Beijing Current Affairs, GK & News
US boycott Olympics
The US Government recently announced the boycott of Olympics 2022. The Olympics 2022 is to be held in Beijing. The US cited that “China’s human rights ATTROCITIES” is the main reason for its boycott. The US has named the boycott as “Diplomatic Boycott”. What is Diplomatic Boycott? It means that the US is not sending ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Beijing • Olympics • US-China • US-China standoff
China passes Hong Kong National Security Law
The National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has unanimously passed the National Security Law for Hong Kong on 30th June 2020. The three-day meeting of the Standing Committee began on 28th June, on the first day itself the controversial Bill was fast-tracked for approval, on the last day of the meet all 162 members of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Beijing • China • Hong Kong • Hong Kong National Security Law
China plans to Establish National Security Bureau in Hong Kong
On 28th May 2020, Beijing passed legislation that empowered the Chinese Parliament to draft security laws for Hong Kong. Now China continues to tighten its grip on Honk Kong by planning to establish a ‘Special Bureau- National Security Office’ in Hong Kong that will have the rights to deal with criminal cases and analyze intelligence ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Beijing • Britain • China • Hong Kong • Special Administrative Region
Mumbai: 60th most Expensive in the world
According to the Mercer’s 2020 Cost of Living Survey, Mumbai is the 60th most expensive city in the world. Also, it is the 19th most expensive in Asia. The survey measured its ranking including 209 cities. The measures used to rank the cities were housing, food, transportation, clothing, entertainment and household goods. Highlights The Mercer’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Beijing • Chennai • Hong Kong • Mercer • Mumbai • New Delhi • Rankings • Transport • Worldwide Cost of Living Survey
US drops Currency Manipulation Charge against China ahead of Trade Deal
According to the semi-annual report on Macroeconomics and Foreign Exchange Policies published by the United States Treasury Department on Monday 13th January 2020, United States has dropped its charges of designating China as a currency manipulator as no major US trading partner was reported as currency manipulator in the report which came less than 48 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Beijing • China • Donald Trump • International Trade • Liu He • Treasury Department • United States • US President • US-China Trade deal • US-China Trade War • Vice Premier of China • Washington D.C • Yuan
US, China Trade War likely to end in First Week of 2020
The American economist, Peter Navarro who is currently serving as the trade adviser to the US President has suggested on Monday, 30th December 2019 that a trade deal is likely to be signed between the US and China during the upcoming week. Earlier this month the White House has signaled that a trade deal with ..
Topics: Beijing • China • Donald Trump • President • US-China Trade War • White House