There have been many metaphors thrown up over the years on the state of China’s real estate market. From warnings of a bubble about to burst to predictions of ghost cities haunting its future, the…
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China, Indonesia discuss ways to boost trade relations
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo share a light moment as they hold the mascots of the 2018 Asian Games, from left to right, Atung, Kaka, and Bhin Bhin, during their…
‘There is only one China in the world’: Beijing hits back after the White House branded its demand for foreign airlines to list Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as part of its …
China has hit back after the US called Beijing’s demands to list Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau as Chinese territories ‘Orwellian nonsense’ in a recent rant. In a statement released on Monday, China called on…
China slams U.S. ‘Orwellian nonsense’ jab on its Taiwan push
Beijing has dismissed the White House’s criticism of China’s “Orwellian nonsense” demands that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying companies operating in China must respect the nation’s sovereignty. “Whatever the…
China Premier Li says open to increasing Indonesia palm oil import quota
“We discussed an increase in economic cooperation including trade,” said President Widodo, speaking at the news conference. “As a country with a 1.37 billion population, China is a big market for Indonesia. I stressed about…
Cloud Technology in China: What Businesses Need to Know
China’s cloud technology industry is expected to grow to US$103 billion by 2020 as companies continue to digitize their business data and internal systems. The growing demand for cloud technology has led to both domestic…
‘Orwellian Nonsense’? China Says That’s the Price of Doing Business
BEIJING — Tensions between Washington and Beijing have spilled into a new and unexpected battleground: the pull-down menus on airline websites, where customers click on departures and destinations. After the White House on Saturday accused…
US firms, debt could be China’s targets if US plays hardball
But Beijing has other ways to inflict pain. Chief among those is harassing American companies that make autos, operate restaurant chains, sell computer software and do other business in China’s heavily regulated economy. Other possible…
BEIJING | US firms, debt could be China’s targets if US plays hardball
BEIJING (AP) — In a looming trade war between the world’s two largest economies, American companies in China may have a bull’s-eye on their backs. The Trump administration is pushing China to cut its trade…
White House condemns China for ‘coercing’ airlines on Taiwan language
apps and customer-related information and “strictly comply with China’s laws and regulations to prevent a similar thing from happening.” In a statement in January, Delta apologized for making “an inadvertent error with no business or…
Trump team’s talks in China raise both questions and fears of a trade war
But just what he will deem acceptable is anybody’s guess. Analysts and business people are betting that Trump may take China to the precipice of a trade war but not go over, to avoid hurting…
US says there will be consequences for Beijing allegedly moving anti-ship missiles to the South China Sea
The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences. China reportedly had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile…
China state media strikes positive note after trade talks with U.S.
improving China’s protection of intellectual property, and identifying policies that unfairly enforce technology transfers”. The statement gave no indication that Trump would back off on his threat to impose tariffs. The delegation was returning to…
