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China plans to revive strategic Pacific airstrip, Kiribati lawmaker says
China has drawn up plans to upgrade an airstrip and bridge on one of Kiribati's remote islands about 3,000km southwest of Hawaii, lawmakers told Reuters, in a bid to revive a site that hosted military aircraft during World War Two.
U.S. and Chinese trade experts among the WTO chief's new deputies
The World Trade Organization has again chosen trade experts from China and the United States as deputies for its director-general, maintaining a delicate geopolitical balancing act which also keeps two fractious powers close at hand.
EXCLUSIVE Tesla, under scrutiny in China, steps up engagement with regulators
Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), facing scrutiny in China over safety and customer service complaints, is boosting its engagement with mainland regulators and beefing up its government relations team, industry sources said.
China's Waterdrop aims to raise $360 million in New York IPO
Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc aims to raise up to $360 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, company filings show.
Blinken says China acting 'more aggressively abroad' -'60 Minutes' interview
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that aired on Sunday that China had recently acted "more aggressively abroad" and was behaving "increasingly in adversarial ways."
US announces planned $2.37 billion weapon sale to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon missile systems to Taiwan just hours after Beijing announced sanctions on U...
U.S. Says China Must Do More to Protect Intellectual Property
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Beijing’s efforts to amend its patent, copyright and criminal laws last year fall short of the necessary changes.
China says Xinjiang sanctions are an ‘industry genocide’ targeting businesses
A spokesman for the regional government says Western sanctions are ‘waste paper’ and an attempt to hamper its companies internationally.
HK activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty over June 4 'illegal assembly'
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was among four people who pleaded guilty on Friday of participating in an illegal assembly on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
China’s US coal imports surge in March amid ban on Australian exports
US coal exports to China more than doubled between February and March, helping Beijing edge closer to its obligations under the phase-one trade deal and replace Australian coal exports that were banned last year.
Hungary eyes vaccine passport deals, holds talks with China
Hungary will pursue bilateral agreements recognising COVID-19 vaccine certificates that would allow citizens to travel among participating countries, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Thursday.
China urges U.S. to restrain frontline forces in nearby seas
The Chinese defence ministry urged the United States on Thursday to rein in its frontline forces which Beijing has said have become more active in the air and seas near China this year.
China ‘won’t accept’ US challenges to its Communist politics, leaders
‘It is normal for China and the US to have some differences, but the key is to have mutual respect,’ Beijing’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi says in People’s Daily article.
Vaccinating more than anywhere else, China still needs to speed up
China became the country to have administered COVID-19 vaccinations to more people than any other this week, but health authorities will need to accelerate the rollout to meet a target to inoculate 40% of its population by the end of June.
EXCLUSIVE Huawei deepens dive into EVs, seeks control of small automaker -sources
China's Huawei Technologies is in talks to take control of a small domestic automaker's electric vehicle unit, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would be a strategic shift for the world's largest telecom equipment maker.
U.S. solar industry unveils guidelines to free supply chain of forced labor
The top U.S. solar industry trade group on Thursday issued a set of voluntary guidelines to solar panel manufacturers that it said could help rid products installed in the United States of components built abroad with forced labor.
Blinken stands firm on Trump-era measures against Chinese media
‘The real concern here is Beijing’s use of propaganda and disinformation overseas, through state-owned media enterprises and platforms, with the purpose, in part, of interfering or undermining democracy,’ said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
EXCLUSIVE Major Chinese investors in talks to take Aramco stake -sources
Major Chinese investors are in talks to buy a stake in Saudi Aramco (2222.SE), several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as Saudi Arabia's state oil firm prepares to sell another slice of its business to international investors.
MSCI launches thematic indexes for investors betting on Chinese megatrends
Global securities index publisher MSCI Inc on Wednesday said it has launched 20 thematic indexes to help domestic and international investors bet on megatrends in China that are aligned with the Chinese government's strategic policy goals.
A 'tidal wave' of Chinese companies rush into the red-hot IPO market in the U.S.
One expert says about 60 Chinese companies are lining up for U.S. IPOs as they clamor for a piece of the market — before it loses steam.
