Tag: China

• Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Australia patching up relations with China. Aussie foreign minister in Beijing

  

  After years of strained relations, Australia and China have given the first steps to normalization with the visit of Aussie Foreign Minister Penny Wong to Beijing. Ms Wong is the first Australian minister to visit China since 2019 and is leading Canberra's first formal talks in Beijing since 2018.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Strong reaction from Argentine squid industry against some Patagonia ports willing to service Chinese fleet

  

  A strong reaction from the Argentine squid industry following news published in Buenos Aires media indicated some Patagonian port were considering, and could be prepared to service the Chinese jigger fleet operating in mile 201 of the Argentine EEZ.

• Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:58 UTC

  Uruguay-United States relations promise “a lot of development possible”

  

  Uruguay and the United States are on the path of a “possible development”, according to the Secretary of the Presidency of the South American country, Álvaro Delgado. The official highlighted Thursday the importance of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas and the relationship with Washington.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  China takes 52,5 million tons of Brazilian soy in eleven months of 2022

  

  In the eleven months of 2022, China imported 52.464 million tons of soybeans from Brazil, according to data from the latest Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), a department of the Ministry of Economy.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  BBC reporter arrested in Chinese protests against mass testing and confinements

  

  Ed Lawrence, a reporter from the BBC's office in Beijing, was beaten, kicked, and arrested by Chinese police during his coverage of the anti-zero-covid policy protests, it was reported.

• Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 13:10 UTC

  Brazilian agriculture record sales; China main client, soy and beef leading exports

  

  Brazilian agribusiness exports reached a record of US$ 136.10 billion in the first ten months of 2022, which represents a 33.0% increase in value over the same period in 2021, according to the country's official foreign trade office. China remained as the leading destination for Brazilian commodities, purchasing US$ 45.28 billion, equivalent to 33.3% of total exports Brazilian agriculture.

• Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

  Chile pressured to take sides in USA-China feud

  

  Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font said Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, that his administration had been pressured “to say which side we are on” in the escalating tension between China and the United States which is focused mainly on the issue of Taiwan.

• Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  China/Canada incident in Bali: Xi “reprimands” PM Justin Trudeau

  

  An ill tempered Chinese President Xi Jinping reprimanded on Wednesday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allegedly over media leaks of the two leaders' meeting, during an encounter on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 14:04 UTC

  President Fernández recovers in time for Xi Jinping meeting

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández overcame his bout of low blood pressure and was able to meet with his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Bali.

• Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  China October exports contract, first time since 2020; global recession reaching Asian super power

  

  With an economy still gripped by strict lockdown measures, Chinese exports contracted in October for the first time since the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Exports in dollar terms fell 0.3 percent year on year last month, official data showed, compared with an economists’ forecast of 4.5% growth and a 5.7% gain in September. The figure last fell in May 2020.