Asia’s dry bulk shipping market has found support from robust coal demand from Vietnam and China as well as plentiful iron ore flows to China, despite COVID-19 pulling down consumption in other …
China Loosens Business Travel From Korea and Germany, Pressuring Other Countries
As businesses world-wide struggle to resume operations, two planeloads of German executives traveling to China in coming days are raising pressure on foreign rivals to resume international business …
A US destroyer challenged China’s vast South China Sea claims as tensions rise in the strategic waterway
Destroyer USS Mustin, which had an “unsafe” encounter with a Chinese ship last month, pushed back on China’s claims Thursday.
Trump likely to slap limited sanctions on China over Hong Kong crackdown
U.S. advisors are debating sanctions against China for its crackdown on Hong Kong, but Trump appears to be leaning toward a limited response.
China Passes Security Law to Tighten Control of Hong Kong
China’s National People’s Congress approved a plan to suppress subversion, secession, terrorism and seemingly any acts that might threaten national security in Hong Kong.
U.S. Warns That China’s Expulsion of Navy Near Disputed Islands Is a ‘Serious Threat’ to Sea Travel
The Chinese military accused the USS Mustin of “illegally” entering waters claimed by Beijing near the Paracel Islands, but the Navy told Newsweek the ship “upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful …
China’s parliament approves controversial Hong Kong security bill
China’s National People’s Congress approved a controversial bill Thursday that, once enacted, will allow Beijing to exert its power more overtly in semi-autonomous Hong Kong. The 2,878-to-1 vote was …
US technology chief warns China ‘twisting’ artificial intelligence to target critics, as America joins global pact
The chief technology officer of the United States on Thursday warned that China is “twisting” artificial intelligence (AI) in order to target government critics amid the coronavirus pandemic, as he …
As the U.S. Lashes Out at China, Beijing Hardens Its Resolve
From China’s perspective, the punitive measures on trade, technology and Hong Kong have simply revealed the core of American hostility.
US Revocation On Hong Kong: Big Symbolism, Less Certain Effect
The law would punish subversion and other perceived threats to China’s control over Hong Kong, to which Beijing promised autonomy for 50 years under a deal forge before it regaine …