Coming Coal Crisis
News Analysis As COP26 drew to a close, the great and the good who converged on Glasgow, Scotland, appeared relatively united in rhetoric, if not… Read More »Coming Coal Crisis
News Analysis As COP26 drew to a close, the great and the good who converged on Glasgow, Scotland, appeared relatively united in rhetoric, if not… Read More »Coming Coal Crisis
Xi Jinping’s regime has seriously exacerbated China’s deepening energy crisis through the illegal, chronic, and widespread flouting of terms of its World Trade Organization (WTO)… Read More »Solving China’s Energy Crisis Requires Enforcement of WTO Rules Along With Longer-Term Measures, Experts Say
News Analysis China and the United States are in a techno-arms race, which is incredibly expensive, and extends far beyond the cost of ships, planes,… Read More »Can China Afford an Arms Race?
President Joe Biden has received mixed responses from Congress over his virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with several Republican lawmakers calling the president… Read More »Republican Lawmakers Criticize Biden for Not Taking Tough Stance During Summit With Xi
Lao women wear masks while riding motorcycles in the capital Vientiane, Nov. 14, 2021. Government plans to open Laos early next year to foreign travelers… Read More »Plans to open Laos draw mixed reactions
Chinese regime and the United States have agreed to ease visa restrictions for reporters from their respective countries, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department… Read More »US, China Reach Agreement on Easing Visa Restrictions for Journalists
Biden administration will focus on four key areas in future bilateral engagement with China, National security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday. Speaking hours after… Read More »Biden Admin to Focus on 4 Priorities in US-China Engagement: National Security Adviser
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Tuesday placed a hold on President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, saying he does not… Read More »Sen. Rubio Blocks Biden’s Ambassador Pick for China
President Joe Biden raised the need for talks about “strategic stability” during his first virtual summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, according the… Read More »Biden and Xi to Seek Talks on ‘Strategic Stability’ After Summit: National Security Advisor
TORONTO—Stacey Allaster, the former-CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) who negotiated millions of dollars of rights deals with China, told Reuters on Monday the… Read More »Peng’s Safety Comes Ahead of Business, Assures Former-WTA CEO
News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping cannot seem to get a break. Perhaps he does not deserve one. This year, he has faced Evergrande, real… Read More »China’s Recent Food Panic Speaks to More Than Groceries
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Baidu Inc., Tencent Holdings Inc., JD.Com Inc., and Li Auto Inc. rose in Hong Kong on Tuesday, while Xpeng… Read More »Alibaba, Tencent, and JD Lead Hang Seng Higher as Investors Focus on China-US Summit
LONDON— dollar held just below a 16-month high versus the euro on Tuesday, while the yuan reached its strongest in more than five months as… Read More »Dollar Near 16-Month High Versus Euro Ahead of US Retail Sales Data
LONDON—Global stock markets marched on towards new peaks on Tuesday as U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held over three hours of… Read More »Stock Markets March on as Biden-Xi Talks Lift Sentiment
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not reach any “breakthrough” on issues concerning both nations, after their first virtual summit as heads… Read More »No Breakthrough After First Virtual Summit for Biden and Xi
A virtual meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping opened with leaders exchanging friendly remarks despite what has been troubling times… Read More »Biden and Xi Open First Virtual Summit With Friendly Remarks
US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping are shown in a combined image taken from file photos. Damage control, rather than resolution of… Read More »Biden, Xi video summit likely to seek ‘guardrails,’ damage control
A new stock exchange set up for smaller companies opens trading in Beijing on Nov.15, amid a crackdown on the country’s tech giants that has… Read More »China Stock Exchange for Small Companies Launches in Beijing
News Analysis Following a three-day plenary session, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership on Nov. 11 announced the passage of a historical resolution touting the… Read More »With ‘Historical Resolution,’ Xi Angles for a Third Term as Communist Party Chief
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Xpeng Motors fell in Hong Kong on Monday, while JD.Com Inc., Tencent Holdings Inc., and Baidu Inc. traded… Read More »Alibaba, Xpeng Dip in Hong Kong: JD, Tencent, and Baidu Strike Gains as China Data Beats Estimates
He may be short in years, but not so with his COVID-19 testing record. At barely 2 years of age, the boy was born at… Read More »Trapped in a ‘Dead’ City: Cost of China’s Zero-COVID Policy
NBA player Enes Kanter repeatedly called for people to “stand with Taiwan” these days, and reiterated that “Taiwan is not a part of China.” Taiwanese President… Read More »Taiwan Thanks NBA Player Enes Kanter for Supporting Its Democracy
LONDON— dollar eased on Monday from an almost 16-month high versus major peers, as traders awaited fresh clues on Federal Reserve interest rate hike plans… Read More »Dollar Eases From 16-Month High as Traders Seek Clues on Fed Rate Plans
Shares advanced in Asia on Monday as plans for stimulus in Japan overshadowed news that its economy contracted in the last quarter. Investors are awaiting… Read More »Asian Shares Higher as Japan Says Economy Shrank in Third Quarter
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to hold a virtual meeting on Nov. 16, and the White House sees the engagement… Read More »Taiwan Will Likely Top Agenda as Biden and Chinese Leader Xi Hold Virtual Summit on Monday
Chinese embassy in Canberra has lodged an official complaint with the Australian government in regards to a speech made by Liberal Senator James Paterson addressed… Read More »Chinese Embassy Lodges Complaint Against Australian Parliament’s Chair of Intelligence and Security
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Chinese regime’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi locked horns over Taiwan in a phone call on Nov. 12,… Read More »Blinken Voices Concerns About Taiwan in Talk With China’s Foreign Minister
China’s communist regime is in a “sprint” to nuclear parity with the United States, according to defense and security experts. Such a buildup, they warn,… Read More »Chinese Regime in ‘Sprint’ to Nuclear Superiority: Experts
White House says President Joe Biden will meet virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 15. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed plans… Read More »Biden to Meet With China’s Xi in Virtual Summit on Monday
Commentary Over the last several years, the Chinese property market has seen ebbs and flows, but has mostly been on an upward trajectory carefully managed… Read More »Is Beijing Loosening Its Property Market Policies?