“I don’t really take care of my son.” The difficulty in reconciling the demands of work with a good education for children, in an ultra-competitive society and with little help from the State, explains to a large extent the declining birth rate in Chinathe most populous country in the world. Chinese authorities announced Tuesday that […]
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Chinese economy grew 3% in 2022, according to official data
The economy of China It grew 3% in 2022, one of the lowest levels in the last 40 years, due to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 and the crisis in the real estate sector, according to official figures released on Tuesday. Beijing had set a goal of 5.5% expansion for last year, lower than the level […]
Chinese population declines for first time in more than 60 years
The population of China it fell last year for the first time in more than six decades, according to official figures released Tuesday, pointing to a demographic crisis in the world’s most populous country. “By the end of 2022, the national population was 1,411.75 million,” reported the National Statistics Office (ONE) of Beijing, specifying that […]
Three years after the first death, doubts about COVID persist in China
three years after China announced his first death by coviddoubts persist about whether Beijing is sharing real data on the extent of the current wave of infections that the country is going through after its decision to manage the epidemic more laxly. Three years ago now, on January 11, 2020, China reported the death of […]
WHO insists that China does not give complete figures on deaths from COVID-19
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, assured this Wednesday that China is not giving complete figures on their deaths from COVID-19 in the current outbreak that it suffers, which makes it impossible to know the true scope of the disease, even on a global level. “11,500 COVID-19 deaths were […]
China imposes retaliation for COVID-19 on South Korea and Japan
Chinese consulates in South Korea will stop issuing short-term visas for visits, business, tourism, medical care, transit and personal affairs from Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said in a statement. The suspension will be adjusted if South Korea removes its “discriminatory entry restrictive measures” directed at China, he added. Beijing also stopped issuing visas […]
China’s central bank to increase financial support for domestic demand
The central bank of China and the main banking regulator said on Tuesday that they will increase financial support for the domestic supply and demand system to support the economy, while ensuring stable and orderly financing for the real estate sector. The People’s Bank of China and the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission of China […]
Chinese finance minister vows ‘appropriate’ fiscal expansion in 2023
China It will intensify fiscal expansion appropriately in 2023, boosting spending and investment through special local government bonds to stimulate the economy, state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing Finance Minister Liu Kun. Chinese policymakers have pledged to bolster adjustments that cushion the impact on businesses and consumers of a surge in COVID-19 infections after […]
Biden and Xi vow to avoid US-China conflict by opening summit in Bali
The presidents of the United States and China, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, defended the need to avoid conflict and better manage relations between the two powers during their first personal meeting as leaders. After years of escalating economic and geopolitical tensions, the rulers of the world’s two largest economies have shaken hands as they […]
Could Nancy Pelosi’s visit spark a war between China and Taiwan?
It is not the first time that China and Taiwan have been the protagonists of high tensions that divide, once again, the world in two. This new chapter began a few months ago between calls from the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president. Between conversations, China mentioned its […]