BEIJING — Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a two-day state visit starting Tuesday. Kim’s trip follows his groundbreaking summit with President Donald Trump in Singapore last week that…
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Beijing subway to get ‘bio-ID’ tracking systems: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese capital, Beijing, is looking at introducing “bio-recognition technology”, including palm scanners and facial recognition cameras, to speed up passenger flow through subway stations at peak times, state media reported on…
Beijing Wants to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
It’s never been a worse time to be a Chinese telecom company in America. This evening, the Senate is set to vote on whether to restore a ban on U.S. company sales to prominent Chinese…
China tariffs could halt surging US crude oil exports to a huge growth market
The escalating trade war between China and the United States threatens to halt surging U.S. crude oil exports to China, which has become the biggest Asian market for American drillers over the last 2½ years.…
Trump sets $50 billion in China tariffs with Beijing ready to strike back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade…
Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world’s two largest economies showed…
China, U.S. lurch closer to trade war as Trump sets $50 billion in tariffs and Beijing vows to strike back
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on US$50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war…
Kim Jong-un’s Air China summit charter is proof Beijing is wind beneath his wings
Kim may have chosen the Chinese jumbo jet for safety and practical reasons. His own personal jet is a Soviet-era Ilyushin II, a long-range jet that was discontinued in 1995. Besides, Chinese pilots are more…
Beijing fires back in trade war with US
BEIJING: China fired back on Saturday in a spiralling trade dispute with US President Donald Trump by raising import duties on a $34-billion list of American goods including soybeans, electric cars and whiskey. The government…
Beijing looks for clues on US-Taiwan ties as Washington set to name new ‘ambassador’ to Taipei
Beijing will be looking for clues to any possible changes in Washington’s policy on Taiwan – one of the most sensitive issues in their bilateral relationship – when the US appoints a new head of…
When it comes to North Korea, no one puts Beijing in a corner
China may not have been at the table for Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s historic summit, but it still scored a strategic victory and sent out a clear message: no one puts Beijing in…
Beijing 2022 big air venue expected to be completed by end of 2019
Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games have said they expect the big air snowboarding venue to be complete by the end of next year. It was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee last…
China’s Official News Media Sharply Criticize Trump
SHANGHAI — The newspaper that serves as the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party had four words to describe the Trump administration on Saturday: rude, unreasonable, selfish and headstrong. While the topic of a looming…