Some of the world’s biggest automakers are linked through their suppliers to labor programs in China’s Xinjiang region that experts have flagged as coercive, according to a new report by Continue Reading
After two years of relying on broad, hard-edged lockdowns to control Covid-19, Chinese leader Xi Jinping tried something new in Shanghai. Mindful of the economic toll and public anger from Continue Reading
Highlights Reducing Russian coal imports in phases by finding alternative suppliers Japan steps into reducing overall Russia energy dependency including oil: PM Russia accounts for 11% of coal imports as Continue Reading
With coronavirus lockdowns, a real estate downturn, and surging oil prices stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning to reliable allies to keep his ambitious Continue Reading
Russian coal and oil paid for in yuan is about to start flowing into China as the two countries try to maintain their energy trade in the face of growing Continue Reading
Manufacturers are struggling to keep some of their China operations going as extended and widening Covid-19 lockdowns choke off supplies and clog up truck routes and ports, heaping more pressure Continue Reading
Nearly a week into a citywide lockdown to combat a Covid-19 outbreak , many of Shanghai’s 25 million residents turned to social media for help to get food, medicine or, Continue Reading
The continued rise in cases in Shanghai despite the lockdown underscores the challenge China is facing. China’s worsening Covid-19 outbreak and the extended lockdown in Shanghai has oil analysts cutting Continue Reading
China’s oil demand is estimated to rebound to 14.26 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2022 after the country’s zero-COVID policy dampened consumption in the first Continue Reading
A spate of lockdowns in Shanghai and other Chinese cities is piling severe pressure on transport and logistics across the country, exacerbating the economic fallout of the government’s commitment to Continue Reading
