Chinese authorities have blocked Canadian government representatives from attending the trial of Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, the Canadian embassy said on Tuesday.
Monthly Archives For July 2022
Canadian diplomats barred from tycoon’s trial in China
Chinese officials have never confirmed whether Xiao Jianhua, who disappeared from a Hong Kong hotel in 2017, was detained or disclosed possible charges against him.
China’s property sector continues to face weak buyer sentiment, says S&P Global Ratings
Louis Kuijs of the credit rating agency says housing sales in the country remain weak, though there was some improvement in May and June.
A decade of transformation turns China’s financial market into larger global presence
China’s financial market, young and fast-growing, is at a new outset to open up further to the global markets, building on the transformative steps it has taken in the past decade. The country’s …
China’s Liu Discusses Tariffs With Yellen as US Looks to Ease
China’s Vice Premier Liu He discussed US economic sanctions and tariffs in a call with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen amid reports the Biden administration is close to rolling back some trade levies.
US bans import from China’s Xinjiang region
The United States is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China`s Xinjiang region, where it says Beijing is committing genocide of the Uyghur …
China services activity expands at fastest in almost a year in June
China’s services activity snapped three months of decline in June and grew at the fastest rate in almost a year as easing Covid-19 curbs revived demand, although firms remained cautious about hiring, …
Tycoon who vanished from Hong Kong is being tried in China, Canada says
Xiao Jianhua’s disappearance in 2017 fueled fears that Beijing might be abducting people abroad; officials have never confirmed whether he was detained or disclosed possible charges.
China mulls dipping into pork reserves to rein in costs
Chinese authorities could dip into strategic pork reserves in a bid to rein in prices of the staple meat, Beijing’s top economic planner said Tuesday.
Canada says China bars diplomats from Canadian tycoon trial
Chinese authorities refused to allow Canadian diplomats to attend the trial of a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong five years ago, Canada’s government said Tuesday. Xiao …
US, China discuss ‘severe’ economic challenges, supply chains
Top officials from the United States and China held a “candid” video call on Tuesday to discuss global economic challenges, especially regarding supply chains.
China’s Liu He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hold virtual talks
China’s Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen held a virtual call about macroeconomic issues, according to statements from both sides.
China to set up state infrastructure fund worth $75 billion – sources
China will set up a state infrastructure investment fund worth 500 billion yuan ($74.69 billion) to spur infrastructure spending and revive a flagging economy, two people with knowledge of the matter …
