Category: Jiangsu Province

China Funds Overseas Trips to ‘Grab New Orders,’ Washington Calls Out Beijing for Disrupting Markets

Local governments in China are aggressively funding delegations to drum up business overseas. Large groups including Chinese city and business officials have made hundreds of trips abroad since early December in search of foreign investment. Meanwhile, a recent U.S. trade report called out Beijing for continuing to give Chinese companies an unfair advantage and says Washington…


Violent Storm Kills at Least 11 in East China

Strong winds and hail have killed at least 11 people and injured more than 100 late Friday evening during a storm in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province, according to local media. More than 3,000 people have been affected with trees falling, rooftops collapsing and telephone poles breaking, after winds of nearly 160 kilometers per hour ravaged…