Treating China as a “strategic rival” of the United States is a misjudgement that could lead to mistakes, China’s ambassador to the United States said in a speech to an online forum. ( read original…
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Blinken reassures Philippine FM amid China’s recent moves in region
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reassured Philippine’s top diplomat in a phone call that the U.S. stands with Southeast Asian countries after recent acts by China in the region, a … ( read original story…
China calls on Australia to follow New Zealand’s lead in how it deals with Beijing
The Chinese government is upgrading its free trade agreement with Wellington as relations with Canberra remain frozen … ( read original story …)
China wants to work with foreign peers on anti-trust issues, central bank vice governor says
China’s regulators want to step up exchanges with international counterparts and strengthen co-operation on anti-trust issues, data treatment and consumer protection, China’s central bank vice … ( read original story …)
Asia Today: China’s big holiday travel season light so far
Thursday started the roughly two-week travel rush ahead of the holiday that falls this year on Feb. 12, a time when trains and other transportation are usually packed with migrant workers taking what … (…
China reports a growing shortage of factory workers
The government’s fourth-quarter list of 100 jobs with the greatest labor shortage showed manufacturing-related positions accounted for 36, or more than a third. ( read original story …)
Oil slips on tightening COVID-19 curbs, especially in China
Oil prices slid in early trade on Thursday on fresh worries about weakened fuel demand, after England clamped down on travel and China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, also sought to limit … ( read…
In multiple messsages, Biden warns Beijing over expansionism
One week into the job, US President Joe Biden has sent a clear warning to Beijing against any expansionist intentions in East and Southeast Asia. Those comments and others sought to emphasize that the ……
U.S. reviewing China genocide ruling to make sure it sticks
The U.S. State Department is reviewing a Trump administration determination that China has committed genocide by repressing Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region to make sure that it sticks, President … ( read original story…
New U.S. secretary of state favors cooperation with China despite genocide of Uighurs
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, his first full day in the job, that he favored cooperation with China on climate change and other issues of shared concern, even as he ……
With China’s treatment of Muslim Uighurs determined to be genocide, Biden Administration under pressure to act
Newly confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not hesitate to say that China’s treatment of its Uighur and Muslim minority populations is genocide. ( read original story …)
This is Asia’s top-performing economy in the Covid pandemic — it’s not China
Few economies grew in 2020 when lockdown measures around the world to contain the coronavirus brought much economic activity to a halt. ( read original story …)
China Reports 54 New COVID-19 Cases in Mainland Vs 75 a Day Earlier
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland fell to 54 on Jan. 27, the National Health Commission said in a statement, down from 75 a day earlier. It was the lowest single-day…
