China’s ambassador to Canada said Monday he hopes to make progress on a free-trade agreement with Canada and others amid his country’s rising trade tensions with the United States. “On the background … ( read…
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China says it’s ‘always ready’ to restart free trade talks with Canada
China’s envoy in Ottawa says free trade talks between Canada and China have stalled partly due to Canada’s focus on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. “It is true now that the FTA ……
China says will keep providing aid to Pacific for sustainable development
“I would like to stress that China and Tonga are strategic partners of mutual respect and common development,” Lu told a daily news briefing in Beijing. “China will continue to provide support and ass… (…
China envoy says no accurate figure on Uighurs fighting in Syria
… China’s concern about Uighurs it says are fighting in the Middle East and fears they may return to China to carry out attacks. Xie Xiaoyan told a news briefing in Beijing that China talks…
Beijing Enjoys the Bluest Skies in a Decade
Beijing residents have been breathing some of the cleanest air in a decade as they begin to reap the benefits of China’s anti-smog push. Of the seven lowest monthly pollution readings in the capital c……
Trump’s policies could enable America’s economy to outpace China’s
But there is one capital where the American economic renaissance is definitely not welcome news. Consternation reigns in China, where President Xi Jinping is nervously watching his “China Dream” of do… ( read original story…
Activist compares Beijing’s rule in Hong Kong to colonialism
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong pro-independence activist decried Beijing’s rule over the city as modern-day colonialism in a speech Tuesday to a foreign journalists’ association that defied the Chinese gover… ( read original story…
DealBook Briefing: Tencent, and the Markets, Are Hurting. Blame Beijing.
Tencent, one of China’s most powerful tech giants, reported its first profit decline in a decade, and its shares fell as much as 5 percent. About $180 billion has vanished from its market value since…
Tencent, the Chinese Internet Giant, Stumbles. Beijing Gets the Blame
SHANGHAI — Its chat app has inspired Silicon Valley. It owns some of the biggest video game franchises in the world. And after years of growth it has become one of the largest internet companies…
News of trade talks with China lifted markets, says Benchmark Investments’ Kevin Kelly
Investors seem to think there is going to be a trade deal with China, Kevin Kelly, CEO of Benchmark Investments. Aleksandra Michalska reports. Investors seem to think there is going to be a trade deal…
Why China needs more babies to save its aging population
China needs babies to fix a problem of its own creation … but it’s been so dramatic that it’s created all kinds of social problems along the way,” Cai told Global News by phone. “The…
China, U.S. to hold lower-level trade talks in late August
News of the meeting gave a lift to the yuan and helped cap losses in China’s stock markets. The world’s two largest economies have been locked in escalating rounds of tit-for-tat tariffs since the sta……
China rebuffs Philippines president’s South China Sea rebuke
BEIJING (Reuters) – China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea on Thursday, saying China had the right to react to foreign shi… ( read…
