Tag: China

Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:19 UTC
China tells the world that its major Belt and Road Initiative “is not an exclusive club”

Chinese President Xi Jinping sought on Friday to ease growing concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, vowing to prevent debt risks and saying his global infrastructure project “is not an exclusive club”.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:28 UTC
Xi receives Piñera, praises Chile and calls for a pragmatic cooperation

China and Chile should connect their development strategies and promote interconnectivity between Chile and other Latin American countries, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:37 UTC
UK approves “non-core” Huawei 5G data network despite warnings of security risk

The UK government has approved the supply of equipment by Chinese telecoms firm Huawei for the UK's new 5G data network despite warnings of a security risk. There is no formal confirmation but the Daily Telegraph says Huawei will build “non-core” components such as antennas.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Closer ties between China and the Development Bank of Latin America

The head of a top Latin American financial institution believes China's Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, could help inject new dynamism into the world economy, as well as generate new ideas to foster more connectivity between Asia and Latin America. Luis Carranza Ugarte, executive president and CEO of CAF－Development Bank of Latin America－is attending the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing this week.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 11:36 UTC
Argentina trying to sell its soy bumper crop to China

Argentina is pushing to increase agricultural trade with commodities-hungry China, as farmers on the country’s Pampas grains belt prepare for what is expected to be a bumper soybean harvest over the weeks ahead.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:07 UTC
African swine fever in China: Brazil expects soy exports to fall but no ceiling for meat sales

Brazilian soy exports to China will definitely decline this year as African swine fever in the world’s No. 2 economy cuts demand for the animal feed, but potential growth in meat exports would offset this, Brazil’s agriculture minister said on Monday.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:58 UTC
China preparing for a huge muscle showing naval parade: 13 countries are joining

Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend a naval parade, part of a goodwill visit as China extends the hand of friendship despite regional tensions and suspicions.
Monday, April 22nd 2019 - 08:31 UTC
Thomas Cook selling its travel business: Chinese investment fund interested

Travel company Thomas Cook has received approaches for parts of its business and the company as a whole, according to reports. The business put its airline up for sale in February and it said last month it would close 21 stores across the country and cut more than 300 jobs.
Sunday, April 21st 2019 - 11:45 UTC
A Tiananmen Square publicity video triggers the fury of the Beijing government

Germany's Leica Camera AG drew criticism on Chinese social media over a video depicting a news photographer covering the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square three decades ago. The five-minute dramatization, released this week, touches on a highly sensitive topic in China.
Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Argentina's think tank CARI underlines the significance of China's Belt and Road forum

Argentine experts have expressed the belief that the upcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation can yield more concrete steps for collaboration between China and Latin America. Members of the Asian Affairs Committee at Argentina's Council on International Relations (CARI), a leading think tank, spoke to China's government news agency Xinhua in the lead-up to the forum.