… who said he hoped Facebook could strengthen exchanges and improve mutual understanding with China’s internet companies, according to state news agency Xinhua. “We have long said that we are interested in China, and are…
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China could take leadership role in Paris climate change deal if Trump pulls U.S. out
Mark Gollom is a Toronto-based reporter with CBC News. He covers a wide range of topics … but it could instead see China take on a leadership role, experts say. “I think a lot of…
A Trade War Against China Might Be a Fight Trump Couldn’t Win
China has several ways to retaliate. It could bar state-owned companies from doing business with American businesses. It could limit access to essential commodities, as it did in response to a fishing dispute with Japan…
Vehicle pile-up in China leaves 17 dead, 37 injured
BEIJING — Dozens of vehicles collided amid snowy weather in northern China, leaving 17 dead and 37 injured … according to the official Xinhua News Agency. It cited local authorities as saying the injured were…
US leaving TPP: A great news day for China
The Chinese government will rejoice to hear Donald Trump promise that the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on his first day in the White House. For years, Beijing has listened to the Obama…
China's two-child policy not the answer to its ageing population
China’s two-child policy could contribute to higher rates of GDP growth (with a modest increase in domestic consumption) and it would reduce the proportion of the aged in China in the decades ahead, our research…
Russia, China targeting Canada's classified information, spy agency warns
Canada’s spy agency is openly warning that Russia and China are out to steal the country’s most prized secrets. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service, which rarely identifies security threats by name, makes the frank statement…
China's Xi tells Cy Leung to uphold Hong Kong unity
China’s President Xi Jinping has called on Hong Kong’s Chief … upholds national unity and maintains social and political stability”, reported Chinese state news agency Xinhua. The meeting follows months of tension over two pro-independence…
Unilever China wins Sustainable Business Award
In the last six years, Unilever has been a finalist in the Sustainable Business Award category every time and won the Sustainable Business Award in both 2012 and 2016. The Sustainable Business award is presented…
Export groups welcome China trade pact progress
Top goods imports from China are clothing, cellphones and computers. • Top services imports are other business services, other personal travel and transportation services ( read original story …)
Beijing to ban polluting cars during smog alerts
BEIJING Beijing will next year ban highly polluting old cars from being driven whenever air quality alerts are issued in the city or neighboring regions, the city’s environmental protection bureau said on Monday. China has…
China will not shut the door on globalisation, president Xi Jinping vows
China will not “shut the door” on globalisation, despite Donald Trump’s threats to abandon free trade deals and slap tariffs on the world’s second largest economy, president Xi Jinping has vowed. Mr Xi described Mr…
Philippines president to declare disputed area in South China Sea a no-fishing zone
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to issue a formal order declaring a sprawling lagoon in a disputed South China Sea shoal a maritime sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited…
