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Tracking China’s ‘grey zone’ balloon flights over Taiwan
Since December, about a month before Taiwan’s presidential election, China began sending a different type of intruder over the Taiwan Strait: more than 100 balloons, some of which passed directly …
Is China’s bubble tea bubble about to burst?
Bubble tea has certainly hit a sweet spot with its many fans but it has left some investors with a bitter taste. Stock market debuts of two China-based chains have already flopped …
China-Russia Relationship Reaches New Zenith in Beijing
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Xi’s China has more or less successfully walked a tricky tightrope. While Russia is more focused on short term objectives in the war, China is concentrated on the…
Taiwan’s William Lai could signal friendlier cross-strait ties at inauguration, but Beijing isn’t getting its hopes up
Analysts say Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te still has chance to make goodwill gesture towards mainland China when he is sworn in, but few are optimistic that his speech will lead to warmer relations.
Trump warns trouble brewing with strengthened Russia-China ties as he’s stuck in ‘icebox’ courtroom
Former President Donald Trump warned that as he sits in Manhattan court, Russia and China are strengthening their relationship to likely carry out “damage” to the world.
Putin, on Beijing visit, seeks to deepen ‘strategic’ ties to challenge U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a day of talks Thursday in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a visit meant to forge closer strategic ties and portray the United States as an aggressive Cold…
China confirms new Covid-19 sub-variant but unlikely to cause infection peak in country, say experts
The KP.2 sub-variant of Covid-19, which has become increasingly prevalent on a global scale, is unlikely to cause a new infection peak in China in the near future, the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration…
Now is the time to talk about vaccines, but Covid-19 leaves polarising legacy
Anti-vaxxers and jab proponents push warring narratives, making rational discussions about medical benefits and risks difficult. But the best time for candour and intensive research is now – before another pandemic hits.
The Cost of Competing With China
The Biden administration is betting that new China tariffs will be politically popular, even if they could slow the transition from fossil fuels.
The U.S. Should Stop Playing the Victim Over China Trade
Comparative advantage is dead, it seems. U.S. President Joe Biden has introduced new tariffs on Chinese imports, moving them to 100 percent on electric vehicles, 25 percent on batteries, and 25 percent on critical minerals.…
China Gives its Economy a New Boost
China will start issuing long-term bonds on Friday in a bid to prime the pump of its cooling economy. The government will begin issuing this year’s total of 1 trillion yuan ($138.23 billion) in “ultra-long…
Biden driving China, Russia into ‘shocking’ partnership, expert warns: ‘Blunder of the highest order’
The Heritage Foundation’s Michael Pillsbury argued Biden made his ‘biggest blunder’ by driving China and Russia into a closer bilateral relationship.
