As influential voices within the U.S. business community warn China that U.S. President Donald Trump is serious about tough action over Beijing’s trade practices, there is little sense of a crisis in the Chinese capital,…
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Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run
Yu Wensheng, a vocal critic of China’s ruling Communist Party … It is not clear where Mr Yu is being held, and local police told the AFP news agency they were not aware of his…
China police take away lawyer who wrote letter urging reform
“Though the contents were protected by constitutional rights to free speech, putting this kind of thing online right now in China is not allowed,” Xu said … saying she cried and hugged her son after…
China to enshrine Xi’s thought into state constitution
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will enshrine President … the party has now proposed writing the same theory into the state constitution, state news agency Xinhua said. Because the amendment is of the…
China’s GAC to scrap Trump-sounding brand for U.S. market
DETROIT — Chinese automaker GAC Motor will scrap the brand name it uses in China when it enters the U.S. market next year because it could be confused with U.S. President Donald Trump’s surname. For…
Big News From China: Its Implosion Didn’t Happen
China’s economic performance is all about what hasn’t happened. That’s huge. The world’s No. 2 economy didn’t implode under a mountain of debt, nor did trade tensions with the U.S. bring exports undone. And there…
Make China great again: Communist Party seeks to seize ‘historic’ moment to reshape world order
China, meanwhile, was at a historic point to restore itself … In addition to dominating headlines on party media outlets and online news portals, it was promoted on social media the night before it went…
Officials fear China compromised US covert communications, report says
U.S. intelligence officials remain concerned that China has compromised the methods that the CIA uses to communicate with overseas informants, dampening agents’ enthusiasm after the Monday arrest of a former CIA officer for allegedly retaining…
China is a disruptive force, U.S. Pacific military chief says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. military’s Pacific command called China a disruptive power in the Indo-Pacific region on Thursday and urged countries in the area to build capabilities and work together…
Beijing Olympics could help end NHL-IOC standoff
Since saying “I do” to the International Olympic Committee in 1998 the National Hockey League and Winter Games have endured an often tumultuous relationship, one that ended last year in an acrimonious separation. In sporting…
Trial of Beijing’s new airport to be held next year: officials
Trial of the Beijing’s new international airport, which is tipped to be the largest in the world after its completion, is likely to start from October 2019, officials said on Thursday. The airport, which is…
As Pax Americana crumbles, Taiwan is in Beijing’s crosshairs
Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have got their imperialist salami slicer working overtime. After their success in gobbling up the South China Sea while four United States presidents were distracted or couldn’t be…
Beijing’s Flexible Property Rules
Wait, isn’t there supposed to be some restriction on Chinese companies buying property offshore? If there is, it doesn’t seem to include Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. and CC Land Holdings Ltd., two of the mainland…
