China Factor Staff

China Factor staff writers cover a range of issues from Beijing’s global ambitions to the rise of China’s economy. They also serve up the latest news, views and analysis of the political landscape along with developments in science and technology in the world’s second-largest economy. Cross-Strait tension between China and Taiwan is another key area of interest as is the regional rivalry in the South China Sea. Chinese companies we cover include Huawei, Xiaomi, Alibaba, Tencent, Nvidia, Baidu, China Mobile, ByteDance, Neusoft, China Telecom and China Unicom. Banks covered include Bank of China, HSBC, China Merchants Bank, Communications Bank and others.

European Union places its chips on a Taiwan deal with TSMC

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The 27-nation bloc aims to ramp up semiconductor production as relations with China deteriorate

China’s economy fails to shake off the curse of dodgy data

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Questions mount on unemployment numbers and distorted growth statistics in the world of fantasy figures

President Biden will turn up the political pressure on Beijing

April 26, 2021April 24, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Focus of the G7 Summit will be how global democracies can deal with autocratic states such as China

Echoes from history and themes for our time

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Candice Lin’s ‘Pigs and Poison’ exhibition explores the legacy of Chinese migration

Coal turkey can break China’s addiction to fossil fuels

April 24, 2021April 23, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Smoke bellows into a red sky at night from a power complex. Coal is still king in China.

Beijing could save up to US$1.6 trillion by phasing out coal power plants with eco-friendly alternatives

God help us from the Communist Party’s idea of ‘ethics’

April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Religious Freedom World Report illustrates China’s repressive crackdown

China’s vaccine rollout becomes mired in controversy

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Data shows Sinovac jab is just 49% effective following mixed messages from Beijing’s leading disease control expert

President Xi’s regime turns Taiwan into New Cold War hotspot

April 12, 2021April 9, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Chinese fighter jets and Liaoning carrier group conduct extensive exercises to pressure the island democracy

China’s move has crushed Hong Kong’s dreams of democracy

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The image shows a V-for-victory salute on the background of a Hong Kong flag. Beijing is determined to smash the city’s pro-democracy movement.

‘Patriots’ need only apply as candidates for December’s elections will be vetted by a Beijing-imposed committee

Stormy seas ahead for China amid Suez Canal crisis

March 29, 2021March 26, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The satellite image shows the sheer size of the Ever Given container ship blocking access to a section of the Suez Canal. The logjam will affect China’s exports to Europe.

Freight fees and container shortages could hit Chinese exporters after cargo ship sinks $9.6 billion of trade a day