Wang Erping is counting on a new round of government stimulus to keep his barbecue restaurant in central Beijing afloat in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The existing virus relief subsidies, … ( read…
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China Trade Growth ‘Unsustainable’ If Virus Not Controlled: Minister
A recovery in China’s trade growth is not sustainable unless the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control globally, the minister of industry and information technology warned Wednesday. China’s … ( read original story …)
Virus looms over China’s national legislative session
When China convenes its National People’s Congress on Friday, will the 3,000 delegates stand shoulderE to shoulder? Will they wear masks? This year’s version of … ( read original story …)
Taiwan president hits back at China amid Covid-19 success
In her inauguration speech, Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will never accept Chinese rule … ( read original story …)
More than 100 million people in China face new lockdown as second wave of COVID-19 cases emerge
Nearly 108 million people in China’s Jilin province are being forced back on lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections has triggered a backslide in the nation’s push to return to … ( read…
Mistrust For China Grows: More US Consumers To Shun Made-In-China Products, Finds Survey
A couple of surveys are laying bare a rising mistrust of China among U.S. consumers amid the coronavirus pandemic and a willingness to pay more for the shift of production out of China. ( read…
Taiwan president says wants talks with China, but not ‘one country, two systems’
Taiwan wants dialogue with China but cannot accept its proposal for “one country, two systems”, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday after being inagurated for her second and final term in office. ( read original…
Tsai Says China Must ‘Coexist’ With A Democratic Taiwan
Tsai is loathed by Beijing because she views Taiwan as a de facto sovereign state and not part of a “one China”. Since she first came to office in 2016, China has rebuffed offers of…
Taiwan President Tsai calls for stability in China relations
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called for stability in relations with China in her inaugural address Wednesday but said she would not accept Beijing’s political terms that … ( read original story…
US Hails Taiwan Model, But Impact On China To Be Seen
With its remarkable success in fighting the coronavirus and its democratic values, Taiwan is enjoying a groundswell of support in the United States whose leadership is eager to hold up the island as a ……
Parents finally reunited with son after he was abducted in China 32 years ago
“This is the best gift I have ever got,” said the missing man’s mother, who found out about the news on Mother’s Day. ( read original story …)
As China faces a backlash in the West, Xi needs Africa more than ever
A true coronavirus crisis in Africa might not only test China’s performance as a world leader in health, but also how deep the equal friendship Beijing has repeatedly claimed to share with Africa … (…
China leaves lending benchmark LPR unchanged, as expected
China held its benchmark lending rate steady as expected on Wednesday, mirroring the central bank’s decision last week to keep borrowing costs on medium-term funding for financial institutions … ( read original story …)