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Beijing’s Top Diplomat Visits Washington as U.S. and China Seek to Ease Strained Ties
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Factbox-Partner nations on China’s lunar research station programme
Belarus this week joined China’s International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, the third country to sign up this month for a plan to eventually set up a permanently inhabited outpost on the moon’s south pole.
China says US has no right to get involved in problems between it and Philippines
The United States does not have the right to get involved in problems between China and the Philippines, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday at a regular press briefing.
StanChart profit slumps on China real estate and banking losses
Standard Chartered said today its pre-tax profit dropped 33% in the third quarter of the year, far beyond analyst estimates, after taking a nearly $1 billion hit from exposure to China’s banking and troubled real…
China Says Graphite Export Curbs Not Targeted at Specific Sector
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday that recently announced restrictions on graphite exports are not targeted at any specific sector. A ministry spokeswoman was responding to a question at a regular briefing…
China International Import Expo: A Beacon of Global Trade Resilience and Integration
The China International Import Expo (CIIE), according to Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director of the International Trade Center (ITC), encapsulates the potent dynamism of international trade. The …
China Sends Its Youngest-Ever Crew to Space as It Seeks to Put Astronauts on Moon by 2030
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China — China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.
China launches new mission to space station
China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030.The Shenzhou-17 blasted off from…
Taiwan ex-colonel gets 20 years for spying for China
A retired Taiwan air force colonel has been jailed 20 years for running a military spy ring for China. Liu Sheng-shu was convicted of recruiting other active-duty officers to transmit military secrets to Beijing.
Standard Chartered profits halve amid turmoil in China’s property sector
Profits at Standard Chartered have more than halved after the emerging markets-focused bank suffered a blow of almost $900 billion because of its exposure to Ch
War Is Bad for Business, and Big Business Wisely Doesn’t Want It With China
It’s popular today to say that “big business” is in bed with China or the “Chi-Coms.” Well, yes. Businesses are generally big because they’ve not just met and led t