BRI in Nepal remains non-starter despite optimism among section of Nepalese leadership

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal remains a non-starter despite recent assertion by the Himalayan state’s deputy prime minister that the two countries will “very soon” sign a plan to implement the ambitious infrastructure programme. Nepal and China signed a memorandum of understanding on BRI in 2017. Nearly seven years since, not a … Read more

Xi’s corruption crackdown targets China’s embattled finance sector

Xi Jinping’s crackdown on official corruption has ripped through a secretive missile force, the Communist Party elite, the national football team, and now risks hammering a finance industry already grappling with an economic slowdown. Since rising to power a decade ago, Xi has waged a constant campaign against deep-seated graft that has led to the … Read more

China Company Grants “Mood Leave” To Employee For This Reason

The incident has amassed a lot of reactions on Chinese social media platforms. A woman in China recently made headlines after she was granted “mood leave” by her company as she was unhappy because it had not snowed where she lives, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The incident has amassed … Read more

For many in China, the economy feels like it is in recession

The night before China’s civil service exam, Melody Zhang anxiously paced up and down the corridor of her dormitory, rehearsing her answers. Only when she got back to her room did she realise she had been crying the whole time. Zhang was hoping to start a career in state propaganda after more than 100 unsuccessful … Read more

Xi Jinping elevates China’s ties with record number of nations to counter US

Chinese President Xi Jinping upgraded diplomatic ties with a record number of countries last year as he seeks to rally the Global South to help reshape the US-led world order. Beijing elevated the way it described ties with 17 countries and territories, most of them from the developing world, according to a Bloomberg analysis of … Read more

Chinese spy agency rising to challenge the CIA

The Chinese spies wanted more. In meetings during the pandemic with Chinese technology contractors, they complained that surveillance cameras tracking foreign diplomats, military officers and intelligence operatives in Beijing’s embassy district fell short of their needs. The spies asked for an artificial intelligence program that would create instant dossiers on every person of interest in … Read more

China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade: Study

China’s air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. “2023 is the first year that China’s national average PM2.5 level has increased year-on-year since the beginning of China’s ‘war on pollution’ in 2013,” a study by independent research organisation the Centre for … Read more

China’s cold snap reaches Shanghai with chilliest year-end in 40 years

China’s financial hub Shanghai was set to record its chilliest period in December in four decades, spurring authorities to issue warnings for low temperatures and wind, while northern cities battled icy conditions forecast to ease only next week. The city’s lowest temperatures on Thursday will be minus 4 to minus 6 degrees Celsius (21 to … Read more

Death toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131

The death toll in the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night has risen to 131, local authorities said on Wednesday. A total of 113 people were killed in the Gansu, while the death toll in the neighbouring Qinghai province in the Himalayan region has risen to 18 … Read more