Instead, Beijing prizes “large-scale infrastructure and investment programs” that are a hallmark of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said Derek Grossman, an analyst at the RAND Corporation …
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China tightens screws on what can be shared online about its military
China has unveiled sweeping new regulations to tighten the release of information about its military online, a move that could obscure key sources for monitoring the world’s largest armed forces.
US coal exports to India expected to rise due to China tariffs
The United States is expected to boost coal exports to India after China imposed tariffs on energy imports from the U.S., five industry officials said, potentially eroding Australia and Russia’s …
A Timeline of the Tit-for-Tat Tariffs Between China and the U.S. Since 2017
The rapid-fire shots of tariffs and import curbs hearken back to Trump’s first term in office, when the U.S. and China engaged in a trade war that spanned most of Trump’s first four years in…
UC Berkeley to cut ties with Chinese university, has received $87 million from China: report
Tens of millions in unreported cash from China funded joint venture at UC Berkeley, watchdog reports. The University of California, Berkeley, is now cutting ties with a Chinese un …
China Vanke secures US$383 million lifeline from Shenzhen Metro Group to repay debt
Shenzhen Metro Group, which holds a 27.2 per cent stake, signed a three-year agreement with Vanke to provide secured loans of up to 2.8 billion yuan (US$383 million), according to a filing to the Hong…
China Vanke Secures Cheap Loan From State-Owned Shareholder
The Shenzhen-based company said in a filing late Monday that it received the loan from Shenzhen Metro Group, which is a state-owned subway operator in one of the biggest cities in China. The loan was…
China Vanke gets $383 mln loan from state shareholder
Cash-strapped China Vanke said its major shareholder, state-owned Shenzhen Metro, is giving it a 2.8 billion yuan ($383.12 million) loan, in a sign the government is stepping up efforts to stabilise …
Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fears
A deluge of disinformation about a flu-like virus called HMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons …
Pinsent Masons Launches Third Mainland China Office in Shenzhen, Relocates China Head to Lead New Outfit
Pinsent Masons has launched a new office in Shenzhen—the fourth foreign firm to establish a presence in the city in two years. The firm will set up shop within the commerce hub of the Qianhai…
China’s CATL plans to file Hong Kong listing application to raise at least $5 billion this week, sources say
Chinese battery giant CATL plans to file its Hong Kong listing application to raise at least $5 billion this week, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Trump says he has spoken to China’s Xi since inauguration
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office on January 20, but did not offer details on the topics of their conversation.
Smaller countries may ‘have to choose’ between the U.S. and China, warns author Robert Kaplan: ‘Great powers in decline can tend to be very aggressive’
For decades, countries like Singapore and Australia and others were able to essentially get rich off China, and be protected by the U.S. Navy,” Kaplan explained. “They didn’t have to choose.”
