“We have already made solemn representations about it to the relevant US side. It must be pointed out that there is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory,”…
Monthly Archives For December 2016
What U.S. presidents said about ties with China and Taiwan
in response to a general question about China during a meeting with news editors: U.S. policy “does nothing to prohibit a future president or a future Congress, if we feel that Taiwan is unnecessarily endangered,…
Trump speaks directly with Taiwan's leader, irking China
… cornerstone of the healthy development of China-U.S. relations and we hope this political foundation will not be interfered with or damaged,” Wang was quoted as saying. Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said Edwin Feulner,…
China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan president
The 10-minute telephone call with Taiwan’s leadership was the first by a U.S. president-elect or president since President Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in 1979, acknowledging Taiwan as part of “one…
China's Xi says military must be smaller, but more capable
The cuts come at a time of heightened economic uncertainty in China as growth slows and the leadership grapples … or even collapse at a single blow,” Xi said in comments carried by the official…
China lodges complaint with US over Trump's Taiwan phone call
In a more diplomatically worded article, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, urged Trump not to damage the “stability and maturity” of US-China relations. “China and the United States are not destined rivals. They can be…
China lodges complaint over Trump-Taiwan call
Meanwhile, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met with China’s President Xi Jinping Friday, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Kissinger — secretary of state from 1973-77 — is credited with secret diplomacy that…
Chinese policymakers closely watching capital flows, market changes: Finance minister official
BEIJING China’s policymakers are closely watching market changes and capital flows, vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao was quoted as saying on Saturday. Zhu said that China will “unswervingly” push forward reforms including the internationalization of…
China securities regulator chairman condemns "barbaric" company buy-outs by asset managers
Liu said China’s capital markets had seen a series of “abnormal phenomena” lately, challenging the bottom line of China’s financial law and regulations. “That is not financial innovation,” Liu said. In a commentary responding to…
Kenya says China's Exim Bank may finance $4.9 billion rail link with Uganda
NAIROBI China’s Exim Bank has expressed interest in financing the third section of Kenya’s planned rail link with Uganda at an estimated cost of $4.9 billion, a senior Kenya Railways official said on Friday. China…
China aims to boost equity funding with national investment standard – central bank official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to increase direct funding for companies through financial instruments such as stocks by implementing a national investment standard, a senior official at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on…
China has lodged a diplomatic protest following Trump's call with Taiwan's president
China’s Foreign Ministry lodged a diplomatic complaint on Saturday following US President-elect Donald Trump’s 10-minute telephone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, Reuters reported. The 10-minute call on Friday marked the first time a US…
5 Things About China-Taiwan Relations
For many decades, the region was a flashpoint between China and Taiwan, one that threatened to embroil the U.S. Here are 5 things to know about it. #1: The Past Is Present China claims Taiwan…
