In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, roiling energy markets across the globe, China’s appetite for Moscow’s oil, gas and coal has grown apace, with imports rising by more than half.
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Beijing still seeking answers a year after China Eastern plane crash
China’s aviation regulator said on Monday that investigators were still looking into the cause of the crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735, almost a year after the plane came down, killing all 132 people…
Fed should take a leaf out of China’s normal monetary policy
China’s holdings of United States Treasuries fell to $859.4 billion from $867.1 billion in December, the sixth consecutive month of decline and its lowest level since the global financial crisis.
Funding Stress Roars Back in China Before RRR Cut Takes Effect
Signs of a cash squeeze are reappearing in China days before a reduction in the reserve requirement … the central pumped in 1 trillion yuan ($145 billion) of funds into the financial system over …
COVID-19 Origins: Why State Department’s Testimony to Congress Is Crucial to Finding Answers
More details on the Chinese origins of COVID-19 are coming soon as a House select committee continues its investigation.
China’s Xi Jinping Meets With Putin in Moscow as Beijing Casts Itself as Peacemaker
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia this week is aimed in part at positioning Beijing as a potential mediator between Moscow and Kyiv—but with both sides gearing up for major spring combat …
China Development Forum 2023 to take place offline in Beijing
The opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2021 is held in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] The China Development Forum (CDF) 2023 will take place offline at the …
Xi Jinping says China ready to ‘stand guard over world order’ on Moscow visit
Chinese leader expected to position himself as peacemaker as Vladimir Putin welcomes his ‘good old friend’
China accuses US of ‘abuse of state power’ as possible ban of TikTok looms
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning claimed this month that “to perpetuate its hegemony, the U.S. habitually politicizes technology and trade issues and uses them as a tool and weapon in the …
White House says talks in the works for Secretaries Yellen, Raimondo to visit China, discuss economic issues
A potential visit by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is in the works, National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby revealed Monday.
Biden signs bill to declassify info on COVID-19 origins
President Biden on Monday signed a bill unanimously passed by Congress that requires the declassification of information on the origins of COVID-19.
US says China and Russia blocking UN action on North Korea
The United States accused China and Russia on Monday of shielding North Korea from any action by the U.N. Security Council for its unprecedented spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches, which violate multiple U.
Hawley proposes bill revoking China’s preferential trade status
Senator Josh Hawley is introducing legislation to permanently revoke China’s “most favored nation” trading status as a means of protecting American workers.