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Exploring Evergrande’s financial failures and why China’s government is stepping in
U.S. trade chief: Biden will leverage Trump-era tariffs to confront China
In an interview, the U.S. trade representative says her office is nearly done with a review of the administration’s approach to China as it prepares to chart a new course on the trade relationship.
How to counter China’s growing economic power around the globe
I believe that economic partnership, transparency, and shared values will triumph over “wolf warrior” economic coercion. Countries around the world value their right to make sovereign decisions, and …
India rejects China’s allegations, blames Beijing’s troop build-up for tension
Responding to remarks by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of External Affairs’ spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi, said, “We had already made our position clear a few days back that we reject such …
Are China’s Super Rich Sinking Its Economy?
More recently, these campaigns have extended into a wave of regulatory crackdowns on big tech companies, bans on private tutoring, caps on house prices, and a clampdown on rich celebrities. To top it …
IBP’s silence on China’s accountability for COVID-19 is deafening
The alarm raised by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) apropos the sharp increase (by 500 percent) in the number of its members being killed under President Duterte’s watch—compared to an …
Covid-19: China vaccine diplomacy wavers as nations seek western shots
Many governments that once relied on vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd or Sinopharm Group Co Ltd are now turning to options from the US and Europe ins …
‘Typical act of autocracy’: Beijing hits back at US commerce chief’s hope to slow Chinese innovation
Gina Raimondo voices need to work with Europe on eve of launch of US-EU Trade and Technology Council, which aims to reduce shared reliance on Chinese manufacturing.
China Phosphate Fertilizer Export Freeze Adds to Global Supply Challenges
The move by China earlier this week to ban phosphate exports until at least June of next year puts even more pressure on global phosphate trade. Fertilizer prices are already significantly higher than …
3 Stocks to Avoid After China Intensifies Cryptocurrency Crackdown
China’s recent unprecedented crackdown on cryptocurrency-related activities is expected to create uncertainty for companies exposed to blockchain and cryptocurrencies. This is due to the fact that …
Blinken denounces jailings after China frees Canadians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the alleged taking of prisoners for political purposes was “totally unacceptable” after China released two Canadians jailed for nearly three …
Triada Capital says China will want to keep the property sector stable despite Evergrande crisis
Monica Hsiao of Triada Capital says the property sector is still a main pillar of economic growth in China, despite the “huge” dislocation within the market right now. As a result, she said the …
Oil Prices Soar As Beijing Orders Energy Suppliers To Stock Up For Winter
Bloomberg reports that China’s central government officials “ordered the country’s top state-owned energy companies to secure supplies for this winter at all costs.” …
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