Chinese experts say Beijing is open to talks but is being stonewalled by the State Department and other official channels.
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Taiwan practices to mobilise troops fast if China drills turn into attack
Taiwan is strengthening its ability to move troops swiftly in case China suddenly turns one of its frequent drills around the island into an attack, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday, …
China’s Tencent Q4 Revenue Exceeds Estimates
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings posted on Wednesday a 11% rise in fourth-quarter revenue, driven by growth in its gaming business. Tencent, the world’s largest video game …
Calm over Taiwan Strait? How Taipei hopes to counter Beijing’s ambitions
Though Taiwan just a dozen official diplomatic partners, it has 111 missions across the world. Taipei has frequently used aid as an outreach tool across the world. But how do Taiwan’s foreign …
China set to keep lending rates steady on positive signs for economic recovery
China is expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Thursday, a Reuters poll showed, as signs the economic recovery was gaining some momentum and persistently narrowing profit margins …
China says it hopes Japan will deliver on commitment to develop ties
China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it hopes Japan will take concrete action to uphold its commitment to fostering strategic and mutually beneficial ties with China, as relations between the …
Trump’s cuts to US news outlets criticized for ceding ground to China, adversaries
U.S. lawmakers and rights advocates say the Trump administration’s drive to dismantle U.S. government-funded news outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, is a major blow to Washington …
India snubs Bangladesh on medical visas, opening way for China
India is resisting pleas by Bangladesh to resume issuing normal volumes of medical visas, citing staffing shortages amid worsening ties, six sources said, giving China rare space to expand similar …
Xiaomi Plans to Expand Beijing EV Factory to Meet Surging Demand
Xiaomi Corp. is expanding the size of a planned second electric car factory in Beijing, according to a person familiar with the matter, after the success of its first model prompted billionaire …
Does America Face a “Ship Gap” With China?
In 2020, the Office of Naval Intelligence told Congress that Chinese naval ships are now “in many cases comparable” to their U.S. counterparts and that China was “quickly closing the gap” in design quality.
China delays approval of BYD’s Mexico plant, FT reports
China is delaying the approval for BYD to build a plant in Mexico over concerns that the technology developed by the electric vehicle maker could leak to the U.S., the Financial Times reported on …
Russian oil cargo transferred from sanctioned tankers discharged into China, data shows
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it is looking at major deals to drive growth as it faced tough questions from shareholders after its failure to ride an artificial intelligence boom made it one …
Hong Kong Piles On to Beijing’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal
The city’s chief executive said a deal between the Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison and BlackRock, a major American investment firm, requires “serious attention.” …
