It’s now starting to look a bit like 2015, a period when Chinese financial markets were in meltdown. China’s National Institution for Finance and Development (NIFD), a Chinese government-backed think tank, warned this week of…
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China rejects US concerns over South China Sea militarisation
China’s President Xi Jinping told visiting US defence secretary Jim Mattis that China would not yield “one inch” of the South China Sea, rebuffing Washington’s efforts to engage Beijing on the issue. Mr Mattis was…
China tries to defuse trade pressure, says world benefits
BEIJING — China’s government defended its trade record as a benefit to the world in a new effort Thursday to defuse U.S. and European pressure over market access and technology policy. A Cabinet report repeated…
Beijing ‘has no problem’ with Donald Trump’s softer tone over Chinese investments in US
Beijing is happy with Donald Trump’s softer stance on Chinese investments in the US, a senior official said on Thursday, because his new proposals do not single out Chinese companies. Xiao Yaqing, the chairman of…
Exclusive: China rejects U.S. request for talks on airline website row
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has rejected U.S. requests for talks over how American airlines and their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, according to sources, including a U.S. official, adding to tensions in a bilateral relationship…
China Escalates Crackdown on Property Speculation in 30 Cities
China escalated a crackdown on property speculation, saying it is embarking on a six-month campaign in 30 cities to root out violations in the housing market. The special campaign will target unlicensed real estate agencies,…
Whack-a-mole: China steps up property crackdown in 30 major cities
China said on Thursday it would renew efforts to crack down on property irregularities in 30 major cities from July to end-December, mobilizing powers from seven major Chinese government agencies in a concerted effort to…
China to crack down on property irregularities in 30 major cities
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will crack down on property irregularities in 30 major cities from July to the end of December, according to a notice posted on the housing ministry’s website on Thursday. The crackdown…
China Unicom and Huawei Sign 5G Strategic Partnership Agreement
[June 27, 2018, Shanghai, China] At Mobile World Congress Shanghai (MWC Shanghai) 2018, China Unicom and Huawei held a signing ceremony at the Shanghai’s Kerry Center for a 5G strategic partnership agreement. In attendance and…
China says carefully monitoring U.S. policies on inbound investments
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it would carefully monitor U.S. policies on inbound investments, stressing that the country opposes using national security as grounds to restrict foreign investments. U.S. President Donald…
Trump backs off imposing China investment limits
The announcement followed intense internal battles over the issue and reports of impending bans on Chinese investment that had sent financial markets into a nose … “For those who want to say this is being…
China’s bear market woes run deeper than Trump tariffs
Blame for the sell-off of China’s stock market has been levelled at the Sino-US trade war but Beijing’s problems have been evident for some time and run much deeper. Long before US president Donald Trump…
China’s economy in the shadow of a trade war
Despite China’s astonishingly strong and sustained expansion, the economy is widely considered vulnerable because the growth in output has been underwritten by an even faster increase in debt. This has been particularly true since the…
