China
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Donald Trump says he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he returned to the White House on 20 January. The US president made the comments in an interview aired on Fox News tonight. “Yeah… I have talked to him and I have talked to his people, too,” Mr Trump said when asked if…
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On the day China’s retaliatory tariffs on the US were due to take effect, the world has been blind sided by Donald Trump’s latest bombshell – a blanket 25% tariff on steel and aluminium exports to the US. There are no exceptions. This is an across-the-board levy. Canada, Mexico, and Brazil will be hit hard as major steel exporting…
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The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December, as imports reached an all-time high amid looming tariff threats, according to data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that the goods and services deficit was 98.4 billion U.S. dollars in December, up 19.5 billion dollars,…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Beijing on Wednesday. Xi said China and Pakistan enjoy ironclad friendship and are all-weather strategic cooperative partners. In recent years, the two countries have provided firm political support for each other, maintained close high-level exchanges, and advanced the construction of the China-Pakistan…
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China has all along believed that “the Palestinians governing Palestine” is the fundamental principle of post-conflict governance of Gaza, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday. The spokesperson made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech in which he said the U.S. will “take…
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The arrival of a previously little-known Chinese tech company has attracted global attention as it sent shockwaves through Wall Street with a new AI chatbot. On Monday, DeepSeek, a tiny company which reportedly employs no more than 200 people, caused American chipmaker Nvidia to have almost $600bn wiped off its market value – the biggest drop in…
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* Against the backdrop of the global economic slowdown, initiatives by China’s local governments to boost their economy this year have garnered significant attention from around the world. * Many local governments’ work reports have highlighted the task of boosting consumption in 2025 and introduced debut economy, a relatively new concept. * New quality productive…
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Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Newsmax on Saturday that more than China and Russia, “debt and deficits are the greatest threat to America being a strong nation.” While President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda will face challenges at home and abroad, Stuzman said the key to a strong nation starts with financial security but that the GOP also needs to “focus on…
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Taiwan’s intelligence bureau says China’s main spy agency is working with criminal gangs, shell companies and other dubious partners to gain intelligence on Taiwan’s defences, resulting in a major rise in those arrested for alleged espionage on the island. Current and retired Taiwanese military personnel are a special concern, accounting for around half of the…
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Japan’s foreign minister held talks in South Korea with top officials on Monday (Jan 13) as the Asian neighbours seek to strengthen ties before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Takeshi Iwaya met counterpart Cho Tae-yul for discussions in the capital Seoul, the South Korean foreign ministry said, with the two later holding a…
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When Lucy was living in the city of Chengdu, she was studying at a church school. In China, that is illegal, so the school operated underground. But the church got banned, and the school was shut down. For a couple of months, classes were taught in her home. That, too, was discovered, and the authorities…
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Making Britain better off will be “at the forefront of the chancellor’s mind” during her visit to China, the Treasury has said amid controversy over the trip. Rachel Reeves flew out on Friday after ignoring calls from opposition parties to cancel the long-planned venture because of market turmoil at home. The past week has seen a drop…
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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, chaired a CPC leadership meeting on Thursday to study and arrange disaster relief following a 6.8-magnitude quake that struck Xizang Autonomous Region earlier this week. The meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee emphasized that…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged law societies to play a better role as bridges in a letter sent to the ninth congress of the China Law Society, which opened on Friday. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for breaking…
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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for resolutely winning the tough, protracted and all-around battle against corruption. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized rigorous Party self-governance with the spirit of reform when addressing the fourth plenary session of the…
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