However, Australia did admit the Chinese alerted them a couple of hours ahead of time. Perhaps Canberra should be angrier with its military than Beijing. You do wonder, though, whether China wasn’t responding, tit-for-tat, to…
Monthly Archives For March 2025
G7 foreign ministers take tough stance on China, warn against use of force in Taiwan Strait
G7 foreign ministers stepped up language on Taiwan Friday, stating their opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait by force or coercion, according to a final draft statement.
China Feb bank lending slows more than expected as US tariffs add to uncertainty
New bank lending in China tumbled more than expected in February from a record high the previous month, even as policymakers seek to shield the economy from an escalating trade war with the United …
No, China didn’t ‘cancel’ US beef amid tariffs tit-for-tat
China raised tariffs on beef imported from the U.S. in March 2025 after the Trump administration raised tariffs on all imports from China.
China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
Beijing sought to position itself as a key player in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, as President Trump called for talks with Tehran.
OpenAI slams DeepSeek, warning the US government that China is catching up fast
In a letter to the US government, OpenAI also outlined policy recommendations to secure America’s lead in AI.
China says ‘extremely unlikely’ COVID-19 leaked from lab
Beijing opposes ‘all forms of political manipulation’ on the issue, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman – Anadolu Ajansı …
German inquiry suggests COVID-19 virus may have leaked from Wuhan lab
New findings add weight to the theory that COVID-19 originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Experts point to lax security measures and allege China manipulated scientific journals to obscure …
Germany’s secret pandemic report: Merkel and China respond
Was the report on the causes of the pandemic kept under lock and key? Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denies it, and Beijing appeals. According to media reports, the German foreign intelligence …
BMW’s China problem isn’t going away — and Trump’s trade war may make things worse
The German luxury carmaker said net profits tanked by more than a third last year, and warned that 2025 was also likely to be challenging.
The Mystery Chinese Crypto Boss Paying Elon Musk a Fortune for Space Mission
A China-born cryptocurrency billionaire with six passports is under scrutiny after paying Elon Musk’s SpaceX for a mission to space
China Condemns Panama Canal Deal, Asserting a Right to Influence the Region
The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance giant, is under fire from Beijing.
China firm unleashes tough humanoid robot that treks sand, snow, stairs at 6 mph speed
Developed with the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre (X-Humanoid), the Tien Kung (Tiangong) Xingzhe is now available for pre-order, with deliveries set for the second quart …
