Tag: China

Wednesday, December 9th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Panda diplomacy survives current US/China confrontation

Giant pandas will remain at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington for another three years under an agreement reached with Chinese wildlife officials, the zoo said on Monday.
Tuesday, December 8th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
China's November exports jumped 21,1% as the economy is back on solid recovery

China's exports jumped to record levels in November, offering fresh evidence of the world's second-largest economy's solid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ravage many major economies, while slower growth in imports also underscored persistent pressure on domestic demand from the virus.
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.