Category: Business
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Missing thousands of victims of Chinese detention law
China is a fresh target for human rights watchers in the new year because of what they say a ‘systematised, arbitrary and secret detention’ of thousands of people in the country under a draconian surveillance law passed by the communist leadership. The policy of secret detention without trial is called Residential Surveillance at a Designated…
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As China’s economy slows, policymakers seek to revive growth
C HINA HAS not enjoyed much success at the sport of curling, which will feature in the Beijing winter Olympics beginning on February 4th. But the country’s economic policymakers could draw inspiration from the obscure event. Like curlers, they have a difficult target to hit. They are thought to be aiming for growth of 5%…
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Graveyard for the Dragon
The rise of the Chinese companies in mainland, challenging the dominance of Communist Party results in clipped wings and bleeding Chinese stocks. The crackdown triggers massive sell-off with fleeing investors, disappearing CEO and a $1.5 Trillion hole in the Chinese market. The Chines private sector experiences pressure from the governments steps to ramp up regulations…
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MISSING THOUSANDS VICTIMS OF CHINESE DETENTION LAW
China is a fresh target for human rights watchers in the new year because of what they say a ‘systematised, arbitrary and secret detention’ of thousands of people in the country under a draconian surveillance law passed by the communist leadership. The policy of secret detention without trial is called Residential Surveillance at a Designated…
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China’s Domestic Politics Are Driving the Belt and Road Initiative
Although analysts tend to focus on the geopolitical effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), these are incidental rather than its driving force. This is because the BRI is primarily about state-building, a process that involves the creation and maintenance of political and economic institutions. These institutions facilitate the reach of the state and…
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John Simpson: ‘Like most men, I’m amazingly good at forgiving myself’
Show caption John Simpson at home in Oxford. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer Observer New Review Q&A John Simpson: ‘Like most men, I’m amazingly good at forgiving myself’ The BBC stalwart and thriller writer on breaking down over the plight of an Afghan family, his new current affairs show – and failing to be enthused by…
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NBA’s Golden State Warriors seek distance from Uighur comments
Executive board member Chamath Palihapitiya says he doesn’t care about ‘what’s happening’ to Muslim minority group. The Golden State Warriors NBA team has sought to distance itself from executive board member Chamath Palihapitiya after he repeatedly said he and others did not care “about what’s happening to the Uighurs”. Palihapitiya made the comments last week…
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Business
Listen to this story Your browser does not support the element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Following a three-month trial a jury in Silicon Valley found Elizabeth Holmes guilty of intentionally deceiving investors in Theranos, a startup she founded that had promised to revolutionise medicine by detecting disease from just a…
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It’s Advantage China in the Indian Ocean
China’s foreign ministers have traditionally begun their diplomatic business for the year with a visit to Africa. But this year, Foreign Minister Wang Yi added a couple more stops to the trip. After spending four days in East Africa, Wang traveled to the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Timing matters in diplomacy. That is why for…
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Intoxicating, insidery and infuriating: everything I learned about Dominic Cummings from his £10-a-month blog
Who is the most interesting writer about politics in Britain today? No question, it’s Dominic Cummings. The Substack blog he started in June last year is not cheap – £10 a month for an erratic and irregular output via email – but it’s worth it. Whenever and whatever he does post, you can be sure…