Faced with the growing threat of China’s advanced hypersonic missile technology, the U.S. Navy is advancing plans to equip some of its ships with the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile …
Monthly Archives For October 2024
Janet Yellen, senior China finance minister discuss Beijing’s ambitious stimulus measures
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China’s deputy finance minister Liao Min met in Washington on Friday to discuss macroeconomic policy developments, including Beijing’s most ambitious stimulus …
China sought to hack Trump, Vance and campaign phones, officials say
The Harris-Walz campaign was also targeted by a Chinese attack on the candidates’ communications, but it was not immediately clear if attempts were successful.
Taiwan wants to join the IMF to get financial protection from China
Taiwan is making a longshot push to join the International Monetary Fund. The democratically ruled island is a major economy the size of Poland but absent from global organizations.
China Sets Date for Key Meeting at Center of Market’s Stimulus Hopes
The country’s top lawmakers are set to meet Nov. 4 to Nov. 8, which could be a key window for more stimulus to boost the economy.
Opinion – Tim Walz’s China experience is a green flag, not a red one
Having someone with Tim Walz’s deep knowledge of China in a top governmental position could be a hugely important benefit should there be a major crisis with China during a Harris/Walz presidency.
EU, China agree to more talks on potential alternatives to EV tariffs
The European Union and China have agreed to hold further technical negotiations soon on possible alternatives to tariffs on China-built electric vehicles, the European Commission and China’s commerce ministry said on Friday.
Here’s what China launched to orbit on its retrievable satellite last month (video)
Shijian-19 launched on a Long March 2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Sept. 27 and landed Oct. 11 at the Dongfeng landing site, near Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert. It was the first…
Tim Walz’s China experience is a green flag, not a red one
Having someone with Tim Walz’s deep knowledge of China in a top governmental position could be a hugely important benefit should there be a major crisis with China during a Harris/Walz …
You Can Now Get Coffee by Drone, and the Internet Isn’t Sure How To Feel
Social media users were divided over the “amazing technology” showcased in the viral clip, with one noting “that’s very cool but so much packaging.” …
China EV brand Zeekr’s vice president faces backlash for eating hotpot in car
Yang Dacheng, vice president of Zeekr Intelligent Technology, faced backlash after posting a video of himself eating hotpot inside his company’s new car model, aiming to promote its multipurpose …
China sentences child trafficker with 17 victims to death
The case first came to light in 2022, when a woman whom she trafficked for 3,500 yuan ($491; £378) in 1995 reported her ordeal to police in Guiyang, in China’s south-west. Yang Niuhua, who was…
China’s self-driving startup WeRide’s shares surge in Nasdaq debut
WeRide’s shares rose 19% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, after the self-driving startup raised $440.5 million in its IPO and private placement, becoming the latest Chinese firm to capitalize on …
