Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called on the United States to stop selling weapons to Taiwan to “avoid further harming Sino-U.S. ties and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”. “In … ( read…
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China’s economy seen growing 2.5% in second quarter as lockdowns end, stimulus kicks in: Reuters poll
China’s economy likely returned to modest growth in the second quarter after a record contraction, as lockdown measures ended and policymakers announced more stimulus to combat the shock from the … ( read original story…
Olympics Rewind: Nicole Cooke recalls Beijing 2008 road race gold
As part of BBC Sport’s Olympic Rewind series, British cyclist Nicole Cooke remembers her road race gold at Beijing 2008. ( read original story …)
Barley industry fears it is bearing brunt of Australia’s ‘fractured’ relationship with China
Agricultural groups call for more government help to access new markets amid concerns over heavy reliance on China … ( read original story …)
Record floods raise questions about China’s Three Gorges Dam
As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam – designed to help tame the Yangtze river…
Asia Shares Drop on Jitters Over Virus, China-US Friction
Asia Shares Drop on Jitters Over Virus, China-US Friction TOKYO (AP) — Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday as skepticism set in about the recent upward momentum in global markets given rising confirmed … (…
China’s trade rises as economy recovers from virus slump
China, where the pandemic began in December, was the first major economy to shut down to fight the virus and the first to begin the struggle to restore normal business activity after the ruling ……
China eases Macau border restrictions, shares in casino operators jump
Shares of Macau casino operators soared on Tuesday after China loosened coronavirus-related border restrictions, setting the stage for the gradual resumption of business in the world’s biggest … ( read original story …)
A bus driver in China deliberately crashed and killed 21 people after his house was demolished
Hong Kong (CNN)A driver deliberately crashed a bus full of passengers into a reservoir in southwestern China, hours after discovering his house had been demolished, local police said Monday. ( read original story …)
Japan says coronavirus adds to security threat by China
China is pushing harder to make territorial claims in the regional seas and even using the coronavirus pandemic to expand its influence and take strategic superiority, posing … ( read original story …)
US Rejects Nearly All Chinese Claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration is escalating its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and outright rejecting nearly all of Beijing’s … ( read original story …)
China June Exports Unexpectedly Rise 0.5% Year-On-Year, Imports up 2.7%
Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast exports would fall 1.5% from a year earlier after a 3.3% drop in May. Imports were estimated to have contracted 10.0%, versus a decline of 16.7% in May.…
The Virus Is Still Sapping China’s $6 Trillion Power to Consume
Three months after China started to emerge from its coronavirus restrictions, its army of shoppers that help power the global economy are still nervous of travel, reticent to spend and forming habits … ( read…
