China on Wednesday said it was willing to play a “constructive” role in improving ties between India and Pakistan and hailed the outreach by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new Pakistani counterp… ( read…
Monthly Archives For August 2018
China denies visa for BuzzFeed writer in likely retaliation
China has refused to renew the journalist visa for an American correspondent for BuzzFeed News in what appears to be punishment for her reporting on topics considered sensitive by the authorities. Meg… ( read original…
U.S., China to resume trade talks in Washington amid low expectations
Erin Ennis, senior vice president of the U.S.-China Business Council, said it was probably good for the two sides to start with lower level officials who could “get into the weeds” on the IP protectio……
US-China trade war: The countries caught in the crossfire
“To do business in China is an education,” he tells me, chuckling. “You must learn how to do things the right way. Better to hire a local consultant!” But now China could also be the…
China expects to wean away Taiwan’s last Africa ally soon
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China expects self-ruled Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, will switch to Beijing soon, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday, a day af… ( read original story…
China Unicom Plans to Build 300 5G Base Stations by EOY 2018
China Unicom Beijing Branch announced the official release of the “5G NEXT” program where it plans to build 300 5G base stations by the end of 2018. The Operator also said that it will run…
For Ant Financial, IPO Was Here, Expected And Then Gone
News came at the beginning of this week that the hotly anticipated listing of Ant Financial, an affiliate of China’s Alibaba focused on electronic payments, is off the shelf — as in being pulled or…
Chinese phone giant Xiaomi struggles to live up to IPO hype
Some are starting to lose faith. The Beijing-based purveyor of mostly cheap smartphones has sunk 19% from its post-IPO peak despite a spate of positive ratings — mostly from the same banks and outfits ……
China expects Taiwan’s last Africa ally will switch to Beijing soon
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expects self-ruled Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, will switch to Beijing soon, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday, a day after Chi… ( read original…
China central bank to Trump: you’re just wrong about currency manipulation
China is not manipulating its currency and will not use it as a trade weapon against the US, a senior Chinese central bank official said on Tuesday, directly refuting Donald Trump’s allegation on Mond… (…
First-of-its-kind financial court gets down to work in Shanghai
The Shanghai Financial Court, which specializes in finance-related lawsuits and is the first of its kind in China, began operating on Monday. The new institution is meant to provide a better business … ( read…
Taiwan Grows Isolated As El Salvador Recognizes Beijing
Taiwan lost another ally on Tuesday after El Salvador’s president, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, reversed course on his country’s diplomatic direction by establishing ties with Beijing. The move isolates th… ( read original story …)
Exclusive: Trump doesn’t expect much from China trade talks this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump does not expect much progress from trade talks with China this week in Washington, he told Reuters on Monday. Trump said in an interview that he had ……
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