Xi says economy can double as country lays out ambitious plans

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the economy can double in size by 2035 and the country can reach high-income status in the next five years as the Communist Party outlined

Hong Kong leader heads to Beijing to seek economic aid

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was traveling to Beijing yesterday to meet with Chinese officials to seek help in reviving Hong Kong’s economy and discuss reopening the borders with mainland

China tightens restrictions on Australian exports

China has stepped up trade restrictions against Australia, suspending imports of some timber and barley, the agriculture minister said yesterday, amid tension over the coronavirus, Hong Kong and the South

China stops Jack Ma’s $35 billion Ant IPO from going ahead

China halted Ant Group Co.’s $35 billion share sale, shocking investors who’d lined up for a piece of what was expected to be the world’s biggest initial public offering. Authorities

Hong Kong | Lawmakers arrested over disruption of legislature

Hong Kong police arrested seven people yesterday over scuffles that broke out with security guards during a faceoff between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city’s legislature earlier this year. Those

China’s leaders vow to become self-reliant technology power

China's leaders are vowing to make their country a self-reliant "technology power" as a feud with Washington cuts access to U.S. computer chips and other high-tech components, hampering Beijing's industrial

China marks another step in virus rebound with Singapore opening Nov 6

Singapore will lift border restrictions on visitors from mainland China from Nov. 6, a further reminder that the nation where the coronavirus outbreak first began is firmly on the road

Taiwan marks 200 days without domestic Covid-19 infection

Taiwan hit 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 yesterday, highlighting the island’s continued success at keeping the virus under control even as cases surge in other parts

Taiwan | Air force jet crashes into ocean, killing pilot

A Taiwanese F-5E fighter jet crashed during a training mission yesterday morning, killing the pilot, the Defense Ministry said. The cause of the crash remains unknown, but it underscores potential problems

Beijing blasts US charges against agents seeking man’s return

China yesterday accused the U.S. of seeking to smear Beijing’s efforts to pursue fugitives, a day after the Justice Department charged eight people with seeking to coerce a New Jersey

Pompeo, in Indonesia, renews China attacks as US vote looms

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo renewed the Trump administration’s rhetorical onslaught against China in Indonesia yesterday as the American presidential election looms. With China a central theme in President Donald

Record Hong Kong peg defense boosts liquidity to $58 billion

Investors keep piling into Hong Kong ahead of Ant Group Co.’s mega listing, with demand for the local dollar prompting authorities to flood the banking system with unprecedented liquidity. The Hong

China loosening yuan controls signals appreciation will endure

China has taken more steps this month to loosen its grip on the yuan than at any time since curbs were imposed in the aftermath of a chaotic devaluation in

Pompeo brings anti-China roadshow to Indian Ocean islands

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday brought the Trump administration’s anti-China campaign to two Indian Ocean island nations considered particularly at risk for what American officials allege is Chinese

Analysis | From Beijing to Brussels, Trump’s trade wars at a glance

President Donald Trump said he would shake up American trade policy. That he did. From Beijing to Brussels to Mexico City, he waged war with trading partners on multiple fronts.

Taiwan says new arms purchases to boost credible defense

Taiwan said yesterday that recently proposed purchases of U.S. missiles and other arms systems will boost the island’s ability to credibly defend itself amid rising threats from China. The comments from

Pompeo, Esper to push Trump’s anti-China message in India

Just a week before November’s election, two of President Donald Trump’s top national security aides will visit India for meetings focused largely on countering China’s growing global influence. As the

Chinese leaders focus on tech as they make 5-year plan

Chinese leaders met yesterday to formulate an economic blueprint for the next five years that is expected to emphasize development of semiconductors and other technology at a time when Washington

HSBC’s iconic Hong Kong lions make return in subdued city

Damaged and defaced during tumultuous protests at the start of this year, the two bronze lion statues standing guard outside HSBC Holdings Plc’s main office in Hong Kong have made

China criticizes US media controls as ‘political oppression’

China’s government yesterday demanded Washington stop “political oppression” of Chinese media after more were ordered to register as foreign missions but gave no indication how Beijing might retaliate. The order Wednesday,

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