Strategic Communications at the National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby reacts to Sen. Mitch McConnell calling China, Russia, North Korea and Iran the “New Axis of Evil.”
Monthly Archives For October 2023
China ups critical minerals heat with graphite controls
China is upping the critical minerals stakes by curbing exports of graphite, a key raw material in electric vehicle batteries.
Taiwan VP warns companies could leave China over ‘pressure’
Economic powerhouse Taiwanese companies based in China may be forced to relocate if they feel “unjustly pressured,” the island’s vice president warned Tuesday after Chinese authorities launched a probe into tech giant Foxconn.
Taiwan frontrunner assails China as Foxconn probe becomes election issue
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday hit out at China over its probe of major Apple supplier Foxconn, saying Beijing should “cherish” Taiwanese companies and not…
Founder of discount e-shopping firm PDD races up China’s rich list
The founder of PDD Holdings saw his wealth swell by $13.8 billion in a year, as a slowing global economy drove more shoppers to the Chinese company’s discount e-commerce platforms Temu and Pinduoduo, …
China’s Global Influence: From Panda Diplomacy to Technological Resilience
The National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China has announced that there are currently 63 Chinese giant pandas living abroad, their health generally in good condition. These pandas are on …
China should propose new framework for Taiwan engagement, opposition presidential candidate says
China should propose a new framework for engagement with Taiwan and explain what Beijing has to offer the democratically-ruled island, according to a presidential candidate for a small opposition party contesting elections in January.
China local governments launch crackdown on dogs after child was mauled
Social media posts showed landlords breaking into people’s houses and forcibly taking away their dogs
Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China’s Overseas Development Program
Dreher and his colleagues go behind the scenes of AidData’s multiyear, cross-national effort to collect and standardize information on China’s overseas development grants and loans, data that China wa …
Italian car brand DR Automobiles in trouble, accused of hiding China origin details from customers
DR Automobiles has come under the investigative scanner in Italy after reports that it may have misrepresented details pertaining to origins of some of its car models. A relatively small car brand in …
Nidec shares slump over 10% on China business headwinds
Nidec shares were on track for their biggest one-day drop in nearly 15 years on Tuesday after the electric motor maker reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings as it faced headwinds in its automotive business in China.
China’s Huawei sells 1.6 million Mate 60 series handsets in six weeks – research firm
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Huawei Technologies has sold 1.6 million of its Mate 60 series handsets in six weeks, a research firm said, as the Chinese technology giant defies a smartphone slowdown to
Bain Capital forms $250 million industrial property JV with China’s DNE Group
Bain Capital and Chinese industrial real estate developer and operator DNE Group said on Tuesday they formed a joint venture with a $250 million equity commitment, as the U.S. firm looks for investment opportunities in…
