GDP for the last three months of 2023 rose by 5.2%, missing analysts’ estimates of 5.3% in a Reuters poll. Retail sales grew by 7.4% in December from a year ago, also missing expectations for…
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China blasts president of the Philippines for congratulating Taiwan election winner
Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters that Marcos’s remarks “seriously violated the political commitments made by the Philippines to China and rudely interfered in China’s internal affairs.” China claims Taiwan as its own territory,
China’s Q4 GDP grows 5.2% y/y, below market forecast
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – China’s economy grew 5.2% in the fourth quarter from … partly helped by the previous year’s low-base effect which was marked by COVID-19 lockdowns. Analysts had forecast …
Beijing to build world-class, integrated Great Wall scenic area
The Great Wall has a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of many interconnected walls. Beijing has an approximate total of 520 kilometers of Great Wall…
Beijing bristles as Marcos cheers Taiwan poll winner
IN a surprising turn of events, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. veered from the neutral, tempered position initially posed by his Foreign Affairs department and publicly congratulated the pro-independence candidate in Taiwan for winning the recently…
Beijing fears unpredictability of Trump-Lai combination: analyst
“Beijing’s real nightmare scenario is not necessarily watching Lai Ching-te winning the presidency of Taiwan, but it’s the combination of Lai Ching-te and perhaps Donald Trump coming back into the White House,” Rorry Daniels of…
Taiwan’s Election Isn’t a Disaster for Xi Jinping—Unless He Makes It One
The election demonstrates that Taiwan’s citizens are increasingly inured to bullying, although any departure from those tactics would indicate that improved relations are possible.
U.S. praises Taiwan’s leader
Retired U.S. officials met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday and praised the island’s democratic processes under which it elected a new presiden “Taiwan’s democracy has set a shining example for the world,
Self-driving police patrol cars tested on Beijing roads
Fifteen self-driving patrol cars, complete with flashing lights, hit the public roads in the autonomous driving demonstration area, performing round-the-clock police duties in coordination with officers from the Daxing Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public…
UFO Sightings Over Beijing Spark Social Media Frenzy in China
From “small balls of light” to speeding “cloud-like” objects, residents of Beijing and several regions in northern China reported sighting unidentified flying objects in the sky Sunday night, igniting widespread speculation on social media. Experts…
Opinion: The repercussions from Taiwan’s election will continue for years
Lanhee J. Chen looks at what the results of Taiwan’s election will mean for US-China relations in the coming years.
JN.1 Variant Takes Center Stage for COVID Surge in China
Rebound in COVID-19 infections is expected in China in January, with the JN.1 variant becoming the dominant strain.
Hong Kong is hoping to resurrect a controversial visa scheme for Shenzhen residents. But could a new start bring back old parallel trading activities?
The Post takes a look at the previous iteration of the scheme, why it was considered controversial at the time and what the government hopes to achieve by bringing it back. Hong Kong gets ‘positive…
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