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Taiwan's president is planning another stopover in the US. China will be infuriated
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to stop over in the U.S. on Friday on her way back from visiting diplomatic allies in the Caribbean, a move that's sure to make China angry.
China's Belt and Road Leaves Kenya With a Railroad to Nowhere
Beijing is withholding the $4.9 billion needed to finish the project, once a flagship for Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road initiative.
Beijing Pushing ESports Could Cause Culture Clashes
Beijing is pushing local governments to support competitive video gamers and their startups. A culture clash is inevitable.
China wants to launch the next SpaceX
China's regulators are catching up with their country's booming private space business.
Trump And Xi Are Struggling to Chart Path for Trade Talks
Slow progress and disagreement on key initial demands from Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is raising doubts about whether the U.S. and China will actually return to the negotiating table to overcome their much deeper differences.
Chinese Loans Hold Developing World in Thrall
Developing countries owe Beijing a lot more money than is commonly realized. This is how empires start.
China Leaders Head to Summer Retreat to Ponder Trade War, Trump
The signs of summer have arrived in the northern Chinese resort town of Beidaihe: The umbrellas are out, the traffic controls are in place and the regional Communist Party chief has stopped by to make sure everything’s set for the most important of visitors.
China says its greenhouse gas emissions soar over 50% from 2005 to 2014
As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, China is obliged to submit its carbon emissions data on a regular basis.
What Trade War? U.S. Tech Firms Cozy Up to China Despite Turmoil
In a packed ballroom in Beijing’s national convention center, the executive from a major technology company laid out ambitious plans for the future of artificial intelligence in China. He explained how customized semiconductors would help power everything from autonomous cars to voice-activated industrial machines.
China Poses Top Threat for Decades Ahead, Top U.S. General Says
China may remain the “primary threat” to the U.S. military for as long as a century after learning how to fight more effectively by watching American wars in the Middle East, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Two Beijing art districts abruptly evicted to make way for demolition
Police in riot gear escort hundreds of artists working in area studios from the premises
China Throws Support Behind Hong Kong's Lam Ahead of New Protest
China’s top official in Hong Kong said Beijing “fully supports” embattled leader Carrie Lam’s efforts to safeguard social order, as protesters vowed to continue the mass marches that have roiled the city.
China has made major progress on air pollution. Wuhan protests show there's still a long way to go | CNN
When world leaders arrive in Beijing, the city typically lays on beautiful blue skies.
Trump Team Sends Defiant Signal to Beijing by Meeting Activist
Trump administration officials signaled support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong -- and defiance toward the Chinese government -- by granting a series of high-level meetings this week to a Hong Kong publisher who has drawn Beijing’s ire.
Banned Chinese Security Cameras Are Almost Impossible to Remove
An August deadline to remove them from federal agencies likely won’t be met as many departments don’t even know what cameras they’re using.
China Eyes Trump's 2020 Strategy for Clues on Trade War Deal
As the U.S. and China restart trade talks, few in Beijing see a clear pathway to a lasting deal.
'Beijing bikini' ban leaves sweltering Chinese hot under the collar
In steamy China, men often roll their tops up to keep their bellies cool, but some authorities have begun to consider the practice a form of "uncivilised behaviour".
WeWork's China Rival Is Said to Seek Up to $200 Million U.S. IPO
Ucommune is preparing to raise as much as $200 million in a 2020 U.S. initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said, a capital infusion that would help the loss-making Chinese startup battle WeWork Cos. across the world’s No. 2 economy.
After arrest and isolation, China seizes Kovrig’s reading glasses
Trudeau says he raised detention of Canadians with Xi Jinping at the G20 summit and added he is ‘confident’ that Trump followed through on his promise to press the Chinese President on plight of Kovrig, Spavor
China and Mexico Lay Out Broad Plans to Strengthen Relations
Mexico and China agreed to a plan to bolster their economic and cultural relationship under new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, seeking to overcome ties that were strained under the previous administration.