U.S. President Joe Biden attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration this week sent several signals of a toughening U.S. economic strategy against China. … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a public inquiry he found it “very improbable” the Chinese government would prefer his Liberal Party to win recent elections, given the high tensions between the two countries. Trudeau was testifying at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections, particularly by China. The inquiry was prompted by a series … Read more
Flag of China on dark blue background Da-kuk | E+ | Getty Images China will remain the largest growth engine for the world economy in spite of its slowdown, the Asian Development Bank said. “China is obviously going to still be important for some time to come. They still account for nearly half of GDP … Read more
Whooping cough is making a post-pandemic comeback in China, with cases surging more than 20-fold in the first two months of 2024. The world’s second-most populous country reported a combined 32,380 cases of pertussis—more commonly known as whooping cough—in January and February, compared with 1,421 cases during the same period in 2023, according to the … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with then-President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Apple produced $14 billion worth of iPhones in India over the last fiscal … Read more
Britain’s top diplomat told former president Donald Trump that the best way for any U.S. president to inherit a successful situation in Ukraine in January is by pushing Congress to approve military aid for Kyiv as soon as possible, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday in an interview. Cameron departed Washington on Wednesday after … Read more
Pictured here is a real estate project under construction in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, on April 8, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China needs to convince people that home prices are on their way up in order for economic activity to pick up, Richard Koo, chief economist … Read more
BEIJING — Ever since she ate mushrooms that can have psychedelic effects in Beijing last July, Janet Yellen has united Americans and Chinese in wanting to know what she will eat next. And now that the U.S. Treasury secretary is back in China this week, having stopped in Guangzhou and Beijing, many people are less … Read more
BEIJING — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing Monday to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic ally China amid Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine. The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies, seek to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America. China has backed Russia’s claim … Read more
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on March 21, 2024, in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said she would not rule out any measures, including potential tariffs, on China’s green energy exports. “I wouldn’t rule out anything out at this point. We need to keep everything on … Read more