Trump changes tack, backs ‘one China’ policy in call with Xi
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump changed tack and agreed to honour the “one China” policy during a phone call with China’s leader Xi … Read more
EU trade chief backs China in fight against protectionism
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is ready to join China in fighting protectionism worldwide but Beijing also needs to show it can play fair … Read more
As Trump stresses ‘America First’, China plays the world leader
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is calmly mapping out global leadership aspirations from trade to climate change, drawing distinctions between President Xi Jinping’s steady hand and … Read more
China’s Xi says ‘watching closely’ following U.S. election
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger on Friday that China was watching U.S. politics “very closely” … Read more
Facebook crafts censorship tool to re-enter China: NYT
Facebook in China Facebook has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world’s biggest social media network to re-enter the … Read more
ChemChina, Sinochem in talks on possible $100 billion merger
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned chemical companies Sinochem Group and ChemChina are in discussions about a possible merger to create a chemicals, fertiliser and oil … Read more
China’s powerful internet regulator has a new boss – Xu Lin
Beijing’s appointed a new head to its powerful internet regulator. Xu Lin has publicly vowed to maintain the ruling Communist Party’s tight grip over cyberspace.
Chinese media criticise Brexit vote, but are optimistic on UK ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Saturday offered snide criticism of the negative consequences of democracy after Britain voted to leave the European Union, but vowed to stand by the “golden age” of Sino-British ties.
4000 Hong Kong protesters voice against China on bookseller detentions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Over 4,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Saturday to protest against China’s detention of five booksellers whose shop published gossipy books about Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping.
Democracy is nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
(Reuters) – On the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s new president told China on Saturday that democracy is nothing to fear. Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post on the 27th anniversary that Taiwan could serve as an example to China.
Ifeng’s paranoia and the U.S. nuclear threat to China
Ifeng.com is one of the most popular websites in China. The website hosts an entire section just about U.S. and Russian Army. Strategic Arms Reduction … Read more