Rich Must ‘Give Back to Society’ President Xi is planning to “adjust” excessively high incomes among the country’s wealthiest in an effort to “give back to society.” It should see even more constraints on the country’s mega-rich. China has some of the world’s wealthiest people, and the number of high-net-worth-individuals has seen an annual compound […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In the third week of July, Henan province in central China faced devastating floods, with its capital Zhengzhou witnessing a year’s quantum of rain in just three days. Residents of the city found themselves trapped in the subway metro network, parking lots and road tunnels. Many people died when floodwaters breached the Zhengzhou […]Read More
Beijing Bans Foreign Textbooks In Schools The Beijing Municipal Education Commission has issued guidelines on textbooks, prohibiting primary and middle schools within its jurisdiction from using overseas teaching materials. Officials said the move aims to “highlight the political orientation, and reinforce teaching materials serving the state.” In January 2020, China’s Ministry of Education published textbooks-related […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic have re-emerged with what is being described as the worst outbreak since Wuhan last year. Corona cases hit a seven month high on Tuesday with the Delta variant triggering alarm across the country. China’s National Health Commission announced 143 new confirmed COVID cases in at least 17 […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China has been the prime flavour for many seasons for reasons that are well known. It explains the steady flow of books and other analysis on that country. We now have Blinkers Off: How Will The World Counter China by Gaurie Dwivedi. She is an economist turned journalist and is currently an academic […]Read More
Tax Breaks For Women Friendly Companies China’s tax authorities will study the feasibility of offering preferential rebates to companies with a significant female workforce. The response from the State Taxation Administration on July 27 came after delegates from the National People’s Congress proposed the initiative earlier this year to support women professionally and encourage companies […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Japan’s Defense White Paper is a sober summing up of the threats that have been gathering on Tokyo’s horizon for some years. The concern for many years was economic since Japan is an island, bereft of resources and entirely dependent on trade. But today China, where Japan has invested heavily, is seen as […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Over a year and counting! That describes the standoff between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. Disengagement from the north and south banks of the Pangong Lake took place in February after the ninth round of talks between the Corps Commanders of both sides. On Saturday, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Diplomats driving a hard bargain isn’t unusual but when the negotiators are Chinese, there’s a twist to the story. While negotiators of other countries bargain in their national interest, their counterparts from China keep only the interests of the Chinese Communist Party in mind. The law in China demands that diplomats or civil […]Read More
Olympics Gold Loss Gains Online Fury It’s no secret that China believes global dominance can be asserted through sport and more specifically through winning gold medals at the Olympic Games. So when Chinese gymnast Xiao Ruoteng lost the gold narrowly on points to Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto on Wednesday night during the men’s gymnastics event, Netizens […]Read More
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