Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have convened in Beijing for talks aimed at reconciliation, according to Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Tuesday. The dialogue, facilitated …
Monthly Archives For April 2024
China Hints at Rate Cuts, Property-Market Support as it Warns of Rising Uncertainties
At a Tuesday meeting, senior party leaders warned of “significantly rising external uncertainties” as the 24-member Politburo agreed to assemble the party’s governing Central Committee in Beijing for a plenary meeting, or plenum, to discuss…
China May Be Preparing To Deploy Economic ‘Nuclear Option’
China claims democratic Taiwan as its territory, though Beijing’s ruling Chinese Communist Party has never governed there. U.S. officials believe Xi has instructed Chinese forces to be prepared to …
China Calls Long-Delayed Policy Meeting, Warning of Rising Uncertainties
At a Tuesday meeting, senior party leaders warned of “significantly rising external uncertainties” as the 24-member Politburo agreed to assemble the party’s governing Central Committee in Beijing for …
Chinese water cannon damages ship in new South China Sea flare-up, Philippines says
China’s coast guard fired water cannons that damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday, marking the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine …
China to step up support for economy, flexibly use policy tools, Politburo says
China will step up its support for the economy, flexibly using policy tools, including banks’ reserve requirement ratios (RRR) and interest rates, the Politburo, a top decision-making body of the …
China to hold key party ‘plenum’ to further modernise country, amid challenges at home, abroad
The Chinese Communist Party’s central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decision makers was elected in 2022, focusing on reforms amid…
Musk’s visit to China was a much-needed win for both sides — and a snub to India
Elon Musk’s cancelled India trip contrasts with Tesla’s growing presence and high-level relationships in China.
China says Hamas and Fatah express political will for reconciliation
Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have expressed the political will to seek reconciliation through dialogue at unity talks in Beijing, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
China’s Top Leaders Hint at Property Support, Interest Rate Cuts
China’s ruling Communist Party vowed to study measures to digest the nation’s housing stockpile, in a move that could alleviate the property crisis, and hinted at a willingness to cut rates.
China Vanke Shares Slump After Soft Results Amid Continuing Property Downturn
China Vanke shares slumped after it posted soft first-quarter results amid continuing pressure in China’s property sector.
China launches record gold buying spree amid fears of global conflict
China has built up a $170bn (£135bn) stockpile of gold after a record buying spree, in a move that has raised fears Beijing is preparing its economy for a possible conflict over Taiwan …
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab …
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