BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwan has a case of sour grapes, Chinese state media said on Wednesday, after the self-ruled island accused China of using a $3-billion aid pledge to persuade the Dominican Republic to switch…
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Payback time? The links between Beijing, the Dominican Republic and Tsai Ing-wen’s pro-independence appointments
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s recent appointments to the island’s premiership and top officials on mainland affairs signal she could be prepared to stand firm against Beijing, analysts said. But the choices might have also unnerved…
Dominican Republic breaks with Taiwan, forges diplomatic ties with Beijing
The Dominican Republic’s government has announced it is establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing and breaking ties with Taipei. The decision is the latest setback for Taiwan in the Caribbean and Latin America. Panama dropped its…
Close Xi aide to meet U.S. trade delegation in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Vice Premier Liu He, will meet a top-level U.S. trade delegation in Beijing this week, state media said on Wednesday, amid a festering dispute between…
How Beijing got rid of pollution tag with astute planning
Beijing was one of the most polluted megacities in 2012, with levels comparable to Delhi. However, between 2013 and 2016 PM10 levels fell by about 15% in Beijing, while the Indian capital has seen no…
Stretched-out Audi Q5L debuts at 2018 Beijing auto show
What is it? If it is going to matter in China, it must have an L in its name. Audi already sells the long-wheelbase A4L, A6L and the A8L models; now comes the first long-wheelbase…
B.C. Bud to Beijing? China presses Canada over illicit marijuana imports
OTTAWA — Chinese officials have been quietly grilling Canada about illicit marijuana flowing to their country, prompting Ottawa to agree to work with them on the problem, an internal federal memo reveals. The previously unknown…
Trump sends top trade posse for Beijing talks
Donald Trump is sending the Magnificent Seven of US trade policy to Beijing this week for talks to stave off a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But hanging over the discussions involving…
Chinese state media has a message for the US ahead of trade talk in Beijing
Ahead of a meeting between officials from the world’s two largest economies to iron out their trade tensions, state-owned Chinese media has one message for the American delegates: Don’t expect China to give into all…
‘Amazing China’ documentary more fiction than fact
That’s not surprising given the years of positive coverage Huajian has enjoyed in China’s Communist Party-controlled media, and the fact that many foreign news sites are blocked. Wei said he featured the company because it…
In blow to Taiwan, Dominican Republic forges ties with China
Wang, China’s foreign minister, hailed “a new page in the history … Flavio Dario Espinal, legal consultant to the Dominican presidential office, said at a news conference Monday in Santo Domingo that the change in…
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally as Dominican Republic switches ties to China
It said that even without formal diplomatic ties, China was already its second largest supplier of imported products. Presidential legal adviser Flavio Dario Espinal told a news conference that the government was grateful to Taiwan.…
Taiwan says China dangled $3 billion to grab ally Dominican Republic
as the Holy See and China edge closer to an accord on the appointment of bishops in China. The news on the Dominican Republic switch, announced in both Beijing and Santo Domingo, drew strong and…
