Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that Beijing has no timetable to extend an anti-sanctions law to the global financial hub, where financial institutions are concerned over the impact it …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
No new voters? No problem: Beijing ‘unlikely to blame’ Hong Kong’s pro-establishment camp for lack of interest in coming poll
Hong Kong’s flatlining number of registered voters is evidence of growing disillusionment with the city’s politics, but Beijing is unlikely to blame the pro-establishment camp for the trend, observers …
U.S. trade chief intends to have ‘frank’ talks with China
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said she intends to have frank conversations with her counterpart in China in the coming days.
Take up border issue with Beijing, Home Ministry asks Foreign Ministry
Communication comes ahead of the 60th anniversary of signing of Nepal-China Boundary Treaty, which called for joint inspection every 10 years.
China increased spending on pathogens testing months before acknowledging COVID-19, report says
China increased its spending on coronavirus tests in the country’s Hubei Province months before the Chinese government publicly acknowledged the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the findings of a new …
China’s mobile network operators to push nationwide roll-out of new 5G messaging service
China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom are expected to roll out their new 5G messaging service, with electronic payment function, this month.
China shipping: container shortages leave exporters struggling to meet overseas orders ahead of Christmas shopping rush
Chinese traders are racing to get their goods to key export markets in the United States and Europe, but container shortages are making that hard.
Wendy Cutler on China, Taiwan, and the CPTPP
China and Taiwan have each applied for membership in the trade pact. What are the next steps – and the broader implications?
China trade threats could backfire
Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Monday that Beijing is falling short on a pact to acquire $200 billion worth of American goods, agreed to under former President Donald Trump. Penalties …
Biden officials to enforce Trump trade deal with China, work toward ‘durable coexistence’
The Biden administration on Monday unveiled its long awaited approach to trade relations with China. U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai said she would restart trade talks with Beijing, but …
Olympic committee dodges questions on human rights abuses as the Beijing Games open in 4 months
When the International Olympic Committee awarded Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympics, it promised the Games could improve human rights and civil liberties in China. There is no such lofty talk this time …
China needs coal, and Australia has it. But something’s standing in the way
China needs to bolster its coal supply to avoid an economic slowdown, but Beijing’s icy relations with Australia could make that difficult, according to Mizhuo.
Seoul watches on as US corrals allies to counter China
Intensifying competition between the US and China is forcing South Korea, a crucial American ally that has long sought to maintain cordial ties with Beijing, to confront an awkward choice. The Aukus …
