Zhang Hongli, former party committee member and vice president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), is suspected of seriously violating rules and laws and is probed by the Central Commission for Discipline…
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Chinese police to be stationed in the Solomon Islands after a request from PM Manasseh Sogavare – as Albo tries to mend bridges with Beijing
The PM travelled to Beijing this week for an official meeting with Xi Jingping, marking the first visit by an Australian leader since 2016. His trip comes on the 50th anniversary of Gough Whitlam’s landmark…
Albanese China trip: PM stops short of saying he trusts Xi but points to ‘promising signs’ with Beijing
He said he looked forward to meeting Xi in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday evening. “I think there are promising signs,” Albanese said. “We have already seen a number of…
Australia’s PM to meet Xi in long-awaited China visit
Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon sit down for a drought-breaking bilateral meeting in Beijing. Mr Albanese, who landed in Shanghai on Saturday, is the first …
Australian PM Albanese to meet Xi Jinping in long-awaited China visit
Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping will soon sit down for a drought-breaking bilateral meeting in Beijing. Mr Albanese, who landed in Shanghai on Saturday, is the first …
China refiners cut oil output as thin margins, quota shortage bite
China’s oil refinery utilisation rates are easing from record third-quarter levels as thinning margins and a shortage of export quotas discourage plants from raising output for the rest of 2023, …
Huawei, Tencent among top cybersecurity patent holders as China fosters own tech, report says
Chinese companies have accelerated in global patent holdings amid growing U.S.-China tensions, according to a Nikkei Asia report.
China’s ‘most inconvenient convenience store’ hangs off the side of a cliff
A tiny wooden shed perched on a steep cliff in a scenic southern Chinese region has earned the nickname of “most inconvenient convenience store” in the country.
Australian prime minister calls for cooperation ahead of meeting with China’s Xi
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has struck an optimistic tone ahead of his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, calling for cooperation while emphasizing that the two countries will continue to have differences.
China’s first deficit in foreign investment signals West’s ‘de-risking’ pressure
China recorded its first-ever quarterly deficit in foreign direct investment (FDI), according to balance of payments data, underscoring Beijing’s challenge in wooing overseas companies in the wake of a “de-risking move by Western governments.
Australia PM Anthony Albanese Sees “Promising Signs” Of Better China Ties
Canberra’s move to ban Huawei from 5G contracts, its targeting of Chinese influence operations in Australia and a decision to challenge China on its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic all irked Beijing …
Foreign Firms Pull Billions in Earnings Out of China
For years, foreign companies plowed the profits they made in China back into the country. Not anymore.
China’s Xi to welcome Australian PM Albanese in Beijing
Beijing is Canberra’s biggest trading partner, but relations plummeted in 2020 after Australia’s then-conservative government barred Chinese tech giant Huawei from 5G contracts and called for an …