The recent news flashes are spotting bright light on China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI) and how it has become a debt trap for the low and middle-income countries. With an annual development finance committee of $85billion, the dragon is out-spending twice when compared to the significant superpower, including the US. Moreover, the government is Read More…
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996 Work Culture: The Blurring Line Between Work Life and Personal Life
Have you heard about China’s 996 work culture? Jack Ma, China’s biggest tech tycoon, once famously tagged 996 as a ‘blessing’ for employees to be a part of. But, the recent clutter surrounding the extreme work culture of the country, especially in the tech and e-commerce industry, has been forcing the workers to protest against Read More…
Why Is China Knocking Down Its Tech Companies?
China has been launching numerous multi-pronged crackdowns on tech giants, leaving both decades-old tech firms and startups alike; in an environment of uncertainty. But what is leading the Chinese government to head these crackdowns on its most profitable companies? The Crackdown of Tech Giants in China The entire crackdown of tech giants was conducted over Read More…
Can The Three Child Policy Reverse China’s Population Decline?
To tackle the aging population, steeply falling birth rates, and lack of workforce, the Sino government have passed a new policy earlier this week, the three-child policy. The policy will enable all Chinese couples to have three children, which was restricted until now by the two-child policy of 2016. The Chinese government has promised to Read More…
Africa: How China’s Huge Investments Are Sinking The Continent Into Debt
In the past decade, China has been investing billions of dollars in all but one African countries. From constructing parliament buildings in Zimbabwe to mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sleeping Giant is backing almost every sector in Africa. But what is China’s insight behind these vast investments? How are this Read More…
How China’s Gender Imbalance Led to Trafficking of Brides: One-Child Policy
‘The One-Child Policy”, a policy that was introduced by the Chinese government to control its exploding population in the late 1970s is now turning to be a bane for the country’s future. With the rapidly ageing population and lesser workforce, the country is amid a crisis. But amongst these hitches, a more concerning implication of Read More…
China: Why is A Meat-Loving Country Turning Vegan?
China is witnessing exponential growth in the demand for plant-based protein. The pandemic has seemingly changed the Asian’s outlook towards meat-based food, but the global outbreak is not the only reason behind this dynamic shift towards non-meaty protein; China has long been planning on this. But, what is the potential of plant-based protein, is it Read More…
Human Rights: The Darkside of repression in China
From hiding the infections of coronavirus, which pushed the world back and distorted almost every economy to the repression of minorities in Xinjiang; the People’s Republic of China’s reputation in civil-liberties have been aggravating under president Xi Jinping’s administration. Allegations of human rights violation always surmount on the Chinese government. But a recent report published Read More…
The Plight of Uighur Muslims in China
Just because China names it different doesn’t mean “concentration camps” are “re-education centers.” Uighur Muslims are being tortured in detention camps, and it is evident that the Chinese government wisely denies the claim. The Xinjiang province of China consists of Uighur Muslims, and they are the minorities, so it’s no wonder they are being inflicted Read More…
Shanghai May Become The World’s Biggest IPO Market
Shanghai is on track to steal the global IPO crown this year, bolstering a drive by Beijing to reduce its reliance on foreign financial markets and giving China a powerful one-two fundraising punch with regional powerhouse Hong Kong. Stock exchanges in Greater China — including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen — have raised a combined Read More…
Will United States Ever go to War With China?
US conflict with China arrived at hazardous statures after Washington suddenly requested the close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston. China in reprisal requested to the US to close its consulate in Chengdu, plunging ties between the world’s two greatest economies. The United States under Donald Trump is pursuing a philosophical fight against China. Specifically, Read More…