US President Jo Biden has already directed a US delegation to travel to Taipei following the poll – bearing messages of reassurance but also restraint: don’t rock the boat. Australia should be saying very much…
Monthly Archives For January 2024
A Potential Mega-IPO Is in U.S.-China Crosshairs
What could be one of the biggest listings in years is likely to depend on the fashion giant’s ability to satisfy both Beijing and Washington.
China Failed to Sway Taiwan’s Election. What Happens Now?
Beijing loathes the new president, Lai Ching-te. He aims to protect the status quo with caution and American help, but tensions are likely to rise.
Toy Story 3 bear and Moutai draw the crowds at Costco’s new store in ‘China’s Silicon Valley’
More than four years after Costco’s first store in the country caused a stir, shoppers in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen this week flocked to the US retailer’s latest outlet on Chinese shores.
Candidate Strongly Opposed By China Elected President Of Taiwan
Lai and incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen reject China’s sovereignty claims over Taiwan, a former Japanese colony that split from the Chinese mainland amid civil war in 1949. They have, however, …
China 2023 copper imports decline
BEIJING: China’s copper imports declined 6.3% in 2023, customs data showed on Friday, as domestic production increased and a firmer US dollar raised import costs. Imports of unwrought copper and …
Revolutionary new technology set to disrupt China’s hold over EV battery production: ‘An important milestone’
This innovation comes from leading battery manufacturer Northvolt. Revolutionary new technology set to disrupt China’s hold over EV battery production: ‘An important milestone’ first appeared on The …
With carmakers in a ‘state of shock’ over Tesla-beating BYD’s prices, EU investigators will visit China’s EV giants as part of an anti-subsidy probe
The visits will help determine whether the bloc imposes higher tariffs on Chinese EVs priced so low they’re “distorting” the market.
China’s Military Says Will ‘Crush’ Any Taiwan ‘Independence’ Efforts
China’s military on Friday vowed to “crush” any efforts to promote Taiwan’s independence, a day before a crucial presidential election on the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims is part of its territory.
China’s ‘interference’ in Taiwan elections putting ‘quite a bit of pressure’ on the country
There has been “Chinese interference” in the Taiwan elections, with them putting “quite a bit of pressure” on the country, Foundation for Defence of Democracies Senior Fellow Mark Montgomery says.
Taiwan’s voters rebuff China and give ruling party third presidential term
Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power on Saturday, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, as China said it would not give up on achieving “reunification”.
China’s visa-free deals with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore could trigger Asean trade, investment boost
“That would really trigger the demand for people to go to China and look for business opportunities,” said Kraisin Vongsurakrai, director secretary general of the Thailand-China Business Council. In …
Biden says ‘we do not support independence’ for Taiwan after its election empowers party seeking to limit Beijing’s influence
NDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden said the US did not support independence for Taiwan, after voters there defied China and returned the governing Democratic Progressive Party — which has sought to limit…
