Tag: China

• Monday, December 7th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  The Havana syndrome: US diplomatic staff in Cuba and China “bombarded” with microwaves radiation

  

  The most probable cause of a series of mysterious afflictions that have sickened American spies and diplomats abroad in the past several years was radio-frequency energy, a type of radiation that includes microwaves, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has concluded in a report.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:48 UTC

  Joe Biden said he would pursue policies targeting China’s “abusive practices”

  

  Joe Biden will not immediately cancel the Phase 1 trade agreement that President Donald Trump struck with China nor take steps to remove tariffs on Chinese exports, the New York Times on Wednesday quoted the U.S. president-elect as saying.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  China becomes the EU's top trade partner, ahead of US in nine months of 2020

  

  China pushed past the United States in the third quarter to become the European Union's top trade partner, as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the US while Chinese activity rebounded.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Australia and China acrimonious controversy escalates to incendiary tweets

  

  China’s embassy in Australia said politicians there had “misread” a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child, and were trying to stoke nationalism.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  US sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

  

  The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro efforts to undermine democracy.

• Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Strong recovery in Asian factories during November spurred by China

  

  Asian factories continued to recover steadily in November thanks to a boom in economic powerhouse China, private surveys showed on Tuesday, offering hope the region was shaking off the drag from the COVID-19 crisis.

• Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  Venezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions

  

  Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Beijing accused Eduardo Bolsonaro of harming relations between Brazil and China

  

  China’s embassy in Brazil said a son of President Jair Bolsonaro had harmed relations between the two countries with critical comments about telecommunications equipment firm Huawei.

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Chinese president Xi Jinping finally congratulates president elect Joe Biden

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, state media reported on Wednesday, becoming one of the last world leaders to do so.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  China competes in the dredging of Paraguay/Parana Waterway which handles 90 million tons of grains

  

  A Chinese company entered the competition to manage a section of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, joining four European companies seeking to win the concession to deepen the draft and provide maintenance on approximately 1,238 kilometers of the river course beginning in 2021.