The government has sought out military veterans and Communist Party members to try to help an Apple supplier address a labor shortage at a major factory.
Category: China
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Chinese Government Steps In to Help Apple
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World of Warcraft and Other Blizzard Games to Be Pulled From China
The New York Times – Business:Blizzard Entertainment is suspending most of its gaming services in China after failing to renew a licensing deal with NetEase, a Chinese gaming partner.
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U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks
The New York Times – Business:Discussions about combating climate change between the world’s two largest economies — and two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases — had been frozen since August.
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Yellen Calls for ‘Stabilizing’ U.S. Relations With China Ahead of G20
The New York Times – Business:The Treasury secretary said in an interview that the United States was not trying to “paralyze China’s economy and stop its development.”
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China Adjusts Some Pandemic Policies, While Sticking to ‘Zero Covid’
The New York Times – Business:Investors cheered the changes, although officials emphasized that measures “must not be relaxed.”
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China’s Great ‘Zero-Covid’ Guessing Game
The New York Times – Business:Companies, investors and global policymakers are trying to divine when the Chinese government will drop its strict restrictions. It comes down to one man: the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
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Kenya Discloses Part of Secret Railway Contract With China
The New York Times – Business:The public disclosure of a 2014 loan agreement for a cross-country train fulfilled a campaign vow by President William Ruto and revealed China’s tough terms.
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Apple Built Its Empire With China. Now Its Foundation Is Showing Cracks.
The New York Times – Business:Lawmakers’ objections to an obscure Chinese semiconductor company and tough Covid-19 restrictions are hurting Apple’s ability to make new iPhones in China.
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WTA Chief Talks Money, China and Why Tennis Needs More Female Coaches
The New York Times – Sports:Even without China’s “zero-Covid” policy, Steve Simon said that unresolved concerns about Peng Shuai would keep women’s tennis away from Shenzhen and a lucrative 10-year-deal to stage the Finals.
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China’s Business Elite Sees the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
The New York Times – Business:The business class, which shunned politics, is now questioning if there is still a place for them in a system dominated by one ruler, Xi Jinping.
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China Lucks Out Again as Out-of-Control Rocket Booster Falls in the Pacific
The New York Times – Travel:For the fourth time, the country’s space program used a 23-ton launcher that made an uncontrolled re-entry back to Earth, prompting nervous sky-watching and airspace closures in Europe.