With budgets tight and political knives drawn, lawmakers seeking to capitalize on a bipartisan urgency to confront China are setting their sights on narrower measures.
Monthly Archives For February 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy adviser dismisses China’s peace plan and warns ‘window of opportunity’ closing
Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior adviser to Ukraine’s president, said China’s plan was ‘unrealistic’ and accused Beijing of ‘betting on an aggressor’. 13:10 Three civilians have been wounded by Russian artillery shelling of Ukraine’s southern …
China’s Economic Base Is Dwindling
When Beijing announced recently that China’s population shrank, media outlets rightly gave the news attention. The coverage widely speculated that a shrinking population might somehow threaten China’s …
Most G20 nations condemn Russia for war but China stays silent
Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement. India, which as …
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Zelensky adviser dismisses China peace deal and accuses Beijing of ‘betting on aggressor’
Dismissing China’s plan to involve itself in peace talks, a Zelensky adviser has accused Beijing of “betting on the aggressor.” Mykhailo Podolyak, a senior adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, rejected …
Gallagher uses China’s illegal police stations on American soil to sound alarm on threat to US sovereignty
House China Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher will hold an event in front of a former illegal Chinese Communist Party police station in downtown Manhattan Saturday.
France’s Macron says he will visit China in April
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he will visit China in early April, in part to seek Chinese help with ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
US joins EU in rejecting Beijing’s peace proposal, sanctions more Chinese firms
The US-China confrontation over Russia’s war on Ukraine ratcheted up on several fronts on Friday, the one-year anniversary of the invasion’s start, as Washington and its allies largely rejected a …
Zelensky wants to meet Xi Jinping after Beijing’s peace plan
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping to discuss his peace proposal for ending the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. Speaking on the first anniversary of …
Pakistan receives $700 mn from China bank amid economic crisis, eyes another $1,300 mn
Pakistan has received a deposit of $700 million from the China Development Bank, which will provide a much-needed boost to the country’s foreign exchange reserves. The deposit comes as Pakistan has …
China to expand financial support for home rentals amid broader support for the property market
China is introducing 17 new measures to expand financing for home rentals and fundraising options for related companies High rents have become a pressing issue for young home seekers, who have …
China drafts guideline for financial support in house rental
China has drafted a guideline to regulate financial support for the house rental market and started soliciting public opinion. The guideline was jointly drafted by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), …
China Feels Squeeze From Both Sides of Ukraine
As Vladimir Putin vows to push on with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Xi Jinping dangles a peace deal to salvage China’s standing in the West.