Day: October 14, 2023

China’s bumpy economic recovery has become a global concern despite a slight comeback in August. In the third part of a series on China’s economic growth, the Post looks into the state of employment and recruitment for some of the country’s most important industries. You can read part one here and part two here. In another sign that uncertainties over employment continue to weigh down China’s broader economic recovery, recruitment agencies are seeing a drop in confidence among their clients at both ends of the spectrum, with some formerly up-and-coming…

During widespread protests in China over pandemic restrictions late last year, X – formerly Twitter – and Telegram briefly became two of the country’s top trending apps. In 2023, Google Chrome has led the pack so far, already downloaded about 7 million times, while Instagram and X both reached 5 million downloads, according to data from app market intelligence provider Sensor Tower. An Apple store on Nanjing Road shopping street in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg But iPhone users in China could soon lose this virtual window. Following the country tightening…

“We should promote land, maritime, air and cyberspace connectivity, concentrate our efforts on key passageways, cities and projects and connect networks of highways, railways and seaports,” he said. Six years on, analysts say the huge infrastructure deals Beijing previously championed appear to have taken a back seat as countries struggle with mounting debt and as their priorities shift. China defends Africa investments as it gears up for belt and road forum Instead, projects under what China calls the Digital Silk Road have emerged as a driving force of the initiative,…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Beijing to use its influence in the Middle East to prevent other state or non-state actors from attacking Israel and widening its war with Hamas, the State Department said. Blinken spoke with Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi before departing from Riyadh, where the top US diplomat was attempting to shore up support for Israel among Arab nations, said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller. It was the pair’s first call since the Hamas attacks on Israel a week ago. President Joe Biden’s envoy is…

“It is true that Israeli civilians are dying pitifully. But is it not true that Palestinians who are cut off from water and electricity, bombed and attacked are also pitiful?” Hu wrote in an earlier post on Weibo, where he has more than 24 million followers. Shen Yi, a highly influential nationalistic voice and a professor of international politics at Shanghai’s prestigious Fudan University, has also weighed in on the matter, blaming the Western-led global order as the root cause of the conflict. “At its core, resolving the Israeli-Palestinian issue…