China’s manufacturing held steady in May, a survey showed Monday, adding to signs a post-pandemic rebound is leveling off. A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by an industry group and the …
Ardern and Morrison present united front on China, warning of ‘those who seek to divide us’
Australian and New Zealand prime ministers talk up closeness of ties as Ardern is forced to defend ‘soft’ stance on Beijing …
China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases
China has re-imposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on its populous southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving must be tested for the virus following a spike in infections that has al …
‘They tortured me,’ Australian Yang Hengjun says as he awaits verdict after trial in China
Australian writer says he fears hidden cameras captured forced confessions during interrogations …
China is heading into an economic perfect storm
With ballooning debt, rising commodity prices and an erosion of foreign reserves, clouds are forming over Beijing – and the winds will be felt on far flung shores, writes .
Pakistan economic crisis intensifies as China refuses to provide debt relief
Bankrupt Pakistan’s debt problems seem to be escalating as it is all weather-ally China has declined to restructure $3 billion in liabiliti.
Bernie Sanders Compares Republican Tactics to China’s ‘Growing Authoritarianism’
Senator Bernie Sanders, a progressive Vermont independent, took aim at Republicans in a Sunday tweet, arguing that the right-wing political party is turning to authoritarian tactics.In his weekend …
The $3bn bargain: how China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing
China received more than half of all seafood, wood, and minerals exported from the region in 2019. Experts warn this is creating ‘enormous challenges for sustainable development’ …
U.S. experts press calls for China to allow deeper inquiries into the pandemic’s origins.
Suspicions have focused on the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which long gathered bat viruses and whose laboratories conducted experiments on them.
China and green energy drive copper prices to record high
The benchmark copper price on the London Metal Exchange in early May hit a record high, at $10,460 a ton, and has since remained above $10,000. Its price had not been near that threshold for a decade; …