Chinese companies have been sending more goods by rail through Russia and Central Asia in recent months as the cost of shipping by sea increases. ( read original story …)
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Evidence flotilla of China ships were at Whitsun since Nov. 2020
Art/Cropping/Enhancement: Rosa Yamamoto FPMag “Now I want to move that scale up to millions of South Pacific Asians,” added the humanitarian worker, “because that is what is happening as China uses … ( read original…
U.N. negotiating with China for unfettered access to Xinjiang: Guterres tells CBC
The United Nations is holding “serious negotiations” with China for unfettered access to the Xinjiang region to verify reports that … ( read original story …)
UN in talks for access to China’s Xinjiang
The United Nations is holding “serious negotiations” with China for unfettered access to the Xinjiang region to verify reports that Muslim Uighurs are being persecuted, UN Secretary General Antonio … ( read original story …)
U.S. won’t lift Chinese import tariffs anytime soon, Biden’s new trade rep says
In her first interview since her Senate confirmation, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told The Wall Street Journal that the Biden administration is not ready to lift Trump-era tariffs on … ( read original story…
China Helped Rev Up, and Then Slow Down, the Global Commodities Boom
Nearly a yearlong bull run among industrial metals is faltering as the unwinding of a massive stimulus in China slows demand, underscoring the increasingly pivotal role its state-led economy plays in … ( read original…
Iran, China and the United States
US foreign policy guru Henry Kissinger offered the Biden administration valuable advice when he urged it to reach an understanding with China on a new global order to ensure stable relations and avoid … (…
China inks 25-year oil investment deal with Iran, straining U.S. ties
The latest alliance between Beijing and Tehran is a challenge to U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration as it sets about trying to rally allies against China, which Secretary of State Antony … ( read original…
Bash pushes Blinken on repercussions for China’s management of Covid-19
Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested the Biden administration would not take punitive action against China for its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak and instead stressed the importance of … ( read original story …)
Russia Trumpets Vaccine Exports, While Quietly Importing Doses
Russia has held up the Sputnik vaccine as a triumph of its scientists. But the country’s inoculation program still relies on cross-border trade. ( read original story …)
Cross-border IPO boom is rich in promise — and peril
Investors have been pouring into cross-border US listings, in which far-flung companies sell shares on the NYSE and Nasdaq. Just as in the dotcom era some people are becoming very rich, but others may ……
Blinken suggests US won’t take punitive action against China over coronavirus outbreak
Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested the Biden administration would not take punitive action against China for its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak and instead stressed the importance of … ( read original story …)
Jack Ma’s Ant demands bigger fees to rebuild valuation after pulled IPO
Ant is still looking for an IPO and it wants to improve its valuation that has taken … Ant’s fee rise also underscored the challenges faced by Beijing in taming the fintech champion, whose dominance…
