Tag: China
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19 agreed ‘cheap exports’ are unsustainable, China dissented
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday [Macau time] that 19 of the members of the G20 had agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” that cause ... -
FIFA finally seals World Cup broadcast deal in China at just USD60 million
FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported price than ... -
Group of top executives including Musk and Cook invited to join Trump on trip to China
Top executives from major U.S. tech, finance and industrial firms have been invited to join President Donald Trump on this week’s trip to China, according to ... -
China says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to explore a ‘comprehensive solution’
China’s government said Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting between ... -
EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump
Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from U.S. President Donald Trump, strong-arm economic ... -
The US says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China, Beijing strongly refutes
The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty in solidifying control over the South American nation’s critical infrastructure, a blunt ... -
In China, consumerism trumps nationalism despite tensions with the US and Japan
In China, consumerism appears to outweigh nationalism regardless of how testy relations have become in recent diplomatic spats with countries like Japan and the United States. In ... -
Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expected
Liu Zhiquan was waiting for a 30-plus hour train journey to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, some 1,242 miles from Beijing, where he works in ... -
TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan
Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC said yesterdayit will be manufacturing some of the world’s most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a boost ... -
Taiwan-US ties are ‘rock solid,’ the island’s leader says after Trump-Xi call
Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s leader said yesterday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on ... -
Survey says slowing economy is the No. 1 worry for US businesses in China, not trade friction
U.S. businesses are more concerned about China’s slowing economy than trade friction, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released Friday. Of 368 companies responding ... -
China announces new trade measure against Japan as Beijing moves closer to Seoul
China escalated its trade tensions with Japan yesterday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it ... -
China’s pressure on Japan could last for some time
Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda’s tearoom in an alley in Tokyo’s ... -
China and Spain sign agreements to strengthen cooperation on king’s visit
Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas yesterday as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation. ... -
Consequences of China’s population decline
China’s population began to shrink in 2022. The UN’s projections – revised several times, the last one in 2024 – point to a gradual decline to ... -
Discrimination at work
Apparently, Macau is not living up to its centuries-old vocation as a port of shelter and trade. The city that once thrived on openness, diversity, and ... -
China, Portugal reinforce Macau’s role in bilateral relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro met in Beijing yesterday, emphasizing the strong historical ties between China and Portugal and stressing Macau’s ... -
Pakistan, China and Afghanistan hold high-level meeting in Kabul to boost cooperation
Top diplomats from Pakistan,China and Afghanistan committed their countries to stronger anti-terrorism cooperation during a meeting yesterday [Macau time] in Kabul aimed at boosting political and ... -
Modi meets Wang as Asian powers rebuild ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed “steady progress” in improving relations with China after meeting its top diplomat yesterday [Macau time] following a yearslong standoff between ... -
Economy lags in July under pressure from tariffs and a weak property market
China’s economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed and housing prices dropped further, according to data released Friday. Uncertainty ... -
Philippines condemns China’s rocket launch after suspected debris sparked alarm
A top Philippine security official last night condemned China’s latest rocket launch, which caused suspected debris to fall near a western Philippine province. Authorities said the incident sparked ... -
President and Chinese premier meet to discuss expanding trade during US trade war
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto yesterday to discuss ways to expand trade and investment during the U.S. global trade war and ... -
China, Colombia sign cooperation plan on BRI
China and Colombia should take the latter’s formal accession to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as an opportunity to upgrade bilateral cooperation, President Xi Jinping ... -
A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect ... -
China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products
China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and ... -
China’s exports and imports weaken in Jan-Feb as demand slides amid global trade uncertainty
China’s exports rose a less-than-expected 2.3% in January and February from a year earlier while imports fell more than 8% in a slow start to a ... -
China to step in?
If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation Donald Trump’s animosity ... -
Chinese fishing vessels allegedly used North Korean crews
A fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.N. bans, and many people were apparently subjected to ... -
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
President Donald Trump said late last week that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all ... -
IPIM tours four GBA cities to foster regional cooperation
The Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) visited Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, and Jiangmen—four cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA)—this month. The visit included ... -
China is pushing the Philippines ‘to the wall’ with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
A Philippine security official said yesterday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that ... -
Trump’s picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies – and worry China
President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, while ... -
Beijing deploys record 125 warplanes in large scale military drill in warning to Taiwan
China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands yesterday, ... -
Chinese and Philippine ships collide again and countries trade blame
Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two vessels, in an encounter early yesterday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly ... -
India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops
India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running ...
