Taiwan’s defence ministry confirmed on Monday that naval vessels from the mainland have stepped up patrols in the western part of the Taiwan Strait this year in what analysts say is a reaction to the…
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German president heads to China as Beijing courts European economic ties
China will host a state visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier this week as Beijing seeks to lock up economic ties with major European powers amid a trade war with the United States. Steinm… (…
Why falling steel prices in Shanghai mean rising smog in Beijing
If you want to know whether Beijing will succeed in its ambitious programme to procure pollution-free blue skies this winter across China’s industrial north and east, take a look at the recent price a… (…
Stocks set to jump on news of US-China trade truce
A cease fire is better than a trade war, and stocks are set to jump higher after the United States and China said they would stand down on further tariffs and continue talking about their…
Beijing on ‘heightened alert’ as US Navy vessels sail Taiwan Strait for the third time this year
Beijing said it is on “heightened alert” after the US Navy sailed two ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday in the third such operation this year. Chinese defence ministry spokesman Ren Guoqian… ( read…
China won’t stop flood of fentanyl into Canada, sources say
The opioid crisis and record-setting death counts caused by fentanyl flooding into Canada could get worse because of a growing diplomatic dispute with China, sources have informed Global News. ( read original story …)
Facial recognition deployed at China marathon to stop cheating
“Competitors must carry a valid ID and carry out verification through the facial-identification system,” Xinhua news agency said. Xinhua on Thursday called the cheating at the run in Shenzhen, over th… ( read original story…
Beijing Won’t Brook Corporate Competition in Spying
(Bloomberg Opinion) — A 23 percent plunge in Meitu Inc.’s shares in just a day and a half serves as a stark warning to Chinese tech companies: Don’t compete with Beijing. China’s Consumer Association ……
China pollution cover-ups ‘extremely stupid’: environment ministry
Now in the fifth year of its war on pollution, China has struggled to enforce its environmental … stupid and in vain,” environment ministry spokesman Liu Youbin said at a news briefing in Beijing wh……
China November factory growth stalls as orders shrink
BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s vast manufacturing sector stalled for the first time in over two years in November as new orders shrank, adding pressure on Beijing ahead of high-stakes trade tal… ( read…
The US Navy sent a cruiser to challenge China in the South China Sea, and Beijing is not happy about it
A US Navy cruiser conducted a freedom-of-navigation operation Monday near the Paracel Islands in the contested South China Sea, where China has established several military outposts as it asserts domi… ( read original story …)
China state paper says trade deal possible at G20 if U.S. ‘fair minded’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and the United States can reach a trade agreement at the G20 meeting in Argentina this week, the state-run China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Friday … ( read…
China factory growth unexpectedly stalls in November: official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s vast manufacturing sector stalled for the first time in over two years in November, missing expectations and adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more … ( read original…
