. The saber rattling and attempts to lure Russia and China into military conflict are about who controls the financial world.
Two Chinese destroyers have arrived at Iran's Gulf port of Bandar Abbas, in an unprecedented visit attesting to a new rapprochement between the two countries, Iranian media reported Sunday.
Homemade firearms are widely seized across China, a large number used illegally for pest control and hunting. Notable is the frequency at which handmade semi automatic pistols are encountered, many loosely based on the Walther PPK
The United States is justified in carrying out surveillance flights in East Asia, in spite of Chinese objections, given a lack of transparency in China's military buildup, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
While China may have mastered the art of goalseeking GDP, always coming within 0.1% of the consensus estimate, usually to the upside, even if the bogey has seen dramatic declines in the past few years, dropping from double digit annualized growth to
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is set to raise up to $21 billion in its IPO, with shares expected to be priced at between $60 and $66, according to a filing with the SEC.
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