Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as tensions simmer across the US and Hong Kong …
The Mars Rush: China, UAE And The US Are Rocketing To The Red Planet This Summer
The U.S., China and UAE are all headed for the Red Planet this summer Each nation has its own scientific goals for their Mars missions The missions will contribute to science and the understanding of …
Iran and China are using the George Floyd protests to undermine US criticism of their own authoritarianism
Iran and China are gloating and accusing the US of hypocrisy for its criticisms over how they treat citizens and react to protests.
Why are China and India skirmishing at their border? Here’s 4 things to know.
Chinese moves, especially around Galwan, appear designed to prevent India from completing these road projects, given China’s general weakness at the tactical level in the area. These events, perhaps, …
China’s President Xi says need to improve monitoring for diseases of unknown causes
China needs to improve its monitoring for diseases of unknown causes and unusual public health incidents, said President Xi Jinping according to state television. At a roundtable with experts and …
Trump’s G7 invitation to South Korea, Australia draws response from China
China warned against excluding Beijing from major world organizations, following reports U.S. President Donald Trump could be seeking to expand the Group of Seven summit to include South Korea, …
UK Warns China: Do Not Cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong
“It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community …
Out of Favor With Australia’s Central Government, China Targets States
The leader of one of Australia’s biggest states has touted an infrastructure deal with Beijing as a way to create jobs in a coronavirus-afflicted economy. But others worry Chinese money may end up …
China withheld data on coronavirus from WHO, recordings reveal
Complaints by officials at odds with body’s public praise of Beijing’s response to outbreak …
UK Tells China: Step Back From the Brink on Hong Kong
“To be very clear and specific about this, the imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong by the government in Beijing rather than through Hong Kong’s own institutions lies in direct …