Tens of thousands have arrived in tractors and trailers, many traveling hundreds of miles, to block roads into New Delhi and protest recently passed pro-market agricultural policies. ( read original story ...)
India GDP: What car sales reveal about India’s stalling economy
India's economy has contracted for a second successive quarter, plunging the country into recession. Will improving car sales, a marker of growth, help drive a modest rebound in the near future? Nidhi ... ( read original story ...)
EU proposes fresh alliance with US in face of China challenge
The EU will call on the US to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to forge a new global alliance, in a detailed pitch to bury the tensions of the Trump era and meet the “strategic challenge” ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Is Good News For Europe But China Challenges Await
Even as European Union leaders welcome more cordial U.S. relations, the trans-Atlantic partnership faces the tough test of handling China's expansion. ( read original story ...)
China claims Great Wall stretched near Korean Peninsula
China is making claims the Great Wall extended farther northeast than previously believed, as the government continues to promote nationalist sentiment amid the coronavirus pandemic. Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Does Australia really have to be so strident when it comes to China?
China’s propaganda apparatus can’t help itself. Just when the punishment dealt by Beijing for Australia’s strident criticism has been sinking in among exporters, it gave Scott Morrison a cue to ... ( read original story ...)
Merkel: Challenge With China Is Finding Right Balance Between Values and Interests
Europe must stand up for its values in its dealings with China, but given the country's sheer population and economic importance, there will always be a trade-off between the EU's values and its ... ( read original story ...)
What is China’s endgame? That’s the question Australia has no answer to
What Scott Morrison wanted most of all was a genuine reset in a relationship that is now completely off the rails ... ( read original story ...)
Kimchi ferments cultural feud between South Korea and China
Some Chinese media crowed that it affected Kimchi, prompting a clarification from South Korea. It's the latest cultural spat between the neighbours. There are many types of kimchi, a spicy pickle dish ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Courts Are Still Independent. Some Want to Rein Them In.
The judiciary is crucial to the city’s status as a global hub for trade and finance. But the Chinese Communist Party has been gaining more authority over it. ( read original story ...)