China’s “vast espionage machine” is surging but more and more operatives are being arrested.
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Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it.
China’s NDRC rebuts subsidy claims by international institution, opposes weaponization of trade issues
Attributing China’s industrial competitiveness simply to “subsidies” is not only one-sided but completely wrong, as China’s industrial competitiveness is the result of multiple factors working …
Beijing deploys military against irritating fluff invasion
Airborne fluff-covered seeds dispatched in their billions by the city’s poplar and willow trees create “snowstorms” that irritate eyes, noses and throats.
Trump thanks China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin for being ‘neutral’ in Iran war
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Taiwan President Appeals to World’s Media to Defy China Pressure
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te appealed for the world’s media to defy China’s pressure campaign against Taipei, at a rare briefing convened as Beijing escalates its efforts to isolate the island.
China to return as a major oil buyer in August, JPMorgan says, naming its top stock picks
The pullback in oil imports by the world’s largest oil importer has helped absorb the global energy shock and cap the surge in oil prices since the war began.
Group of Seven pledges to diversify trade away from China with rare earth import caps
G7 leaders pledge to cap single-country rare earth imports below 60% by 2030, targeting China’s 70% production dominance with a new critical minerals …
China Resources New Energy to raise up to $3.6 billion in Shenzhen’s biggest IPO
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, June 18 (Reuters) – China Resources New Energy has set the price for its Shenzhen initial public offering at 10.11 yuan per share to raise as much as 24.5 billion yuan…
A Concerned G7 Tries To Counter China’s Grip on Critical Minerals
A statement reflects U.S. and European concerns over Chinese state subsidies and other “non-market” practices.
Taiwan needs US weapons for self-defense as threat from China grows, diplomat tells AP
Taiwan needs to purchase American weapons to ensure its self-defense in the face of a growing threat from Beijing, the island’s top diplomat in the U.S. said, adding that he has seen no change in…
Top Beijing official opted for Shenzhen stay during two-day Hong Kong visit, local media report
Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs spent a night over the border in Shenzhen during his two-day inspection tour of Hong Kong this week. HK01 and Sing Tao Daily reported on Wednesday that Xia…
China’s Unusually Heavy Rains Fill Dams and Put Crops at Risk
It’s been a particularly wet start to southern China’s rainy season, and more unusually heavy downpours could be on the way over the summer.