The U.S. had a golden finale to the Grand Prix Final on Saturday in Beijing. Ilia Malinin made only one mistake in his free skate, falling on the quad axel nobody else even attempts, and…
Monthly Archives For December 2023
Double Blow for Beijing as Italy Says ‘Ciao’ to Belt and Road Boondoggle — and Washington Jump Starts Investments in Africa
Prime Minister Meloni’s course correction on lopsided commercial deals is shot across the bow to China’s communist mandarins.
Explainer: How China supports real economy with high-quality financial development
Noting that the capital market has unique advantages in serving the real economy, CSRC Chairman Yi Huiman said China will expedite building a safe, standardized, transparent, open, dynamic and …
China says not much chance of success at COP28 without a solution on fossil fuels
China’s top climate envoy Xie Zhenhua on Staurday said there was little chance the COP28 climate summit would be called a success if nations could not agree to language on the future of fossil fuels.
China is using internet warfare to disrupt U.S. and Western politics. Here’s what to watch for.
Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and …
A year after lifting COVID rules, China is turning quarantine centers into apartments
Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.
America’s Bates and Chock ice dance champions at Beijing Grand Prix Final
Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates said they felt “wonderful” after emerging victorious in the ice dance at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing on Saturday, winning the title on their seventh attempt.
‘Mystery China virus’ is another form of Covid as hospitals overwhelmed with sick kids
Dr Gareth Nye, Programme Lead for Medical Science and Chester Medical School, said the pneumonia outbreak in China could be a Covid virus but at the moment there’s no need to panic …
Philippines accuses China of shooting water cannon at its boats
The Philippines has accused China of using water cannons to obstruct three of its vessels, in the latest territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea. Video footage shows …
US and Philippines condemn China coast guard’s dangerous water cannon blasts against Manila’s ships
The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to …
China raises complaint over Taiwan’s participation in COP28
The Chinese delegation at COP28 on Saturday raised a complaint over what it said was unacceptable talk about Taiwan’s participation in the U.N. climate summit by other countries.
Moody’s downgrades China’s debt; Beijing insists “unnecessary to worry”
Credit risk agency Moody’s is warning about growing problems with the Chinese economy, and has cut its outlook on government-s debt to negative from stable. China has become the world’s second largest …
How Philippines’ South China Sea ‘name and shame’ strategy put Beijing on the back foot
With ‘assertive transparency’, the Philippines has shown the limits of China’s ‘grey-zone’ coercion – and provided a strategy other Southeast Asian claimant states could emulate.
