Chinese steel producers are likely becoming more efficient as well, as older, more expensive plants are closed as part of Beijing’s efforts to cut steel capacity by as much as 150 million tonnes. While the…
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China opens a movie theater for civilians on its disputed island in the South China Sea
Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy patrol at Woody Island, in the Paracel Archipelago, which is known in China as the Xisha Islands Thomson Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China has opened its southernmost cinema…
Chinese state media divided over outcome of Ajit Doval’s Beijing visit
Ahead of NSA Ajit Doval’s visit, China’s state media struck two different notes with the China Daily hopeful of a peaceful resolution to the deadlock with India while the Global Times said the “main schemer’s”…
Panama Opens Embassy in Beijing After Break with Taiwan
Panama has opened an embassy in China, the Central American country’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, deepening its links with the world’s No. 2 economy after its diplomatic break with longtime ally Taiwan. Panama established…
Ajit Doval will be disappointed if he tries to bargain with China over Doklam standoff: Chinese media
“Doval will inevitably be disappointed if he attempts to bargain with Beijing over the border disputes. India’s unconditional withdrawal is China’s bottom line. The Chinese government’s strong determination requesting Indian troop’s withdrawal is backed ……
IMF could be based in Beijing in a decade: Lagarde
Premier Li Keqiang meets with Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2017. [Photo by Liu Zhen/China News Service] WASHINGTON —…
Amazing Race Canada battles cabs and heat in Beijing
Regular reader DanAmazing said he expected last week’s Leg of The Amazing Race Canada to be a non-elimination. So was I. The timing was right for it, and it would have given Megan and Courtney…
For China’s Global Ambitions, ‘Iran Is at the Center of Everything’
“You can pick any project, they are all under this umbrella.” Business ties between Iran and China have been growing since the United States and its European allies at the time started pressuring Iran over…
TSX gains as metals, energy stocks surge on positive news from China and OPEC
TORONTO — Soaring metal and energy shares helped push Canada’s main stock index higher today, as commodity prices rose on global positive sentiment from China and OPEC. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index was up…
China builds high-tech cinema on disputed island with 1,100 residents
… the-line cinema on a tiny disputed island in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of moves by Beijing to press its territorial claims in the region. According to the official Xinhua…
China fires back at U.S. accusations over “unsafe” aerial intercept
told CBS News the incident is still under investigation but, “initial reports from the U.S. aircrew characterized the intercept as unsafe.” Knight said the issue is being addressed with China through “appropriate diplomatic and military…
China reportedly preps for crisis along border with North Korea
“If you’re going to make me place bets on where I think the U.S. and China would first get into a conflict, it’s not Taiwan, the South China Sea or the East China Sea: I…
China stocks fall as property, resource sectors weak
SHANGHAI, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s major stock indexes retreated on Tuesday, led lower by resource firms after their recent strong rally, even as a fresh pledge by Beijing to prevent ‘systemic’ financial risks reignited…
