Tesla Deployed 222 New Supercharging Stations In Q4 2021 Tesla reports another strong quarter for Supercharger installations, although not as significant as in Q4 2020 when a major boost came from China. InsideEVs · Jan 27, 2022
Honduras inaugurates first female president, Harris vows closer U.S. ties Xiomara Castro was sworn in as Honduras' first woman president on Thursday in front of a cheering crowd including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who pledged U.S. government support to stem migration and fight corruption. Reuters · Jan 27, 2022
China's plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region's persecuted Uyghurs – podcast When the Beijing Winter Olympics open on February 4, diplomats from a number of countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Australia, will not be there to watch. Their diplomatic boycott hinges on concerns about human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. In this episode of The Conversation… The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022
Stellantis Plans To Raise Stake In China JV To 75% Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) plans to increase its shareholding in the joint venture GAC-Stellantis to 75% from 50%. The financial terms were not disclosed. GAC-Stellantis is a joint venture formed between China Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) and Stellantis in March 2010. The move comes as a part of Stellantis' plan to… Benzinga · Jan 27, 2022
China Conditionally Approves AMD-Xilinx Deal: Report China's market regulator conditionally approved Advanced Micro Devices Inc's (NASDAQ:AMD) $35 billion all-stock deal for peer Xilinx Inc (NASDAQ:XLNX), Reuters reports. Related Content: AMD, Xilinx Stockholders Approve Acquisition In December, the companies stated that conversations with regulators continue to progress productively and expect to secure all required approvals. Xilinx manufactures programmable chips for data centers, telecom including 5G… Benzinga · Jan 27, 2022
Why Are DouYu Shares Trading Higher Premarket? Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) looks to take DouYu International Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:DOYU) private by 2022 end amid disagreements over strategy among executives at the Chinese videogame streaming firm, Reuters reports. Tencent, the biggest shareholder in DouYu, has a 37% stake. Tencent aims to team up with at least one private equity firm for the… Benzinga · Jan 27, 2022
Beijing's Olympic bubble makes a slightly surreal experience For journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and somewhat frustrating experience The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022
EU launches WTO action against China over Lithuania dispute The European Union says it's launched action against China at world trade’s governing body for discriminatory practices against Lithuania The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022
Olympians warned to bring burner phones to Beijing They'll be loaded up with burner phones and laptops and will likely leave their own devices behind. Axios · Jan 27, 2022
China Warns US over Ukraine, 'Interfering' in Winter Olympics China's top diplomat spoke with his US counterpart on Thursday, warning Washington to "stop interfering" in the Winter Olympics and stressing that Russia's security concerns in Europe should be "taken seriously". Beijing hopes to turn next week's Games into a soft power triumph. But the lead-up has been clouded by… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022
China warns US over Russia’s ‘legitimate security concerns’ China’s foreign minister takes aim at Washington as tensions with Russia mount over Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022
China spends billions on Olympics with longer-term goal The finance model for the Winter Olympics calls for the host country to spend several billion dollars, the IOC to earn a couple billion, and sports bodies to share around hundreds of millions The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022
China says it questioned then returned Indian citizen at disputed border China said on Thursday it has returned an Indian citizen who entered "illegally" into Chinese territory at the disputed border between the two Asian giants. Reuters · Jan 27, 2022
COUNTERPOINT: There are better ways to contest forced labor than boycotting the Beijing Olympics The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are just days away, but the Biden administration’s campaign to orchestrate a diplomatic boycott, so far joined by only a few allies, is already failing to meet certain expectations. It seems as if the criterion for success was to get a sizeable group of… Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022 POINT: Biden’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics is apt decision In late 2021, the Biden administration officially declared it will diplomatically boycott the Beijing Olympics due to China’s horrendous human rights abuses. Although I rarely agree with President Joe Biden, I absolutely believe this is the correct call.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022 Ukraine crisis: Russia ‘not optimistic’ but will keep talking with west – as it happened Russian president Vladimir Putin is being briefed on a US paper reaffirming support for Ukraine’s right to pursue Nato membership
Dynamite News · Jan 27, 2022 'Stop interfering' in Beijing Winter Olympics: Top Chinese diplomat tells US A few days ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, China has said Washington should avoid interference in the Games and also stop flaring tensions up around the Taiwan issue.
Reuters · Jan 27, 2022 There can a diplomatic solution with China over Lithuania - Dombrovskis The European Union and China can find a diplomatic solution over their spat on Lithuania, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Thursday, speaking shortly after EU authorities challenged China's practices regarding Lithuania at the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Reuters · Jan 27, 2022 China says EU should not allow Lithuania to hijack their ties China's foreign ministry said that the European Union should not allow Lithuania to hijack their relations, after the trading bloc launched a case against Beijing over what it called discriminatory trading practices versus the Baltic state.
The Times of India · Jan 27, 2022 Asian Games 2022: 40 sports to feature, cricket to be back after 11 years MUMBAI: The 2022 Asian Games will take place from September 10 to September 25, 2022, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China and there will be five co-host cities.
Caixin Global · Jan 27, 2022 Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.78% on Thursday Shenzhen Component Index closed down 2.77%
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022 China demands US halt Olympics 'interference' China is demanding the U.S. end “interference" in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next month
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022 Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths – as it happened Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022 Fight Club author responds to China’s amended version: ‘Everyone gets a happy ending in China!’ Cult classic has been altered for Chinese audiences to remove the film’s explosive ending
Reuters · Jan 27, 2022 Senior Chinese diplomat calls for calm in Ukraine China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday that all parties involved in the Ukraine issue should remain calm and refrain from actions that stir tension and hype up the crisis, as he held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.