U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China …
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Hegseth Warns of ‘Devastating Consequences’ Should China Seek to ‘Conquer’ Taiwan
In what was his most assertive statement to date on Taiwan, Hegseth issued a stark warning that threats to the island from China “could be imminent.” Hegseth said that the U.S
Philippines defence chief says China needs to overcome ‘deficit of trust’
China has a “deficit of trust and credibility” it needs to overcome in order to mend its fraught defence ties with the Philippines, though any breakthrough in the near term remains unlikely, Manila’s top defence…
US ethane exports to China hit new road block with license requirement
U.S. exporters face potential disruption to their shipments of petrochemical feedstock ethane after the Commerce Department told them to seek licenses to export to top buyer China, according to trade …
The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
Black women are starting to pay more for their hair care because of the Trump administration’s tariffs on goods imported from China.
China Auto Body Slams ‘Vicious Competition’ After BYD Price Cuts
China’s automobile industry association warned against “vicious competition,” days after BYD Co.’s price cuts fueled market concerns of a discount war that would further weigh on profits of electric …
Coronavirus cases update: Highly contagious COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads to US after China…; know its symptoms
India’s Covid-19 tally has reached 2,710 active cases, with 1,170 patients discharged, as per the Union Health Ministry.
US warns China attack on Taiwan is ‘real and imminent’ as Beijing warplanes and boats cross into island territory
CHINA is “credibly preparing” for a military invasion of Taiwan and the attack is “real and imminent”, the US Defence Secretary has warned. Pete Hegeseth said that …
Hegseth Throws Down Gauntlet to China
In his opening remarks, Hegseth warned China seeks no less than hegemony over the region and is increasingly willing to resort to force. He cited confrontations in the South China Sea, including incidents in which…
China urges halt to auto industry’s bruising price wars
China called on Saturday for its automotive industry to halt brutal price wars, as a threat to the sector’s health and sustainable development, after key executives jousted over pricing pressure following large discounts offered to…
China bristles at Macron linking Ukraine defence to Taiwan threats
China on Saturday criticised as a “double standard” attempts to link the defence of Ukraine with the need to protect Taiwan from a Chinese invasion – a thinly veiled reference to a speech by French…
Hegseth urges Asia to boost defence against China’s ‘imminent’ threat to Taiwan
The US defence secretary called on Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war.
China’s Consumers Are Spending in Smaller Cities. It’s the Power of the New Middle Class.
China’s economic future increasingly hinges on the spending power of the population living outside the country’s wealthiest urban areas.
