It is sometimes said that America bombs while China builds. What's the evidence, and where are the statistics? Richard Cullen takes us through a historical journey to look at exactly how we got to this point.
LET'S EXAMINE THE ORIGIN and nature of the broad global footprints of America and China which are evident across…
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Jeff Brown’s jaw dropped open. The businessman visited the famous “Canton Fair” in Guangzhou last week and found literally one million new products being launched—and the first thing he did was extend his visit.
NORMALLY, I CAN COVER the entire event in two days. However, with the expanded number of products I had to extend…
A DEPRESSED, STRUGGLING US basketball player got on a plane to China—and found 5,000 people waiting to greet him at the airport.
“Who are all of these people here for?” bewildered former NBA player Stephon Marbury asked his companion.
“They’re here for you,” his host replied.
Marbury’s jaw dropped open. He was stunned—but he would…
HONG KONG'S TOURISM development has been accelerating with a rising number of Mainland visitors' arrivals in recent months.
In the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held in Beijing, Hong Kong delegates called for the Central Government to further expand the Individual Travel Scheme to…
CHINA WILL FOCUS on developing independent science and technology resources. This will provide “new productive forces”, leader Xi Jinping said at the Two Sessions, the country’s annual parliamentary meetings.
The plan to upgrade the economy with Chinese homegrown technology emerged as a key theme at the series of gatherings which end today [Monday 11 March…
Hong Kong ‘can host global BRI sports event’
City’s delegates are sharing ideas for the future at NPC in Beijing
HONG KONG CAN USE its stadiums to host a global sports event for Belt and Road nations, philanthropist Herman Hu Shao-ming said this week.
And “brain health” should be a major focus for China from…
SOME COMMENTATORS are saying that China's annual parliamentary meeting is undramatic this year. This is because they haven't seen announcements about injections of public money that some economists were hoping for. And growth targets were set modestly, at “around 5%” for GDP growth and 3% for the annual budget deficit.
The BBC’s sour correspondent dismissed…
“Parents who deeply love their children are always visionary. ”
(“父母之愛子,則為之計深遠。”)
-quoted from a Chinese classic“Annals of the Warring States”(《戰國策》)
THE HOUSEHOLD REGISTRATION SYSTEM, which has been in place in China for thousands of years, still has a profound impact on the lives of Chinese people, and to some extent determines their fate.
Because…
Courts function best when genuine cases are filed, logical decisions are made, and clear, concise judgments are issued.
But the Hong Kong legal system has unfortunately caught a worrying habit associated with the west’s human rights industry: the appearance of “confected” (elaborately constructed) cases or judicial reviews based on a legal point that is not…
THE UK HAS THE WORST 5G service in the European region, a new survey revealed—thanks to the country's decision to kick out their Chinese partners.
At a city level, London now has the worst 5G coverage of major cities in the region, said a study by internet and quality testing company MedUX. It has a…