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China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported that the Monday night explosion occurred at a mine in central China’s Hubei province. It did not provide details on what caused the blast, but such incidents usually happen…
China appeals to U.S. to stop disrupting acquisitions
BEIJING — China has urged Washington to stop disrupting its foreign corporate acquisitions after President Barack Obama blocked the purchase of a German maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment as a security risk. The proposed acquisition…
China Flew Nuclear-Capable Bombers Near Taiwan Before Trump Call
China’s defense ministry declined to comment Tuesday, referring NBC News to a news conference last week in which it confirmed the mission but gave no details. ( read original story …)
Trump’s team deliberately provoked China with Taiwan call, say insiders
China reacted sternly to the Taiwan call … Lee called him a friend of Taiwan and said his appointment as Trump’s chief of staff was “good news” for the island, according to local media. Edward…
The Great Wall: China takes on the world with new Matt Damon film
Despite a long tradition of movie-making, and much critical acclaim for its directors overseas, China has never yet produced a truly global blockbuster. But this is being billed as the moment when Chinese film finally…
Trump’s Taiwan call sparks anger in China, hope among Chinese rivals
But in China, the president-elect’s willingness to dispense with nearly four decades of studious separation and speak directly with Tsai Ing-wen sparked new anger. White House reaffirms ‘One China’ policy after Trump’s Taiwan call (Reuters)…
China seeks 'strategic composure' in Trump era of diplomacy
but we will surely make ourselves clear if what they say concerns China,” Lu Kang said. Still, state media this week began questioning whether Trump was being steered toward confrontation by his transition team, with…
How China Hides Its Infrastructure Debt
China’s enormous infrastructure spending was often invoked as a model for the U.S. in the campaign speeches of President-Elect Donald Trump. But with debt piling up, Beijing must juggle ever-more furiously to maintain appearances. Photo:…
Trump's Taiwan call could disrupt 'very calibrated dance' between U.S., China
He previously reported for CBC News as an online journalist in New York and Toronto … one of Tsai’s predecessors triggered a scary response from China. One that eventually drew in the American military and…
Daily Report: China Dreams of Silicon Valley
There’s more to it than that, however. As Mr. Mozur writes, China has many accomplished technology companies, but they struggle with Confucian and Communist traditions of respecting order, consensus and seniority. Their American counterparts, raised…
China must step up reforms to curb rising leverage, distortions: U.S. treasury official
Nathan Sheets, the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, said that China’s non-financial corporate sector debt – at about 145 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)- is among the highest for major economies,…
China’s internet finance revolution
Internet finance may be a new development in China but its impact is now everywhere. Peking University has developed an index which measures the growth and structure of internet finance across China. It records that…
