Philippines president Marcos has vowed to enact countermeasures after the latest tangle with China in contested waters.
Monthly Archives For March 2024
Americans studying in China are safe despite US travel advisory, scholars say
The State Department is urged to clarify its advisory for China and explain who exactly is at risk, since ‘they don’t tend to be students or scholars’.
1st LD: Foreigners make nearly 3 million inbound, outbound trips to China in Jan-Feb
BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — In the first two months of 2024, China recorded 2.95 million inbound and outbound trips made by foreigners, said an official on Friday quoting data from the National …
Migrant workers who helped build modern China have scant or no pensions, and can’t retire
At 53, Guan Junling is too old to get hired at factories anymore. But for migrant workers like her, not working is not an option. For decades, they have come from farming villages to find…
Former Australia PM Scott Morrison Says China Can Be a Democracy
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed the idea that China is unable to become a multiparty democracy, saying there is no “anti-democratic” instinct in the Chinese people.
China decries U.S. ‘bullying.’ But, to many, China is the bully.
Beijing says it wants Asia to “jointly” manage its own security. Some countries in China’s neighborhood are not likely to be convinced.
Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with ‘patronising’ China
The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defence ministry said Friday, in its latest show of …
China Property Woes Deepen With Vanke Slump, Country Garden Halt
One of China’s biggest property firms delayed its earnings report while another posted a record profit decline as the nation’s real estate crisis shows no signs of easing.Most Read from BloombergTesla …
Xi Jinping Asserts Unstoppable Technological Advancement of China to Dutch Prime Minister
China’s technological advancement remains relentless, as affirmed by President Xi Jinping during his meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Beijing. Discussions encompassed various sectors, …
‘A few more hurdles’ remain for Australian winemakers to start selling in China again
South Australia Wine Industry Association’s Alex Trescowthick says Chinese distributors are “keen” to get Australian wine back into the country, but there are still “a few more hurdles” for winemakers …
China will further enhance capital account opening, FX official says
China will make it easier to move capital in and out of the country and promote financial market deregulation, a senior forex regulator said on Friday, as Beijing seeks to woo foreign investors amid …
Larry Summers, a ‘friend of China,’ warns Beijing that its actions are making it hard for people like him to push for stronger ties
Summers compared the U.S. and China to “two guys who don’t like each other much” stuck in the same lifeboat “a long way from shore.” …
China Vanke Warns Earnings Could Remain Strained
China Vanke’s earnings could remain strained for some time amid the downturn of the Chinese real-estate market, which the developer said led to a sharp drop in net profit last year.The company, one of …
