Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said he emphasized during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart yesterday that Italy would be monitoring closely the implications of new Chinese security
A senior Chinese diplomat yesterday likened Australia’s call for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic to the betrayal of Roman dictator Julius Caesar in a Shakespearean tragedy for the benefit
China is looking to turn on the charm in Europe to push back against a U.S. campaign for allies to shun cooperation with Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off a
U.S. and Chinese trade envoys discussed strengthening coordination of their countries’ economic policies during a phone meeting yesterday, the Ministry of Commerce announced. The announcement gave no details of the meeting
China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up the Chinese financial sector amid a deepening standoff with the
A Kenyan investment expert said yesterday that closer Kenya-China financial technology (fintech) collaboration will boost bilateral commercial ties. Daniel Mainye, senior manager for fintech, brand and innovation at Nairobi-based Cytonn Investments
China is holding another round of military drills in the South China Sea amid an uptick in such activity in the area highlighting growing tensions. The Maritime Safety Administration said the
Taiwan ordered China’s Alibaba Group yesterday to dispose of its stake in a local e-commerce platform, Taobao Taiwan, citing a risk that users’ personal information might be transferred to the
Some U.S.-based users of WeChat are suing President Donald Trump in a bid to block an executive order that they say would effectively bar access in the U.S. to the
The U.S. envoy to Taiwan joined President Tsai Ing-wen at a military memorial service yesterday in a fresh show of warming relations that threatened to add to irritants in Washington’s
Senior South Korean and Chinese officials this weekend reaffirmed plans to arrange a summit between their leaders “at an early date” once coronavirus concerns subside, Seoul’s presidential office said. At a
The Hong Kong government yesterday condemned the U.S. decision to suspend extradition and tax exemption treaties with the semi-autonomous Chinese city, saying it was being used as a pawn in
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump gave Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular short video-sharing app TikTok in the United
China suffered a double blow yesterday of flooding and landslides from unusually heavy seasonal rains and a typhoon that came ashore on its southern coast. Five people were missing in Yunnan
For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it’s a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. That lifeline is now under attack
For more than two months, the 11 million residents of Wuhan endured a strict lockdown as coronavirus raced around the city in central China. Now, some are letting loose en masse
China today (Tuesday) launched an investigation into whether Australia is exporting wine at improperly low prices in a new dispute between major trading partners that could reduce access to the
Authorities deployed helicopters in western China today ( Tuesday) to rescue people stranded by flooding as heavy rain swelled the Yangtze and other rivers to dangerous levels, state media reported. Landslides
China accused Washington of damaging global trade with sanctions that threaten to cripple tech giant Huawei and said today (Tuesday) it will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication
The almost daily drumbeat of tensions between the U.S. and China shows little sign of letting up, while touching on everything from the coronavirus to trade to defense issues to
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