Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States met on Tuesday with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, drawing a stern rebuke from Beijing.
Monthly Archives For January 2024
Maldivian president appeals to China to send more tourists amid spat with India
Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu has appealed to China to “intensify” efforts to send more tourists to the archipelago during his visit to Beijing amid a diplomatic row with India that threatened a potential tourism boycott.
Maldives President Muizzu meets Chinese counterpart Xi amid diplomatic row with India
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu, who is on a five-day state visit, amid a diplomatic row with India over derogatory remarks by his ministers against Prime…
Sustainable Finance Newsletter – On China, 2 early wins for conservatives
plagiarism allegations On China, early wins for conservative activists The SEC rejected Apple’s bids to skip shareholder votes on two measures tied to the iPhone maker’s record on human rights in …
Chinese AI firm iFlyTek’s healthcare unit plans Hong Kong IPO, sparking hopes that spin-offs fuel a turnaround in slumping listings market
Chinese artificial intelligence company iFlyTek said it plans to spin off its healthcare services subsidiary, iFlyHealth, with a listing in Hong Kong.
Stiff Competition, Weak Margins Put High Pressure On Baishan Cloud’s IPO Parade
China Unicom and China Telecom, as well as some of the country’s other large cloud service providers. Baishan Cloud admitted it could face difficulty winning new market share in such a tough field.
Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive
The mere existence of a successful, democratic, Chinese society in Taiwan is an affront and a challenge to China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as well as to his political and global ambitions. Ultimately, if …
It looks like China will leapfrog the US in the race to the moon after a fuel leak ruined a pivotal mission
Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is ready for lift-off. The company announced Tuesday that the lander, called Peregrine, has completed final checkouts and fueling after it was mated with United Launch …
China claims it has cracked Apple’s AirDrop encryption to identify senders and monitor ‘inappropriate speech’
A Chinese tech company claims to have cracked Apple’s AirDrop encryption. Chinese authorities say the information helped catch people sending “inappropriate information.” Government critics have used …
Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Threaten China’s National Security—Military
The People’s Liberation Army fears SpaceX’s contract to develop a Starlink-style network for the Pentagon will vastly improve U.S. forces’ kill chain.
China Watchdog Doubles Down on Vow to Heed Xi’s Anti-Graft Drive
China’s anti-graft watchdog doubled down on a pledge to relentlessly carry out President Xi Jinping’s orders to catch corrupt and disloyal officials, state media said on Wednesday. The Central …
China-Africa Lending to Snap Seven-Year Decline, StanChart Says
(Bloomberg) — China’s lending to Africa may rise for the first time since 2016 as pledges to finance projects ranging from renewable energy to natural gas increase, Standard Chartered Plc said. Most …
Mexico Overtakes China as Top U.S. Exporter – First Time in 17 Years
China’s U.S. import share fell sharply in 2022, supplanted by Mexico and others, amid diversifying global supply chains.
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