Beijing (AFP) – Beijing hit back Monday at allegations it was “militarising” the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, accusing Washington instead of raising tensions with its own…
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Beijing sees April pollution levels rise as industry curbs end
BEIJING (Reuters) – Pollution levels in China’s capital Beijing rose by 20.8 percent year-on-year in April as industries, including steel, ramped up output following the lifting of winter curbs, according to official data released on…
‘A Lot of Noise’ in U.S.-China Trade News, Says T. Rowe Price
May.21 — Sebastien Page, head of global multi-asset at T. Rowe Price Associates, and Bloomberg’s Michael McKee discuss the easing of U.S.-China tensions and what it means for trade. They speak on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.”…
Oil prices boosted by news China, U.S. put trade war ‘on hold’
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as markets reacted to news that China and the United States have put a looming trade war between the world’s two biggest economies “on hold”. Brent crude…
Trump beware — China lies and cheats on trade deals and will likely do so again
If China actually carries out its new commitment to cut its trade surplus with the U.S. significantly, that would be welcome news. But we’d be wise to wait and see if it translates its words…
U.S., China say Beijing commits to buying more American goods
WASHINGTON — Just-ended U.S.-China trade talks produced a commitment by Beijing to “significantly increase” its purchases of American goods and services, according to a joint statement Saturday from the rival economic powers trying to lower…
China vows to ‘significantly increase’ U.S. imports
U.S.-China trade talks have produced a commitment by Beijing to “significantly increase” its purchases of American goods and services, according to a joint statement Saturday from the rival economic powers trying to lower trade tensions.…
US, China say Beijing commits to buying more American goods
WASHINGTON — Just-ended U.S.-China trade talks produced a commitment by Beijing to “significantly increase” its purchases of Americans goods and services, according to a joint statement Saturday from the rival economic powers trying to lower…
Beijing police ‘edited’ video to mislead public over Hong Kong reporter’s arrest, journalist association says
Beijing police misled the public by using “edited” footage to accuse a Hong Kong reporter of resisting officers and inappropriately trying to grab his press cards back, a group representing local journalists said on Saturday.…
Beijing’s frequent threats breeding ‘resentment’ in Taiwan, island’s defence minister says
Continued pressure from mainland China against the threat of Taiwanese separatism has only resulted in “resentment” from the people of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s defence minister Yen Teh-fa said on Saturday. Yen also said Taiwanese…
Beijing official says Qualcomm-NXP deal looking more optimistic: WSJ
(Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) $44 billion deal to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI.O) is looking “more optimistic now”, the Wall Street Journal quoted a Beijing official as saying. Shares of NXP were…
Beijing showing signs of compromise in trade talks with US
WASHINGTON — China is sending conciliatory signals as U.S. and Chinese negotiators meet in Washington to try to head off a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Beijing has dropped an anti-dumping investigation…
Hong Kong journalists attacked and detained in Beijing
This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 16 May 2018. Just days after journalists were attacked in Sichuan covering the earthquake memorial, several Hong Kong journalists were manhandled and harassed by non-uniformed police in…
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