China’s southwestern megacity of Chongqing has ordered a crackdown on breaches of mine safety following last week’s deaths of 23 workers in one of the country’s worst recent mining disasters … ( read original story…
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Beijing may have built bases in the South China Sea, but that doesn’t mean it can defend them, report claims
Beijing has spent years turning islands and reefs in the South China Sea into military bases and airstrips — but such territory could be vulnerable to attack and nigh indefensible in the event of war…
China Says Firmly Opposes U.S. Interference in Its Domestic Affairs
China said on Monday it firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. interference in its domestic affairs if a media report that Washington is preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over a Hong … ( read…
China Exports Generate Record Trade Surplus
China’s trade surplus widened to a record in November, as global demand for the country’s goods grew even more robust, with exports up 21% from a year earlier. ( read original story …)
China’s economy will remain ‘resilient’ going into 2021: Deloitte
However, China will need to reduce its debt issues at some point, says Sitao Xu, chief economist and partner of Deloitte China. ( read original story …)
China Says Firmly Opposes U.S. Sanctioning Chinese Officials
China firmly opposes and strongly condemns U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposing sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front Work Department, the foreign ministry said on … ( read original story …)
Asian shares mixed on report of more US sanctions on China
Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday following a report that the U.S. is preparing to slap sanctions on a dozen more Chinese officials, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing. Benchmarks dropped in Tokyo, … (…
China’s senior diplomat hopes U.S. policy on China can ‘return to objectivity’
China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi called for a “steady transition” of relations between China and the United States on Monday. China’s relations with the United States hit rock bottom during the Trump … ( read…
China’s Sinovac Ramps Up Production Of Potential COVID-19 Vaccine
Vials of potential COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac are seen on the production line at Sinovac Biotech production facility during a media tour on September 24, 2020 in Beijing, China. Sinovacs inactivated … ( read original story…
Asian Shares Slip on Report of More US Sanctions on China
Shares are mostly lower in Asia following a report that the U.S. is preparing to slap sanctions on a dozen more Chinese officials, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing. ( read original story …)
‘Stronger together’: Taiwan foreign minister urges new alliance against China
Joseph Wu says Beijing is seeking to expand its ‘authoritarian order’ and calls for ‘like-minded’ nations to act together to protect Taiwan … ( read original story …)
Taiwan ‘prepared’ for China attack, says Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu – video
We cannot assume that China will attack Taiwan or will not attack Taiwan’ says Taiwan foreign minister … ( read original story …)
Trudeau Won’t Comment on Huawei CFO, Says Priority Is Canadians Held in China
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers that could lead to the release of a senior Huawei currently under house … ( read…
