Barry van Wyk spent eight years in China studying Chinese in Tianjin and working as a consultant and project manager in Beijing. He holds a Master of Arts in economic history from the London School of Economics (2005).
The Central Financial Work Conference signaled a willingness for the central government to inject more money into the economy and inhibit local government debt, while emphasizing increased government regulation of the financial sector.
Former defense and foreign ministers Li Shangfu and Qin Gang have finally been officially cashiered, a new law is on the books to root out โhistorical nihilism,โ and Beijing seems set to release new stimulus funding.
Chinaโs new plan to reduce carbon emissions from air transportation calls for the adoption of new technologies including electric planes and Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
In speeches and a three-hour meeting at the Belt and Road Forum, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping did not mention the โno limitsโ partnership they announced just before Russia invaded Ukraine, but they thumbed their noses at the U.S. and showed the world they have each otherโs back.
After more than three years behind bars, during which Australia-China relations deteriorated significantly, Chengโs release points to a thaw. But another Australian citizen, Yang Hengjun, is still behind bars in China on vague espionage charges after a closed-door trial.
Chinaโs top diplomat is in Russia to prepare the way for Putinโs visit to China in October while Syrian President Assad touched down in Hangzhou for a rare foreign visit.
Beijing is brandishing the stick of naval and air power in the South China Sea, and has now unveiled a new carrot: a plan for closely integrating Taiwanโs economy with that of Fujian Province. So far, the Taiwanese are unimpressed.
Envision founder Zhang Lei is building a global green energy network in China, Japan, Europe, and the U.S. Who is he?
The Biden administrationโs wave of diplomacy continues in China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials that the U.S. wants to work with China on solving problems. But China has some concerns.
Xi was scheduled to address the closing ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum yesterday, but despite attending the BRICS dinner later in the evening, he unexpectedly did not appear to deliver his speech.