Taiwan is on high alert in response to China’s unannounced deployment of naval and Coast Guard ships, as tensions rise over U.S. support for the island.
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Trump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here’s how China plans to fight back
In the final year of Trump’s term, the two nations agreed to a truce, signing a trade deal that scrapped some tariffs and reduced others. China also agreed to purchase an additional $200 billion in…
China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says
China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as it monitors what it says is a surge of Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait and Western Pacific.
China’s Oil Demand May Peak Early on Rapid Transport Shift
China’s oil demand may peak in 2025, five years earlier than expected, as the shift away from gasoline and diesel accelerates, according to a report from the nation’s largest energy producer.
Assad’s fall in Syria exposes limits of China’s Middle East diplomacy
By Laurie Chen, James Pomfret, Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former…
China’s Stimulus Splash Barely Registers With Global Markets
China’s sway over the global market is in noticeable decline.
China’s exports to Russia drop for first time in four months
China’s yuan-denominated exports to Russia fell at a double digit pace in November, worsening sharply from 24% growth in October and marking the first decline in four months, Chinese customs data showed on Tuesday.
Marcos Says Philippines Won’t Send Warships After China Clashes
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his nation won’t deploy Navy warships to the South China Sea in response to recent clashes with Beijing in disputed waters.
Wuhan lab samples hold no close relatives to virus behind COVID
Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute.
China’s exports, imports miss expectations in November as economic worries deepen
Export has been a rare bright spot as the world’s second largest economy contends with lackluster domestic consumption and a prolonged housing downturn.
China’s export growth slows, imports shrink ahead of Trump tariffs
China’s exports grew at a slower pace in November than the bumper month before, while imports unexpectedly shrank, in a worrying sign for the world’s No. 2 economy as Donald Trump’s imminent return to …
In China, people are hiring ‘climbing buddies’ for big money. The more attractive they are, the higher the price
Young Chinese men are earning almost twice the average monthly salary by hiring themselves out as “climbing buddies” to help visitors scale mountains. That’s raising some concerns.
Wuhan book details the Chinese government’s initial COVID-19 response
A new book from author and political science professor Dali Yang details the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, the response on a local and national level and what failures occurred.
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