Tag: China

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:02 UTC

  Iran dismisses as “baseless” US accusations of twin attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

  

  Iran dismissed as “baseless” on Friday US accusations it executed twin attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, raising fears of conflict in the strategically vital waterway.

• Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Protests in Hong Kong turn into chaotic street battling with pepper gas and rubber bullets

  

  Hong Kong on Thursday postponed the legislative debate on the controversial extradition Bill for a second day,  after a massive rally that witnessed violent clashes between protesters and the police on Wednesday. “The Legislative Council will not hold a session today to debate the Bill”, said a notice to lawmakers, without elaborating further.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 08:46 UTC

  China’s growing influence in Latin America is a threat to our way of life

  

  Last month I traveled to Panama, Colombia and Argentina. The purpose of my trip was to get an update on the fight for freedom and liberty in Venezuela, to highlight the important economic relationships between Latin America and my state of Florida and to continue building on the progress made to stop narco-trafficking.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:27 UTC

  A million people take to the streets of Hong Kong to protest extraditions to China

  

  A huge peaceful protest in Hong Kong against controversial plans to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland descended into violence early on Monday as police fought running battles with small pockets of demonstrators.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:42 UTC

  Putin and Xi call for a rethinking of the US dollar role in global trade

  

  China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin hit back at US global economic dominance on Friday as they took the stage together at Russia's showcase business forum.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 08:15 UTC

  China injects liquidity to help small banks with cash following the takeover of a troubled lender

  

  Boosting liquidity to the financial system on Thursday, China's central bank signaled its readiness to supply smaller banks with a steady stream of cash after the takeover of a troubled lender, letting more banks access the funds.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Beijing reaffirms diplomatic ties with the new government of El Salvador: “correct decision”

  

  El Salvador’s decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador’s maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:41 UTC

  Wall of silence hangs over Tiananmen Square, thirty years since the mass killings

  

  China is set to mark 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen incident with a wall of silence on Tuesday after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil halts exports of beef: case of “atypical” mad cow disease

  

  Brazil has temporarily halted beef exports to China following an atypical case of mad cow disease in leading farm state Mato Grosso, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. China, Brazil's largest beef importer by sales, spent US$1.5 billion on Brazilian beef last year, totalling 322,400 tons or almost 20% of all shipments, according to local beef exporters association Abiec.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Trump and Queen Elizabeth hailed the US/UK bond and the “special relationship”

  

  Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth hailed the bond between the United States and the United Kingdom on Monday after the US president was distinguished with a day of pomp designed to bolster an alliance strained by discord over Brexit and China.