The Chinese government has ramped up responses after the U.S. announced a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 on Monday, causing a snowball effect.
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Joe Biden Democracy Summit Can Spark New ‘D11’ Alliance Against China, Russia–Ex-NATO Head
Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes President Joe Biden’s Democracy Summit—taking place this week—can serve as a springboard for a new democratic alliance to face down …
China says the boycotts of its Winter Olympics don’t matter because those officials were never invited and nobody will miss them anyway
Countries including the US, UK, and Australia have said they would not send diplomats to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Senators Demand Clarity on U.S. Defense of Taiwan Against China
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told key Biden officials on Wednesday that the U.S. needed to clarify its intent to safeguard Taiwan.
China Reopens a Funding Spigot for Property Developers
The move is enabling some companies to tap into an obscure form of debt financing that helps pay their suppliers.
China says Australia, UK and US will ‘pay price’ for Winter Olympics action
Beijing accuses nations of using Games ‘for political manipulation’ amid diplomatic boycotts …
Crypto CEOs appear before US Congress. Key highlights of what they said
Six of the top executives of major cryptocurrency companies faced a Congressional hearing at Capitol Hill. The House Financial Services Committee conducted a hearing on “Digital Assets and the Future …
US to put China’s SenseTime on investment blacklist ahead of HK IPO
WASHINGTON: The US will on Friday put Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime on an investment blacklist, the same day it prices its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), the Financial …
China’s Zhejiang reports 59 local COVID-19 infections amid latest outbreak
A resident gets a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at a community medical service center in east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 27, 2021. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang) HANGZHOU, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — From …
The Diplomatic Boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Explained
American athletes will still compete at the Winter Games. Here’s a look at what the diplomatic boycott really means.
China warns nations will ‘pay price’ for Olympic boycott
China has warned countries who have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics that they “will pay the price for their mistaken acts”. The US, UK, Australia and Canada will not send …
China Evergrande Defaults on Its Debt, a Ratings Firm Says
Fitch’s announcement spells out a reality already accepted by investors: The company can’t pay its bills and is being restructured under Beijing’s eye.
China’s Kaisa kicks off $12-bln debt restructuring after missing pay date -source
Chinese property developer Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd has started work on restructuring its offshore debt worth $12 billion, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, after missing …
