Advertisement The Chinese government has been preparing to launch an evacuation operation, helping citizens of China, Hong Kong, and Macao to flee from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Unsurprisingly, Taiwanese people holding specific certificates are also eligible for the evacuation registration, which reflects China’s official claim over Taiwan’s sovereignty. The Taiwanese government immediately rebuked China’s inclusion of Taiwanese citizens in the evacuation plan. However, a China-based Taiwanese vlogger, Lin Wei-kang (who goes by the online moniker “Kang-kang”), released a video praising the Chinese government’s responsiveness amid the crisis. In this video,…
Day: March 5, 2022
China sets lowest economic growth target in decades at annual meeting
China has set its lowest annual GDP target in decades, as premier Li Keqiang warned of a “grave and uncertain” outlook against the backdrop of the coronavirus, a slowing economy and uncertainty over the war in Ukraine. Li announced on Saturday the unusually modest target of about 5.5% growth for 2022 – the lowest since 1991 – in an address to about 3,000 members of the National People’s Congress in Beijing’s cavernous Great Hall of the People. Li said the world’s second-largest economy “will encounter many more risks and challenges,…