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China Invites Top EU Diplomat for Visit After July Postponement
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi invited the European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell and his delegation for a visit in the fall after Beijing postponed an earlier trip.
Beijing’s preparedness, response to record-breaking downpour highlights lessons learned from past tragedies
The extreme rainstorm witnessed in Beijing on July 21, 2012, the heaviest rainfall in six decades that left 79 people dead and caused widespread havoc in the capital city over a weekend, left deep scars…
Saudi national carrier launches new direct flights connecting Riyadh and Jeddah with Beijing
Aug 6 (Reuters) – State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines has launched new direct flights connecting Riyadh and Jeddah with the Chinese capital Beijing, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Sunday. The inaugural flight from Jeddah…
China-made NEV sales make up 60% global share in H1, total auto exports may surpass Japan by year-end
The structure of the global auto market remains stable, and the strong growth momentum of China’s auto exports will be extended to the end of 2023, Cui said. China overtook Japan as the world’s top…
China has a case of ‘economic long COVID’ – and won’t use the only cure for growth, expert says
China’s economy can rightly be compared to COVID cases where … people hoard cash and spend less on assets that aren’t easily convertible to cash, such as cars, business equipment, and real estate.
After G20 Fails To Agree On Emission Goals, China’s Claims Of Climate Leadership Under Test
China rejected blame for the G20 climate meet’s failure to secure an agreement, blaming “some countries” that “introduced geopolitical issues as an obstruction.” …
Beijing and Canberra should go with the grain of their improving relations: China Daily editorial
Since Albanese took office in May last year, Canberra and Beijing have made joint efforts to meet each other half way in addressing the damage the former Scott Morrison government did to Sino-Australian relations in…
How China weaponizes the capitalist system against us
The world’s democratic economies are awakening to the risks associated with business ventures in China. At the G7 summit in Japan, they committed to “de-risking and diversifying” to offset China’s …
China’s economic losses from natural disasters surge to billions, adding more pressure to struggling economy
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes eastern China as rain continued to pelt the north-eastern regions in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri, adding more pressure to the country’s struggle to recover its …
China Boosts Aid Efforts to Rain-Hit Areas as Storms Kill Six
China has increased aid to storm-affected areas, distributing an additional 350 million yuan ($48.8 million) to support rescue and anti-flooding efforts as heavy rains continue to hit different parts …
U.S. companies are buying less from China as relations remain tense
Container ships wait offshore to unload their merchandise during the supply-chain backlogs of 2021 at the Port of Los Angeles in September 2021. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) …
China’s metal export controls may first hit entities from countries that cracked down on China: analysts
China’s export controls on gallium and germanium, two niche materials key to making semiconductors and other high-tech products, are set to take effect on Tuesday. Observers anticipate that this …