Joe Biden joined with 82 other senators and the Clinton administration in normalizing trade relations with China. It was a crucial step in allowing China to join the World Trade Organization. Labor …
China Urges Biden to Seek Beijing’s Help for COVID-19, Economy
Communist Party newspaper ‘Global Times’ sees Joe Biden’s election as an opportunity to normalize U.S.-China relations and has sent positive signals about the former vice president’s cabinet picks.
Lessons from China’s decision to halt Ant Group’s giant IPO
Investors are still trying to parse the fallout from the recent decision to pull the blockbuster initial public offering of Ant Group. China’s biggest financial technology group had been set to raise …
After Trump, Biden Faces Pressure to Stand Up to China by Embracing Taiwan
In his final days in office, President Trump is trying to undermine Beijing by showing support for Taiwan. President-elect Biden will likely follow a similar path — without the pugnacity.
Taiwan to Protect Sovereignty With New Submarines Amid China Tensions
Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has been for years working to revamp its submarine force, some of which date back to World War Two, and is no match for China’s fleet, which includes …
Taiwan to protect sovereignty with new submarines amid China tensions
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday vowed to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty with the construction of a new fleet of domestically-developed submarines, a key project supported by the …
China’s media show new Bhutan border village built in disputed territory
Chinese media on Monday claimed that a new border village built by China near Bhutan was on Chinese territory, but released images of the village appearing to show its location on territory disputed …
Congress attacks govt over China building settlement in Bhutan
The Congress has attacked the government over China allegedly building a settlement in Bhutan. Reacting to reports, the Congress said China building a settlement inside Bhutanese territory — located …
Vietnam offers a land of opportunity
Simmering tensions between America and China have been headline news since they began to escalate early last year. Less carefully followed, perhaps, are the knock-on effects elsewhere.Vietnam is among …
Only two countries have collected rocks from the moon. For China, it’s just the beginning
China successfully launched its Chang’e-5 lunar mission Tuesday to collect rocks from the moon — the first attempt by any country since the 1970s.