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China's Xi calls for unity in fighting virus, climate change
Countries must cooperate more closely in fighting the challenges of the pandemic and climate change and in supporting a sustainable global economic recovery, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday in an address to the World Economic Forum. “Humanity has only Earth and one future,” Xi said in remarks from Beijing to a virtual gathering that is taking place in lieu of the annual in-person meetings in Davos, Switzerland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Fighting the pandemic is the most urgent task facing the international community," Xi said, in urging that countries cooperate to conquer the disease, which first was reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan just over a year ago.
China Trade Dispute Cost Australia $3 Billion in Lost Exports
Australia’s trade fight with China cost it about $3 billion in commodities sales last year, and that relatively small impact suggests there’s little economic need for the country to bow to Beijing’s pressure.
China’s Disputed Virus Theory Has Shoppers Shunning Foreign Food
At an upscale supermarket west of Beijing, a box of disposable gloves stands in front of a glass counter selling Australian beef. Next to it is a sign saying: “Please buy this with peace of mind.”
China Barricades Part of Capital as Outbreak Escalates
Beijing has imposed a lockdown of 1.7 million people in part of the Chinese capital as officials race to prevent a Covid-19 resurgence in the country’s northern region from seeping into its most important city.
China Mulls Allowing Some Australian Coal Imports Amid Ban
China is considering accepting some stranded Australian coal cargoes, an effort that would help ease a logjam of vessels that have stacked up off its coast for months.
Xiaomi shares fall 10% as U.S. adds smartphone-maker to 'blacklist'
Xiaomi is now subject to a November executive order forcing U.S. investors to to divest holdings of any companies on the blacklist, by Nov. 11 this year.
Hong Kong's first website takedown under national security law confirmed
A Hong Kong internet provider said Thursday it had blocked access to a website following a police order, the first confirmed takedown using a new national security law imposed by Beijing last year.
China’s Huawei Develops Smart Roads That Talk to Driverless Cars
The abstract concept of connected vehicles becomes easier to grasp at a test site in eastern China.
China Criticizes U.S. Ban on Xinjiang Goods Over Forced Labor
The U.S. will bar entry of all cotton products and tomatoes from China’s Xinjiang region, a sweeping move that prompted protests from Beijing and fresh vows to defend its companies.
'Groundless speculation': China refutes Boris Johnson's talk of COVID originating from bats
China dismissed suggestions by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the coronavirus pandemic could have originated from bats or pangolins, calling it "groundless speculation".
China Signals Action to Block Critics From Hong Kong Elections
Chinese state media urged action to keep Hong Kong elections from becoming a “tool for anti-China and trouble-making forces,” raising the prospects for more measures to curb dissent in the Asian financial hub.
'Uncle Roger' comedian sparks China censorship row with deleted video
A UK-based comedian has sparked a censorship row after he apologised to Chinese fans and removed a video featuring a fellow YouTube star who had been critical of Beijing.
HSBC Grooms Top Bankers for Make-or-Break Push Into China
As HSBC Holdings Plc pins its future on China, Europe’s largest bank is grooming a set of well-connected bankers to navigate its fraught relationship with Beijing in the long run.
How Trump Lost His Trade War With China
U.S. President Donald Trump famously tweeted that “trade wars are good, and easy to win” in 2018 as he began to impose tariffs on about $360 billion of imports from China. Turns out he was wrong on both counts.
Johnson Risks China Spat With Attack on ‘Demented’ Medicine
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson set himself on a collision course with the Chinese government with a thinly veiled attack on traditional medicine, which he said was to blame for the coronavirus pandemic.
China Turns to New Commerce Minister as U.S. Tensions Simmer
Wang Wentao has the investor-friendly background that one might expect from China’s next commerce minister. But it’s political credentials that might be key to his success amid increasing hostility with the U.S.
China Makes Rating Firm Pay for Debt Defaults for First Time
A Chinese court ruled that a local ratings firm should help compensate some creditors for a construction firm’s 1.4 billion yuan ($216 million) bond defaults three years ago, a first in the country as Beijing raises pressure on agencies to improve their due diligence.
Australia’s Influence in Pacific Islands Grows as China’s Wanes
Australia is moving to boost ties with small island nations off its eastern coastline, pushing back against China’s growing influence in the Pacific Ocean as the virus outbreak hinders travel.
China says EU investment deal gives legally binding market-access commitments
Chinese companies will receive binding commitments of access to the EU market under a new investment agreement, while China will open up its financial, manufacturing and services sectors to the 27-nation bloc, a Chinese government official said.
China's capital locks down part of district in coronavirus fight
Beijing sealed off 10 areas of its northeastern Shunyi district on Tuesday, the first lockdown in the Chinese capital since the last coronavirus outbreak in the months of June and July.