Tag: China

• Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

  US-UK clash at UN with China over controversial law for Hong Kong

  

  President Donald Trump said on Friday he would strip several of Hong Kong's special privileges with the United States and bar some Chinese students from US universities in anger over Beijing's bid to exert control in the financial hub.

• Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Trump orders a probe into Chinese companies listed in US financial markets

  

  US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a probe into the actions of Chinese companies listed on American financial markets as tensions flared anew between the world's two biggest economies.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  China central bank will further lower interest rates to help revive the economy

  

  China will strengthen its economic policy and continue efforts to lower interest rates on loans, central bank Governor Yi Gang said, reinforcing expectations of further support measures to revive an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 20:52 UTC

  China open to the identification of the source of coronavirus, but “free of political interference”

  

  China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus but any investigation must be “free of political interference”, China's foreign minister said on Sunday. Wang Yi blasted what he called efforts by US politicians to “fabricate rumors” about the pathogen's origins and “stigmatize China”.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 07:46 UTC

  Virology institute in Wuhan admits having live strains of bat coronavirus but “do not match with the current outbreaks”

  

  The Chinese virology institute in the city where COVID-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world, its director has said.

• Saturday, May 23rd 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Restrictions on Chinese air carriers flying to US unless there is reciprocity

  

  The US government on Friday accused the Chinese government of making it impossible for US airlines to resume service to China and ordered four Chinese air carriers to file flight schedules with the US government. The administration of President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing restrictions on Chinese air carriers but said talks with China had failed to produce an agreement.

• Friday, May 22nd 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Oil prices slump after China omits 2020 economic growth target

  

  Oil prices slumped on Friday after China's decision to omit an economic growth target for 2020 renewed concerns that the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will continue to depress fuel demand in the world's second-largest oil user.

• Friday, May 22nd 2020 - 07:25 UTC

  China plans to increase 6,6% defense spending in fiscal year

  

  China's defense spending this year will rise 6.6% from 2019, according to a report issued at the opening of the country's annual meeting of parliament on Friday, a slower rate than last year.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  US Senate votes a bill targeting Chinese companies' opacity in US exchanges

  

  The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they follow standards for U.S. audits and regulations.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Trump accuses China of “mass worldwide killing” because of its “incompetence”

  

  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again lashed out at China over the coronavirus pandemic, blaming Beijing for “mass Worldwide killing.” His morning tweet, which also referred to an unidentified “wacko in China,” was the latest heated rhetoric from the White House, where Trump is making attacks on Beijing a centerpiece of his November re-election bid.