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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.

Behind the looking glass with Chinese painter Wu Yi

February 28, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Oils are ingrained in the very being of the Chinese painter and highlighted in ‘A Snap of Life’

Categories Arts Tags A Snap of Life, Artist, Culture, Hong Kong, Tang Contemporary Art, Wu Yi Leave a comment

Beijing to ramp up defense spending to combat the US

March 1, 2021February 27, 2021 by China Factor Staff

South China Sea has become a major global hotspot as the PLA expands its naval presence in the region

Categories Military Tension Tags China, Defense Spending, National People’s Congress, News, South China Sea, Taiwan, United States Leave a comment

Strained relations between China and India fail to cut off Xiaomi

February 25, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the red logo of Xiaomi. The Chinese company has made a major impact in India.

Chinese smartphone giant rolls out plans to boost production in world’s largest democracy

Categories Business Tags China, High-Tech, India, News, Smartphone, Xiaomi Leave a comment

‘Genocide, white supremacy’ and the Five Eyes

February 25, 2021February 24, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the national flags of the Five Eyes alliance. The intelligence-sharing group has highlighted the persecution of ethnic Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.

China’s media slams the intelligence-sharing alliance of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US

Categories Human Rights Tags China, Five Eyes, Human Rights Violations, News, Uighur Muslims, Xinjiang Leave a comment

Opening the door on China’s ‘coercive’ trading policy

February 24, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows a red Chinese door bolted. Global companies end up being locked out of China’s market if they do not toe the line.

The US aims to curb the muzzling tactics used to silence American firms by the ruling Communist Party

Categories China-US Tension Tags Appeasement, Blackmail, China, News, Trade, United States Leave a comment

Tea shop ‘sexism’ creates a stir in China’s chat rooms

February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows a neon sign for ‘Sexy Tea’ with the Modern China Tea Shop brand name underneath. The group has created a ‘sexism’ storm in China.

Gender jokes force Modern China Tea Shop or Sexy Tea to apologize, highlighting the country’s attitude to women

Categories Gender Gap Tags China, Gender Issues, Modern China Tea Shop, News, Sexism, Social Media Leave a comment

Pig-headed Huawei heads for hog heaven amid US-China row

February 21, 2021February 19, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the facial recognition process of a pig on a smartphone. Facial recognition is being used to track and combat disease in China’s hog industry.

The 5G giant is branching out to pursue AI projects such as facial recognition of pigs in the farming sector

Categories Tech & Science Tags 5G, African Swine Fever, Huawei, News, Pig Farming, Smartphones, US-China Tech War Leave a comment

Chinese shoppers look to be bullish in the Year of the Ox

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows shoppers in the rain bathed in traditional Chinese New Year lanterns. Staycations proved popular in China after a travel ban due to Covid-19.

Consumer spending bounces back during the Spring Festival holiday but is still down on 2019

Categories Economy Tags China, News, Retail Sales, Spending, Year of the Ox Leave a comment

Trading places and combating China at the G7 summit

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows containers decked in the US and China flags to symbolise the economic rivalry between the two nations. Washington’s policy towards Beijing will be high on the G7 agenda.

US to outline a policy to rein in Beijing as China replaces the US as the EU’s biggest trading partner

Categories Trade Off Tags China, European Union, G7 Virtual Summit, News, Trade Tension, United States Leave a comment

Missing virus data sparks row between Beijing and Washington

February 15, 2021February 14, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the inside of the World Health Organization’s headquarters. A WHO team has just returned from a Covid-19 mission in China.

The WHO has been denied raw patient information from the early stages of China’s epidemic

Categories China-US Relations Tags Beijing, Chinese Data, Cover-Up, Covid-19 Pandemic, News, United States, Washington Leave a comment
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