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Monthly Archives For September 2023
Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing in October, Russia says
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing in October for talks with China’s Xi Jinping, the Kremlin’s chief’s first known trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him.
Russia and China hail their cooperation ahead of Putin’s expected Beijing visit
Russia and China’s top diplomats discussed strengthening their international cooperation during a meeting in Moscow on Monday ahead of an expected landmark visit from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing in the coming weeks.
JPEX Drama Shows Need for Crypto Regime, Hong Kong Leader Says
The freezing of funds on Hong Kong-based crypto exchange JPEX shows the need for strong crypto … involving a total of $128 million were filed about the exchange, the South China Morning Post …
American Companies In China Less Optimistic About Business Outlook: AmCham Shanghai Survey
One-third of respondents said policies and regulations towards foreign companies had worsened in the past year
Beijing demands Hong Kong consulates hand over local staff data
Beijing has told foreign consulates in Hong Kong to hand over personal details of all locally hired staff. Local media report that a letter from the city arm of China’s Foreign Ministry asked for the…
China declines to address WSJ report foreign minister was removed over extramarital affair
China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declined to address a report its former foreign minister Qin Gang was ousted from his position over an alleged extramarital affair.
China flies more than 150 military planes toward Taiwan as island condemns military ‘harassment’
Taiwan’s National Defense Ministry said China flew more than 150 airplanes, including fighter jets, towards the island in the largest show of military force in recent months.
Foreign firms in China say vague rules and tensions with Washington hurting business, survey shows
Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business environment and causing some …
Lockdowns, Crackdowns and Continued US-China Tensions Hit China’s Once-Soaring Law Firms Hard
For Beijing-based JunHe, one of China’s oldest and most well-reputed domestic law firms, gross revenue fell by about 13% to $316 million but net profits are estimated to have fallen by over 30%. Rival firm…
Shell and BYD open world’s largest fast charging park in Shenzhen
Shell has opened its largest electric car charging park in the world in Shenzhen, China. The site near Shenzhen Airport has 258 public fast-charging points. While the facility operates under the Shell …
“Beijing is telling the U.S.: ‘We are willing to die to the last Chinese for Taiwan. You Americans are not.’”
Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass explained to MSNBC that “Beijing is telling the U.S.: ‘We are willing to die to the last Chinese for Taiwan. You Americans are not.’” By raising the risk…
The climate upside of China’s real estate downturn
The deepening debt crisis in China’s construction sector – a key engine of economic growth, investment and employment – may trigger an unexpected climate benefit in the form of reduced emissions from …
