Worries over jobs and the burden of healthcare and education have left many in China unwilling to spend much, hobbling a major driver of business activity.
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Iranian Ship Suspected of Missile Cargo Leaves China
The U.S.-sanctioned cargo vessel is on its way to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas and is expected to arrive later this month.
Tough G7 statement drops ‘one China’ reference from Taiwan language
G7 foreign ministers took a tough stance on China on Friday, stepping up language on Taiwan and omitting some conciliatory references from past statements, including to “one China” policies.
China hits out at ‘threats of force’ on Iran as Trump pushes for new nuclear deal
China, Iran and Russia called for diplomacy over “pressure and threats” and an end to “all illegal unilateral sanctions” following talks on Tehran’s nuclear program Friday in Beijing, Chinese state …
China erupts with fury at Taiwan as Beijing labelled ‘foreign hostile power’
New president “William” Lai Ching-te has been increasingly robust about Taiwan’s independence from China and Beijing isn’t happy.
Merkel rebuffs claims of Covid-19 lab origin cover-up
Was the report on the causes of the pandemic kept under lock and key? Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denies it, and Beijing appeals. As reported by the media, the German foreign intelligence …
Fake love, real estate: Shenzhen women mislead men into home purchases
In a scandal that reads like a plot twist, 15 women from a Shenzhen-based real estate consulting company were involved in misleading at least 36 men to buy homes in the neighboring city of Huizhou…
China anger at Taiwan erupts as Beijing labelled “foreign hostile power”
New president “William” Lai Ching-te has been increasingly robust about Taiwan’s independence from China and Beijing isn’t happy.
As Trump pick for top defence post has second thoughts on deal for Aukus submarines, Canberra should mend fences with Beijing, Paris
However, Australia did admit the Chinese alerted them a couple of hours ahead of time. Perhaps Canberra should be angrier with its military than Beijing. You do wonder, though, whether China wasn’t responding, tit-for-tat, to…
G7 foreign ministers take tough stance on China, warn against use of force in Taiwan Strait
G7 foreign ministers stepped up language on Taiwan Friday, stating their opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait by force or coercion, according to a final draft statement.
China says ‘extremely unlikely’ COVID-19 leaked from lab
Beijing opposes ‘all forms of political manipulation’ on the issue, says Foreign Ministry spokeswoman – Anadolu Ajansı …
German inquiry suggests COVID-19 virus may have leaked from Wuhan lab
New findings add weight to the theory that COVID-19 originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Experts point to lax security measures and allege China manipulated scientific journals to obscure …
Germany’s secret pandemic report: Merkel and China respond
Was the report on the causes of the pandemic kept under lock and key? Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denies it, and Beijing appeals. According to media reports, the German foreign intelligence …
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