Tough talk from President-elect Donald Trump is making economists and some business leaders nervous about a potential trade war with China. They say investors and consumers should be leery, too. Investors cheering potential tax cuts…
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Trump: China will have to 'play by the rules'
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China ready to aid in Iran's recovery
Zarif, in an official visit to China, made the remarks late Tuesday at the Iran-China Business Forum, a gathering of more than 300 corporate delegates. Zarif said Iran is a “safe country” that is “now…
China's cross-border capital flow stable: SAFE
China’s forex reserves dropped for the fifth straight month … The official cited four forms of such activities: newly established firms investing overseas without real business; company investment volume that substantially outweighs its registered ……
Excavators unearth ancient tombs in Beijing suburb
BEIJING – The Chinese capital’s future administrative hub was already bustling 2,000 years ago. Government agencies excavating a site in the far southeastern Beijing suburbs say they have found ancient city walls and more than…
Chinese cardinal says Vatican must stand up to Beijing
HONG KONG Cardinal Joseph Zen, the most senior Chinese Catholic cleric, says the participation of an excommunicated prelate at two bishop ordinations in China was a “slap in the face” for Pope Francis just as…
China economy reflating as producer prices rise at fastest pace in five years
China’s central bank has not cut interest rates since October 2015, when worries about deflation were more pressing, opting instead for regular injections of funds into the financial system and targeted infusions of cash into…
China finance chief exit derails Japan hopes for yuan deal
BEIJING — When China’s reformist Finance Minister Lou Jiwei stepped down in November, Japan found its hopes of rekindling bilateral currency cooperation on rough terrain. The Chinese Ministry of Finance was thrown into confusion Nov.…
China Unicom Partners Cavium to Accelerate Development of Virtualized RAN Solution
China Unicom has selected Cavium to accelerate the design and development of Virtualized BBU (base band unit from the base station) based on general purpose hardware and open source technologies. Cavium is a fabless semiconductor…
China should build more nuclear arms to prepare for Trump: Chinese newspaper Global Times
On Wednesday, Trump selected Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, who has close ties to Chinese President Xi Jinping dating back to the mid-1980s, as ambassador to China — potentially welcome news for Beijing, which called him…
11 miners confirmed dead in China mine blast
BEIJING — The bodies of miners missing in an underground gas explosion in central China have been found, bringing to 11 the total who died in the latest deadly accident to strike China’s mining industry,…
China Unveils 5-Year Anti-Pollution Plan: Reduce Pollutants, Better Ecology, Coal Control in 2020
China may have unveiled its strictest environmental protection system yet. The State Council has just released a national plan set to build environmental improvements that will reduce the concentration of PM2.5 particulate pollution in cities…
China November trade rises unexpectedly in sign of global pick-up but Trump clouds 2017
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in November, fueled by its strong thirst for commodities from coal to iron ore, while exports also rose unexpectedly, reflecting…