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China's 84 Questions for Xiaomi Show Hurdles for Tech IPOs
The collapse of Xiaomi Corp.’s plan to sell stock in mainland China is an example of Beijing’s ambition getting ahead of its reality.
China, EU to form group to modernize global trade rules
BEIJING (AP) — China and the European Union agreed Monday to launch a group that will work to update global trade rules to address technology policy, subsidies and other emerging irritants and preserve support for international trade amid U.S. threats of import controls. Actions such as U.S. President Donald Trump's unilateral tariff hikes in a technology dispute with Beijing show World Trade Organization rules need to keep pace with changes in business, said an EU vice president, Jyrki Katainen.
As Trade War Looms, China Wonders Whether It's Up for the Fight
Xi Jinping vowed to match Donald Trump blow for blow in any trade war. Now as one gets closer, some in Beijing are starting to openly wonder whether China is ready for the fight -- an unusually direct challenge to the leadership of the world’s second-largest economy.
China lectures the United States on opioid crisis | CNN
A top official in China's drug control agency has hit back at accusations that Chinese suppliers are fueling the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, arguing that Washington should pay more attention to domestic factors before pointing fingers at others.
Mamata Banerjee cancels China trip as 'political meetings at appropriate level' not confirmed | India News - Times of India
India News: KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has cancelled her China trip.
Magna Strikes Deal to Build Electric Vehicles in China With BJEV
Magna International Inc. plans to engineer and build electric vehicles in China, marking the first time North America’s largest auto supplier is expanding its car manufacturing capabilities beyond its 20-year-old Steyr venture.
China's Pacific Islands Push Has the U.S. Worried
The latest frontier in Beijing’s bid for global influence is a collection of tiny island nations.
Trump Approves Tariffs on $50 Billion of Chinese Goods
President Donald Trump has approved tariffs on Chinese goods worth about $50 billion, said a person familiar with the decision, ratcheting up a confrontation on trade with Beijing and triggering losses in the domestic stock market.
China's Jumbo Jet Diplomacy Shows Influence in Trump-Kim Talks
China isn’t officially represented in the historic talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but that hasn’t stopped Beijing from making its presence felt.
Hong Kong sentences activist Leung to 6 years in prison
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court sentenced activist Edward Leung to six years in prison on Monday for his part in a violent nightlong clash with police over illegal street food hawkers two years ago. Leung, 27, was among a generation of young political activists who emerged after 2014's failed nonviolent protests over Beijing's decision to restrict elections. His sentence shows the hard line authorities are taking toward those advocating for more open politics in the former British colony.
Xi extolls free trade at Asia meet as G-7 ends in disarray
QINGDAO, China (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping extolled free trade and criticized "selfish, short-sighted" policies Sunday during a closely orchestrated gathering of a Beijing-led bloc, standing in stark contrast with the G-7 summit that ended in disarray over trade tensions. "We should reject selfish, short-sighted, narrow and closed-off policies. We must maintain the rules of the World Trade Organization, support the multilateral trade system and build an open global economy," Xi said.
Russia Joins China's Race for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
China has agreed to pursue building next-generation nuclear reactors designed by Russia’s Rosatom Corp., the latest player seeking a boost for its new technology from China’s embrace of atomic power.
Deutsche Bank Says Never Mind Trade Tensions, Buy China Stocks
Bubbling tensions between the world’s top two economies over tariffs pose no bar to diving into Chinese stocks, unless a full-blown trade conflict breaks out, according to Deutsche Bank AG.
China says trade deals are off if US raises tariffs
BEIJING (AP) — China has balked at stepping up its purchases of American products, raising the odds of a trade war, if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to tax billions of dollars' worth of Chinese imports. The warning from Beijing came after delegations led by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and China's top economic official, Vice Premier Liu He, wrapped up talks on Beijing's pledge to narrow its trade surplus. White House advisers were insisting on fundamental changes in ties between the world's two biggest economic powers.
China’s Warning About ‘Dictatorship’ Chant Chills Hong Kong Vigil
For 28 years, tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy advocates have marked the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown by rallying for political change in China. This year, they faced new risk in doing so.
Mattis slams China on South China Sea island weaponization
SINGAPORE (AP) — China's placement of weapons systems on manmade islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce others in the region, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday, laying out a sharp criticism of Beijing at an international security forum and threatening larger consequences if militarization continues. He warned that America's recent move to disinvite China from a multinational naval exercise this summer was an "initial response" to the militarization of the islands. It was, he said, a "relatively small consequence, I believe there are much larger consequences in the future."
Beijing is upping the pressure on Taiwan: 'Expectation of reunification is certainly increasing'
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait have risen considerably in the recent months, but Chinese President Xi Jinping's increased assertiveness could ultimately backfire for Beijing.
Bannon Condemns Mnuchin’s Trade Truce as China Giveaway
Former Trump political strategist Steve Bannon condemned a weekend truce in the U.S. trade dispute with China as a capitulation, signaling dissatisfaction among the president’s allies.
China's Got a $46,000 Wealth Gap Problem
They're driving Teslas in Shanghai and pushing wheelbarrows in Gansu.
China Can't Cut Its U.S. Trade Surplus by $200 Billion
There’s no way to make the math add up here.
