China put on trial an Australian writer and academic accused of espionage Thursday in a case that could damage already deteriorating relations between the two countries. Yang Hengjun, a novelist and …
Australia’s ambassador to China denied entry as writer Yang Hengjun faces China espionage trial
Australia’s ambassador to China was denied entry to a heavily guarded Beijing court on Thursday where the espionage case against Australian blogger Yang Hengjun will be heard at a time of worsening …
Australia’s ambassador to China barred from citizen’s spy trial
Canberra has blasted China’s “deeply regrettable” decision to bar its ambassador from a Beijing courthouse where an Australian writer was put on trial for spying, deepening a diplomatic freeze between …
US and China trade officials hold ‘candid’ first talks of Biden era
The US and China’s top trade negotiators have held “candid, pragmatic” talks, in their first meeting under the Biden presidency. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He …
How China Rivals Elon Musk in Rattling Crypto Markets
Not much moves cryptocurrency markets like Elon Musk tweets — except, perhaps, the idea of another crackdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy. From a trading ban on domestic exchanges to …
Taiwan criticizes China over Pfizer vaccine deal, and Wuhan lab theory irks Beijing
Tensions between Taiwan and Beijing flared on Wednesday when Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen accused China of blocking a deal Taipei was negotiating with Pfizer Inc. and German partner BioNTech to …
GOP senator miffed over busted deal seeks to block China bill
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is rallying colleagues to block Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer ’s (D-N.Y.) China bill because Schumer quashed …
Old-School Tycoons of Hong Kong Are Losing to China’s Moguls
The prediction was vintage Jack Ma, as provocative as it was prescient.“This is the era of the internet,” the Chinese billionaire proclaimed in October 2013, just weeks after his plan to take Alibaba …
Old-School Tycoons of Hong Kong Are Losing to China’s Moguls
The prediction was vintage Jack Ma, as provocative as it was prescient.“This is the era of the internet,” the Chinese billionaire proclaimed in October 2013, just weeks after his plan to take Alibaba …
China developing border villages near Arunachal, Bhutan, Nepal: White paper
China is ramping up efforts to develop the infrastructure in remote villages located along Tibet’s border with India, Bhutan and Nepal, according to a white paper on Tibet issued by Chinese government …