Many also believe Beijing’s approach is influenced by China’s domestic politics. As the thinking goes, former President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) made a good faith effort to demonstrate her moderation on cross-Strait issues throughout her tenure.
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Taiwan Reports Chinese ‘Combat Patrol’ After Beijing Slams US Arms Deal
China has over the past five years stepped up its military activities around democratically governed Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims. Taiwan’s government has welcomed the …
Academy dances its way across Beijing stages
The Beijing Dance Academy kicked off its 2024 Showcase Season on Oct 24 with a grand performance of To the Summit: Dance for the People, Honor the Era, which celebrates its 70th anniversary.
China again warns EU against separate talks with EV makers
China renewed warnings to the European Union that if the bloc conducts separate negotiations with electric vehicle companies while in talks with China, that would “shake mutual trust” and interfere …
As ties with the U.S. worsen, China asks: Who’s the new Kissinger?
Influential voices in China are openly discussing who could act as a trusted bridge between Beijing and Washington, regardless of who wins the presidency.
Some companies change tack in China with no recovery in sight
Companies around the world are starting to cut prices and costs and scale back activity in China, as the world’s second-biggest economy continues to flag despite Beijing’s efforts to turn things …
PetroChina set to shut top north China refinery in 2025, sources say
PetroChina is set to shut its largest refinery in north China’s Dalian around mid-2025, marking the first major closure at a state-run oil plant, part of a long-mooted project to replace it with a …
China’s private tutoring firms emerge from the shadows after crackdown
China is quietly easing regulatory pressure on private tutoring operators as it looks to revive a flagging economy, spurring a nascent revival of a sector hit hard by a government crackdown three …
China Jan-Sept mined gold output falls 1.17% y/y, gold association says
China’s mined gold output in the first three quarters of 2024 fell by 1.17% from the year before to 268.068 metric tons, the state-backed gold association said on Monday.
China central bank activates open market outright reverse repo operations facility
China’s central bank announced on Monday it had activated its open market outright reverse repo operations facility and would use it to trade with primary dealers in open market operations on a …
China’s Biggest Clean Power Machine Is Misfiring
Hydroelectricity may be one of our most potent weapons against climate change. Few forms of generation, though, are more vulnerable to the effects of a warming planet. If even China cannot count on hydro-led decarbonization,…
Shenzhen Home Sales Are Forecast to Rebound After China Policy Easing
This month’s fast rebound was partly the result of very low sales in September, the sales director at one real estate project in Shenzhen told Yicai. Thanks to the policy easing, pent-up demand from …
No doubt Beijing will take any measures necessary to defend territorial integrity: China Daily editorial
Since his inauguration on May 20, Lai has tried to cheat the world by packaging his “pro-independence” agenda in the garb of pro-peace, pro-development and pro-democracy rhetoric, seeking to portray Beijing as aggressively taking the…
