Tag Archives: China

China first built its famous Great Wall in the Qin dynasty during the third century BC. Never has there been a greater symbol of protectionism. But today China is outward facing to protect its national interests. It is building bridges, …

According to Canalys, the top four mobile phone brands sold in China’s domestic market in the first quarter of 2018 were Huawei (21.2 million units), OPPO (16.5 million units), Vivo (14.2 million units), and Xiaomi (13.2 million units). These four leading vendors accounted …

An incredible statistic from Bill Gates’ blog shows that between 2011 and 2013, China consumed more concrete than the U.S. did in the entire 20th century. The Three Gorges Dam alone required 16 million tons of cement. The country’s insatiable thirst for …

There is a great scope for developing tourism industry in Gilgit-Baltistan, which is home to more than fifty peaks above 7000 meters. The region has some of the world’s highest mountain ranges including Karakoram and western Himalayas ranges. The region’s …

Among the many issues at play in the ongoing economic and trade tensions between the US and China are questions of technological capability and innovation. Two of the main complaints in the US Section 301 report were that American companies have been …

The Chinese government has appointed a new head of its central bank. Yi Gang, currently the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, will take over the leadership from Zhou Xiaochuan, who had been in the position since 2002. …

The development of renewable energy in China has attracted global attention in recent years. In 2012, China’s installed capacity of wind and solar power was 61GW and 3.4GW respectively, while the annual electricity generated by renewables was only 2.1% of …

According to an international study comparing their status in 21 countries the teachers in China have the highest levels of respect. Teachers in the UK were in 10th place in the global index which was compiled by the University of …

There is lots of interest exhibited by almost every Pakistani these days about the trade prospects with China. Even those who have never been to school know about CPEC and talk about the trade between Pakistan and China and the …

Under-invoicing is a key source of Customs Duty leakage in imports in the absence of effective measures to restrict or minimize this malpractice. Due to growing mis-declaration of commercial imports, it was proposed four years back to link the Pakistan …