China’s Premier Li Qiang speaks during a press conference after the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13, 2023. GR...
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China’s new premier on economic outlook, growth
China’s new premier Li Qiang said Monday that policymakers would focus on the quality of growth. While he said China’s growth target of around 5% won’t be easy to achieve, policymake...
Xi Jinping Starts Unprecedented Third Term As China’s President
China’s President Xi Jinping swears under oath after being re-elected as president for a third term during the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Ha...
Oscars Under Fire For Presenter Donnie Yen’s Chinese Communist Party Ties
Topline Sunday’s Oscar ceremony has come under criticism for its decision to invite action film star Donnie Yen to present an award at the event, due to the actor’s links to the Chinese Communis...
Inducing U.S. Economic Patriotism Through Outbound Investment National Security Screening
A Walmart supercenter in downtown Xiamen, Fujian Province, China LightRocket via Getty Images Scarcely reported by mainstream press outlets, at the very end of 2022 President Biden signed into law the...
Xi Jinping Reportedly Planning Moscow Trip As U.S. Claims China Might Offer ‘Lethal’ Aid To Russia
Topline Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning his first trip to Moscow since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a twelve months ago to promote peace talks and urge the Kremlin to avoid usi...
Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unmanned aerial objects shot down over the weekend by the U.S. military were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or ...
Spy Balloon Part Of Worldwide Chinese Surveillance Program Meant To Evade Radar, Report Says
Topline The suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down Saturday afternoon by U.S. fighter jets over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is part of a worldwide Chinese program to spy on military bases ...
China Helping Russia’s War With Ukraine With Military Aid—Violating Sanctions—Reports Show
Topline China is providing military aid to Russia in violation of U.S.-led sanctions placed by western countries, according to Russian trade data reported by the Wall Street Journal, as tensions build...
Should The U.S. Be Afraid Of A Chinese Balloon?
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delayed a meeting with Beijing officials because of the high-altitude Chinese balloon flying over sensitive sites in the western United States Associated Pre...
Potential U.S. ban investment on Chinese tech could hurt these sectors
The Biden Administration has said the U.S. is in competition with China and restricted the ability of American businesses to sell high-end chip tech to China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJ...
“Imaginative” China Minister Sends New Year’s Greetings To Americans Via NBA Game
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang spoke via pre-recorded video at a Washington Wizards game on … [+] January 21. People’s Republic of China Embassy in the U.S. China diplomat Qin Gan...
China’s Overreach Is Putting Its Economic Rise At Risk
BEIJING, CHINA -NOVEMBER 28: Protesters shout slogans during a protest against Chinas strict zero … [+] COVID measures on November 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images...
World Economy’s Schizophrenic Year Begins In China
Will global growth roar higher in 2023? It’ll depend whether China’s post-zero-Covid reopening boom actually materializes. getty Depending on who you speak with, 2023 will either be a year...
Can China’s Billionaires Breathe A Sigh Of Relief In 2023?
Jack Ma, cofounder of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba and fintech giant Ant Group. PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images) For China’s richest billionaires, last year was the worst in decades. Covid-...
China’s U.S. Ambassador Qin Gang Promoted To Foreign Minister
Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang visits the International Leadership of Texas, Garland High … [+] School on May 31, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Liao Pan/China News Service via Getty ...
It’s Been A Year To Forget For Leaders Of China, Japan, Korea
Protesters shout slogans during a protest against Chinas strict Covid measures on November 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images The old adage that “misery loves company” took on a who...
China Scales Back Reporting Of Daily Covid Numbers As Infections Rise In Major Cities
Topline China’s health officials on Wednesday announced that going forward the country’s daily Covid-19 case numbers will leave out people with asymptomatic infections—a group that made up a large maj...
China’s Covid Protests Highlight The Grievances Of Its Angst Generation
People display blank sheets of paper as a means of protesting against China’s harsh Covid … [+] restrictions in Shanghai. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping h...
What Is It, Why Did People Protest And What Comes Next?
Topline China announced broad changes to its zero-Covid policy on Wednesday, a major policy shift and a significant step towards reopening as pressure on officials to reassess the increasingly unsusta...
China Eases Covid Restrictions Again In Preparation For Economic Recovery
Epidemic control workers wear protective equipment to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as they guard in an area under lockdown on December 1, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images The Chines...
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks rally as investors turn bullish on reopening shift
Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. jumped Monday after China loosened more Covid restrictions to accelerate th...
China Relaxes Covid Curbs. But Is Now The Time To Buy Stocks?
Healthcare workers exit a locked down neighborhood in Shanghai’s Huangpu district after spraying disinfectant. STR/AFP via Getty Images China is finally shifting away from some of its strictest ...
Joint Fight Against Cancer Can Help Re-Energize U.S.-China Ties, Kevin Rudd Says
Asia Society CEO Kevin Rudd. Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Collaboration in the fight against cancer represents an important opening for the U.S. and China to re-ene...
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin Dies At 96
Jiang Zemin Diana Walker/Getty Images Jiang Zemin, the former Chinese leader who presided over a decade of the country’s economic growth following the Tiananmen Square protests, has died aged 96. Acco...
Protests Breakout In Shanghai, Beijing And Other Cities Over China’s Rigid Zero Covid Policy
Topline Thousands of people took to the streets in parts of Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in China on Sunday to protest the country’s harsh zero-Covid policy—which includes stringent lockdowns an...
China Down Jacket Leader Bosideng’s Profit Grows, Retail Network Shrinks
Down jackets hang on display inside Bosideng’s flagship clothing store in Shanghai in 2017. … [+] Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Bosideng International Hold...
Taiwan Banks Cut Loans In China Amid Slow Mainland Economic Growth, Military Tension
Fubon Financial Holding is among the Taiwan financial institutions with mainland China business. Photographer: Maurice Tsai/Bloomberg News Taiwan banking industry loans to mainland China dropped by 16...
China Isn’t Out Of The Economic Woods, Just Ask Japan And South Korea
An epidemic control worker wearing protective equipment watches over a line of people waiting to be tested to for Covid-19. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images In all the market euphoria over recent policy move...