Hong Kong should maintain its international connectivity and attract talent to speed up its economic transformation, analysts and figures from the commerce sector have said, as they hailed the enactment of the national security law for improving the business environment. Some political analysts also called on government officials to take bolder steps and adopt new…
The recent tariff war between the US and China has sent markets on a roller-coaster ride, with the tariffs on goods from each country entering the other reaching three-digit percentages earlier this month. Where the cards will eventually fall – and who will come up on top – is still to be determined, but many…
Addressing the Politburo on Friday, Xi said the party would advance the Peaceful China Initiative to an “even higher level”, despite changing conditions. “To adapt to changes [in circumstances and targets], the Peaceful China Initiative can only be strengthened, and it cannot be weakened,” state news agency Xinhua quoted Xi as saying. “We should safeguard…
A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a team of virologists led by Shi Zhengli, the famed scientist known as “Batwoman”…
A new year brings hope and opportunity. That appears to be the case with the government’s drive to reboot tourism following the devastating Covid pandemic. While mainland China’s “golden week” Spring Festival break boosted arrivals and consumption, a lot more needs to be done to strengthen Hong Kong’s appeal to visitors from near and far….
President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both advocate a tough stance on China, but have substantially different strategies on how to interact with Beijing. Before Trump took office in early 2017, the two governments had over 90 official channels of communication. He and his team had little patience for such formalized communication, seeing them as…
Executives of those companies scoff at all this. Many say they now struggle to justify investing in the country and talk instead of cutting staff. In a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, less than half of respondents said they were optimistic about the prospects for their business in China over…
More than 13 million journeys were made across mainland China’s borders during the recent “golden week” holiday, almost reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the country’s immigration authorities. The week-long holiday – which this year started on October 1, China’s National Day, and ended on Monday – is traditionally one of the country’s main travel periods…