Soybeans, corn and wheat futures prices rose in Chicago in response to the news. “China will say what needs to be said to get a deal, but the key component will be in the verification…
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Exclusive: China’s Dalian port bans Australian coal imports, sets 2019 quota – source
comes as major ports elsewhere in China prolong clearing times for Australian coal to at least 40 days. Coal is Australia’s biggest export earner and the Australian dollar tumbled on the news … ( read…
Wary of Xinjiang backlash, China invites waves of diplomats to visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is stepping up its diplomatic outreach over controversial camps in its heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, inviting more foreign diplomats to visit as it seeks to head off cri… ( read…
Saudi crown prince in China on latest stop of Asian tour
according to China’s official Xinhua News Agency. The trip comes five months after the crown prince came under intense pressure following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consula… ( read original story…
The U.S., Not China, Is the Real Currency Manipulator
China isn’t the currency manipulator. The U.S. is asking Beijing to keep the value of the yuan stable as part of trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies, Saleha Mohsin and Katheri… ( read…
World shares mostly higher on upbeat talk on China-U.S. trade
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.6 per cent to 21,431.49 despite news that Japan’s exports sank 8.4 per cent … JAPAN TRADE: A 17 per cent drop in Japan’s exports to China and…
China’s ‘Ivory Queen’ gets 15 years jail in Tanzania for smuggling tusks of 350 elephants
Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China had firm laws on protecting endangered … of this case in accordance with the law,” he told a daily news briefing. Conse… ( read…
China stocks reverse gains as benchmark rate cut seen unlikely
The Reuters report follows comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that China has not and will not change its prudent monetary policy and will not resort to “flood-like” stimulus. Stocks had risen in … (…
A portrait of China based on personal observations
He worked for the Communist Party of China as an undercover agent … Yin, a journalist with the Xinmin Evening News in Shanghai, started to publish her work when she was 18. She has written…
In Beijing, a Communist Funeral for an Inconvenient Critic
BEIJING — While alive, Li Rui was a decades-long headache for China’s ruling Communists — a former aide to Mao Zedong who became an obdurate, sharp-tongued critic of the party. And the controversy did ……
US soldiers and Marines want to punch holes in ships, and that’s bad news for China
US ground forces are enthusiastically pursuing long-range anti-ship weapons to give the US an edge in a potential fight against China’s growing navy. The Marines want a long-range anti-ship missile “a… ( read original story…
Beijing’s Forbidden City Illuminated for Lantern Festival
BEIJING — Beijing’s Forbidden City has been illuminated and opened to the general public for night visits for the first time to celebrate China’s Lantern Festival. As night fell, visitors were welcome… ( read original…
Huawei founder says will not share data with China: CBS News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s founder and chief executive pledged not to share any customer information with the Chinese government and said it had never done so, in an interview … ( read…