Even the most casual visitor to China cannot help but see a nation leaping into the future. Thousands of new buildings, roads and bridges; dozens of new airports; and several maglev high-speed trains … (…
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Abandoned tiger and lion cubs frolic with puppies at Beijing zoo
Photographs of baby animals playing together at a wildlife park in Beijing are melting hearts online. The images, taken on Thursday, show golden retriever puppies playing alongside lion and tiger cubs … ( read original…
White House slams Beijing, cites ‘grave concern’ after El Salvador cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan
In another sign of growing tensions with Beijing, the Trump White House issued a sharply worded statement late Thursday condemning El Salvador’s decision to cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan and vo… ( read original story…
Beijing retaliates as new US tariffs kick in on $16 billion of Chinese goods
A new round of U.S. tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese imports kicked in on Thursday, prompting Beijing to retaliate with its own levies on American goods worth the same amount. The latest trade…
U.S.-China trade war escalates as latest tariffs kick in
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang would not reveal any details of the talks during a daily news briefing. “We hope that the U.S. side can meet China halfway, and with a rational, pragmatic attitud… (…
U.S.-China trade war escalates as new tariffs kick in
The official Xinhua news agency said in a commentary on Thursday that China approached the latest round of talks in good faith, but that Washington remains vague about what it wants. “As U.S. Presiden… (…
U.S., China escalate trade war, impose more tariffs
China’s official Xinhua news agency said Beijing’s own tariffs took effect at 12:01 p.m. local time, as scheduled. The tariffs took effect amid two days of talks in Washington between mid-level offici… ( read original…
U.S., China set to impose more tit-for-tat tariffs, escalating trade war
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China were poised to escalate their trade war on Thursday, with both sides set to implement punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of the … (…
China’s Xi says ideology work ‘absolutely correct’ amid trade row criticism
“Uphold a clean and righteous internet space,” the Xinhua news agency cited Xi as saying. China shut as many as 128,000 websites that contained obscene and other “harmful” information in 2017, Xinhua … ( read…
China, U.S. spar after El Salvador breaks off diplomatic relations with Taiwan
China and the U.S. are sparring over El Salvador’s decision to drop Taiwan in favour of diplomatic relations with Beijing, with a Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday accusing Washington of trying to det… ( read original…
China denies visa for BuzzFeed writer in likely retaliation
China has refused to renew the journalist visa for an American correspondent for BuzzFeed News in what appears to be punishment for her reporting on topics considered sensitive by the authorities. Meg… ( read original…
China expects to wean away Taiwan’s last Africa ally soon
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China expects self-ruled Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, will switch to Beijing soon, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday, a day af… ( read original story…
China expects Taiwan’s last Africa ally will switch to Beijing soon
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expects self-ruled Taiwan’s last diplomatic ally in Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini, will switch to Beijing soon, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday, a day after Chi… ( read original…
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