Huawei founder says US woes not hardest crisis

For decades, Huawei’s founder stayed out of sight as it grew to become the biggest maker of network gear for phone carriers and passed Apple as

Trump pushes back on reports US will remove China tariffs

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed a Chinese official’s assertion that his administration has agreed to roll back some of the higher tariffs it’s imposed on

Beijing says only patriots can become Hong Kong chief executive

China’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs  The majority of representatives in Hong Kong’s cabinet, judiciary and legislative bodies should also support the central government,

Hong Kong protesters vandalize subway station, storm mall

Police fired tear gas and protesters broke windows at a shopping mall yesterday in anti-government demonstrations across Hong Kong amid anger over a student activist’s death

Court sentences nine in fentanyl trafficking case after US tip

A Chinese court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers yesterday in a case that is the culmination of a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack

Gov’t to ban vaping in public places as crackdown intensifies

China plans to ban e-cigarettes in public places to stem a “distinct increase” in vaping among teenagers, becoming the latest nation to push back on the

Gov’t says Beijing, US to lift tariff hikes as talks advance

Beijing and Washington have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other’s goods as talks on ending their trade war progress, a Chinese spokesman said yesterday,

Macron, Xi pledge to uphold free trade during visit

China and France vowed to uphold multilateralism and free trade and build an open global economy, as President Xi Jinping nears a phase one trade deal with the U.S. Xi’s comments

Huawei banks on strong smartphone growth despite blacklist

  Huawei Technologies Co. expects smartphone shipments to grow 20% next year - about the same pace as in 2019 - even if it’s blocked from the latest Google software, suggesting

Defense chief defends policy on Hong Kong, Xinjiang

China’s defense minister defended his country’s policy on the controversial issues of Hong Kong and the northwestern territory of Xinjiang in a telephone conversation with his U.S. counterpart. The official Xinhua

Alipay, WeChat pay open apps to foreigners visiting China

Chinese payments giants Alipay and WeChat Pay, long a source of worry among competitors abroad, plan to open up their platforms to foreigners visiting the mainland as regulators ease restrictions. The

Tarrif war | Xi zeroes in on Trump trade deal as China acts to steady markets

President Xi Jinping stressed China’s commitment to the global trading order as his trade negotiators wrangle with the U.S. over rolling back punitive tariffs ahead of a phase one deal. As

Hong Kong leader says she has Xi’s backing to tackle unrest

Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, said yesterday that she has received the backing of Chinese President Xi Jinping in her handling of five months of anti-government protests that have

Ross hints LNG may be part of interim US-China trade deal

Reviving liquefied natural gas exports to China could form part of an interim trade agreement with Beijing, according to comments from U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. LNG and soybeans are among

India exits Beijing-backed trade deal as 15 nations ready to sign

India pulled out of a trade pact covering much of Asia, paving the way for 15 other countries to sign the China-backed regional trade deal next year. India conveyed its decision

Macron’s visit underscores economic tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China this week amid a push for Beijing to open its markets, despite festering trade disputes and weakened consumer spending. Macron arrived yesterday in Shanghai,

US, China signal progress toward initial Trump-Xi trade deal

The U.S. and China signaled further progress yesterday toward a breakthrough in trade talks that could culminate in a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month. China had

Trump absent, ASEAN charts path for trade bloc led by China

Leaders from fast-growing Southeast Asian economies, China and other regional powers vowed yesterday to transcend conflicts over trade policies and territorial disputes for the sake of stronger economies and regional

Trade war | Economy struggles as consumers tighten belts

With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a bigger threat to economic growth than

Security firm says Chinese hackers intercepted text messages

Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on

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