CHINA
Baoding balls may have been invented in China’s city of the same name, located in Hebei Province, but the Chinese characters reveal another layer of meaning. Bao (保) carries the meaning “to protect, defend, or ensure,” while ding (定) usually means “to fix, or make definite.” In China, these specialized
Bloomberg News Staffer Has Been in Jail in China Since Dec. 2020
Bloomberg China News staffer, Haze Fan, has been missing for over a year now amidst growing concerns...
Evergrande Fails to Make Overdue Coupon Payments for Bondholders
Chinese real-estate developer Evergrande failed to provide coupon payments to offshore bondholders after...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Brokered Confidential Deal with China Worth $275 Billion
Apple CEO Tim Cook agreed to Invest $275 billion in China in return for unlimited access to the Chinese...
Gambling Mogul Alvin Chau May Have Been Done In by Political Connections to Xi’s Rivals
News analysis In the early hours of Nov. 27, the Macau police arrested prominent local casino operator...
China’s Tech Industry Seeing Largest Round of Layoffs as Beijing’s Sweeping Crackdown Continues
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the country’s Big Tech sector continues, Beijing’s regulators...
US and Taiwan Reach New Agreement to Bolster Chip Technology
The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a new agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two by establishing...
‘The Great Leap Backwards’: New Report Slams the State of Journalism in China
A new report, published on Dec. 7 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) titled, “The Great Leap Backwards...
Shanghai Man Raped and Enslaved Women in His ‘Red Mansion’ for Years; Chinese Voice Outrage at Authorities
It’s been months since a court in Shanghai handed down a suspended death sentence to tailor-turned-pimp...
Another Woman Dies in China After Suffering 20 Years of Persecution for Practicing Falun Gong
Minghui.org, a website that documents the persecution of Falun Gong, reported Dec. 5 that Ms. Kang Aifen...