US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s scheduled visit to China signals that the world’s two largest economies are trying to strengthen regular dialogue, potentially laying the foundation for a substantive ease in bilateral economic tensions,
Monthly Archives For July 2023
China resists Mark Zuckerberg bid to sell Quest headsets after Meta CEO’s criticisms: report
The Facebook co-founder has held discussions with business executives in China about marketing his virtual reality headset.
Treasury’s Janet Yellen following Antony Blinken to Beijing
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet later this week with her Chinese counterparts to talk major financial issues, making her the second top White House official to travel to the US’
State Department warns Americans against traveling to China over ‘risk of wrongful detentions’
The U.S. State Department has issued a new advisory warning Americans from traveling to China over the risk of being unjustly detained there.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to go to China
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China this week and will meet with senior government officials, as well as U.S. firms doing business in China.
At 281 miles an hour, China’s new high-speed maglev train is the world’s fastest
High-speed trains offer eco-friendly alternatives to air transport and can haul people and cargo without the need for specialized tracks.
China to stay out of official creditors’ platform, but Sri Lanka ‘very confident’ of bilateral support
China “will not join” the official creditors’ platform negotiating a common debt treatment plan with Sri Lanka, but Colombo is “very confident” of Beijing’s bilateral support to the island’s economic …
China Overtakes Japan To Lead The Global Automotive Export Charts In Q1 2023
As reported by S&P Global, China’s 3.32 million vehicle exports in 2022 represented a 57% growth compared to 2021. Between January and April 2023, China’s vehicle exports increased by 76% year-to-year …
EU climate chief expresses concerns over China’s coal industry expansion
Frans Timmermans, the European Union’s climate chief, is concerned about new coal-fired power plants being built in China. China is the world’s biggest producer of renewable energy.
Embattled Texas AG Paxton secretly went on China junket against advice of staff, docs show
Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled to China in 2019, ignoring advice from staffers who warned him about Chinese government surveillance operations.
China plays it safe with new central bank chief
The new boss of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is probably a relief to those anxiously watching the future of the most meritocratic regulator in the country. The ruling Communist Party on Saturday …
Yellen to visit Beijing, ease China-US tensions
Biden’s bid to mend China-US ties after months of build-upALBAWABA – United States (US) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is slated to visit China, 6th through 9th of July, in a bid to mend China-US …
U.S. recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans
China recently passed a broadly written counterespionage law that has sent a chill through the foreign business community, as well as a law to sanction foreign critics.