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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.

Regulators zoom in to put China’s Big Tech under pressure

March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a flow of blue data. Big Tech has revolutionized e-commerce in China.

Major e-commerce groups face tougher regulations amid Beijing’s crackdown on ‘monopoly’ charges

Categories Tech Tension Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, Baidu, Big Tech, China, E-Commerce, News, Regulations, Tencent Leave a comment

China-US talks might turn distinctly chilly in Anchorage

March 12, 2021March 11, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows a panoramic night view of Anchorage in Alaska. The city will stage talks between the United States and China next week.

Washington will cross Beijing’s red lines of Hong Kong, Xinjiang and the disputed waters of the South China Sea

Categories Geopolitics Tags Anchorage, Beijing, Communist Party of China, Hong Kong Crisis, News, Taiwan Question, Talks, Washington Leave a comment

Money and morals make a toxic mix when doing business in China

March 10, 2021March 9, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows the words human rights splashed across a background blending the Chinese and US flags. The US and other major global democracies have started to apply pressure on Beijing.

Global corporations in the country tend to stay silent when it comes to Beijing’s human rights record

Categories Geopolitics Tags Beijing, Big Business, China, Economy, Global Corporations, Hong Kong, News, Xinjiang Leave a comment

China’s struggling to be a ‘great manufacturing power’

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows rows of workers in blue dust suits testing fiber optics. China needs to break through technology barriers to become a great manufacturing power.

It could take 30 years for the country to catch up with the United States, Germany and Japan

Categories Economy Tags Beijing, China, Economy, High-Tech, News, US Sanctions, Warning Leave a comment

Gray is the new black as Premier Li delivers his work report

March 12, 2021March 5, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows Communist Party delegates at the National People’s Congress. Premier Li Keqiang delivered his work report on Friday.

Growth targets, Hong Kong and a jump in defense spending are outlined at the National People’s Congress

Categories Policy Tags Beijing, China, Defense Spending, GDP Growth, National People’s Congress, News, Premier Li Keqiang Leave a comment

Chinese regulators take an ax to the house that Jack built

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma caught in the glare of a spotlight. Ma’s group Alibaba and Ant face ‘anti-trust issues.’

Ant Group has its wings clipped amid ‘anti-trust issues’ with affilated company Alibaba

Categories Tech Risk Tags Alibaba, Ant Group, Business Model, China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, News Leave a comment

Beijing to ban democrats from running in Hong Kong elections

March 2, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows a main street in Hong Kong jammed with pro-democracy demonstrators. Protests rocked Hong Kong in 2019.

Xi’s ruling Communist Party administration will roll out a ‘One Country, One System’ policy

Categories China-Hong Kong Tension Tags China, Electoral Reform, Hong Kong, Joint Declaration, National People’s Congress, News, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Merkel, technology transfer and that China-EU deal

March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows Chinese and European Union flags merged in red and blue. China’s investment deal with the EU has caused controversy.

Chinese media and online opinion makers are putting a jingoistic spin on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement

Categories The Long Read Tags Beijing, Brussels, China, EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Xi Jinping, The Long Read Leave a comment

Hundreds of protestors rally around the ‘Hong Kong 47’

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The screenshot shows a pro-democracy protest outside a Hong Kong court. Up to 1,000 gathered to support 47 activists that appeared in court under the Beijing-imposed national security law.

They voice support outside a court for pro-democracy activists charged with ‘subversion’ as China continues its crackdown

Categories Human Rights Tags Beijing, China, Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, National Security Law, News, Subversion Leave a comment

Unemployment fears lurk behind China’s economic data

March 2, 2021March 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows robots moving into action at a high-tech Volvo plant in China. Manufacturing activity slowed in February.

Manufacturing numbers illustrate the challenges ahead before the National People’s Congress

Categories Economy Tags China, Economy, News, PMIs, Stagnating Wages, Trade Tension, Unemployment Leave a comment
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