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Evergrande fails to deliver promised debt restructuring plan

China’s ailing property market is one of its biggest economic headaches and Chinese authorities have been involved in trying to defuse risks at Evergrande…reports Asian Lite News China Evergrande Group, one of

August 2, 2022

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China’s image takes a dip globally

Weak diplomacy, increased use of economic coercion, failed soft power attempts, and expanding links to Russia are some of the causes for China’s deteriorating worldwide image. The global image of China, which

July 30, 2022

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Chinese court jails poet who called on Xi to step down

Zhang Guiqi, 49, who is widely known by his penname Lu Yang, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Liaocheng Intermediate People’s Court…reports Asian Lite News A court in the eastern

July 29, 2022

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China vows rescue fund to offset realty crisis

Experts say the boycott is a byproduct of two decades of insufficient oversight over a red-hot real estate sector…reports Asian Lite News Chinese authorities are promising to establish an initial rescue fund

July 29, 2022

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PLA may acquire full capability for invasion by 2025

Taiwan’s defence minister Chiu Kuo-chang expressed the belief by his government that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would have the ‘complete capability’ to attack Taiwan by 2025…reports Asian Lite News Taiwan’s Defence

July 29, 2022

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Chinese authorities summon Tibetans returning from exile

Efforts by China to bring Tibetans back to Tibet have escalated in recent years, with Chinese authorities reaching out to Tibetans living in India and Nepal about their plans to return…reports Asian

July 28, 2022

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Nearly a million in lockdown in Wuhan

Of the four cases, two were reported 48 hours ago as a result of regular testing, which was quickly followed by the third and fourth via contact tracing…reports Asian Lite News Nearly

July 28, 2022

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Blackouts in China after record power usage amid heatwave

The Guangdong province power grid also hit a record high, reaching 142m kilowatts, an increase of 4.89 per cent over last year’s peak load…reports Asian Lite News A long-running heatwave in China

July 27, 2022

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China’s BRI spending falls to $28.4 bn

Green energy total engagement (solar, wind, hydro) in H1 2022 dropped by 22 per cent compared to H1 2021 to about USD 3 billion…reports Asian Lite News China’s finance and investment spending

July 27, 2022

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China issues extreme heat alert

Several Chinese regions including Xinjiang and Fujian facing record high temperatures as blistering heatwaves hit the country with the hot weather forecast…reports Asian Lite News As intense heat waves continue to linger

July 26, 2022

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