The Philippines has notified China of its “red lines”—potential Chinese actions that would be unacceptable to Manila—in the South China Sea, including oil and gas extraction in disputed areas, the Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter…
Featured Posts Title
Trump is hosting Central Asian leaders as U.S. seeks to get around China on rare earth metals
The U.S. just gave up this key leverage over China — and it’s a costly mistake
What a leaked transcript reveals about China’s muscular statecraft
A secret garden in Beijing has opened to visitors for the first time in a century
China begins limited purchases of U.S. farm goods after Trump-Xi meet
China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate
‘Self-sufficient’ Chinese city to reflect coronavirus lessons
Recent Posts
Philippines: Beijing Oil Drilling In Disputed South China Sea A ‘Red Line’
China’s $10 Trillion Shadow Bank Crackdown Has a Long Way to Go
Chinese regulators are making progress in their attempts to tame the country’s $10 trillion shadow banking sector, but after a one-year squeeze on the riskiest areas of the industry, there’s still a lengthy battle ahead.…
China approves 13 Ivanka Trump trademarks, resurfacing conflict of interest concerns
Ivanka Trump’s brand continues to win foreign trademarks in China and the Philippines, adding to questions about conflicts of interest at the White House, The Associated Press has found. On Sunday, China granted the first…
China Mao impersonator at blockchain conference causes furore
I thank you in the name of Mao Zedong!” He delivered a speech with “actor characteristics and personal opinion”, according to China’s Global Times news website. Blockchain is a technology that underpins digital currencies and…
China Unicom Releases Teaser Poster For Mi Band 3, eSIM Support?
A new teaser for the Mi band 3 may hint at Xiaomi’s next smartband having SIM connectivity. One of China’s top network operators, China Unicom, released a new poster for the upcoming band which makes…
China has a $43,000 wealth gap problem
China is no monolith. While residents in Shanghai and Beijing are almost as well off as those in Switzerland by some income measures, parts of the country live more like they were in Guatemala. The…
China rejects U.S. charge of ‘forced technology transfer’ at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) – China told the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body on Monday that U.S. accusations that Beijing forced companies to hand over technology as a cost of doing business in China were groundless.…
China approves 13 new Ivanka Trump trademarks in 3 months
SHANGHAI — China has approved 13 Ivanka Trump trademarks in the last three months and granted provisional approval for eight more, raising fresh conflict-of-interest questions about the White House. The most recent approval from China…
Head of major Chinese bank found dead in apparent suicide
BEIJING — The head of a major bank in northern China was found dead in his office in an apparent suicide, state media reported Monday, in the latest in a recent string of deaths among…
What the Gap T-shirt controversy tells us about China’s territorial claims
IF YOU want a sense of how strongly China feels about its territorial claims, look at its responses to companies that defy its world view. Marriott International, Delta Air Lines and now clothing retailer Gap…
Beijing’s Foxconn Embrace Has Tinge of Desperation
FII shows the closest Beijing can get to matching Taiwan in technology is to buy into a rare mainland IPO and hope to find some leverage, while picking up some business tips along the way.…
China approves five new trademarks for Ivanka Trump’s business just days after Trump’s deal to drop US prohibitions against cellphone manufacturer ZTE
Ivanka Trump’s business has won approval from China for at least five new trademarks. The timing appears to be suspect with it coming just days after Donald Trump announced he was working on a controversial…
Quality drive puts brakes on IPOs
[Photo by Huan Wei / For China Daily] Only 51 applicants out of 96 receive regulator’s green signal in the Jan-May period The stock-market regulator’s approval rate for initial public offering or IPO applications plunged…
