WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China’s influence, shoring up a largely bipartisan push to ensure America comes out ahead in the competition between the world’s superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese-made drones, limit China-linked biotech companies from access to the U.S. market, strengthen sanctions…
Beijing may look beyond Hong Kong to formulate proportional countermeasures should the US pass legislation aimed at closing the city’s trade offices in the country, observers and experts have said. The Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday warned of “resolute and strong countermeasures” after the Republican-led US House of Representatives voted to pass bills that would…
Lt. Gen. He Lei. File | Photo Credit: AP China will “crush” any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday (September 12, 2024) on the sidelines of a defence forum. Washington and Beijing have verbally sparred over China’s increasingly assertive approach in disputed…
China’s top legislature has reviewed a plan to gradually raise the retirement age, months after the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee proposed it be lifted in a “voluntary and flexible” way. The retirement age has been in place since 1951 and is among the lowest in the world. It is currently 60 for men, 55…
When Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the China-Africa summit on Thursday, he called on the continent to join China in leading the modernisation of the Global South, which he said has suffered “injustice” at the hands of the West. In a joint action plan, China called for strengthened cooperation on supply chains and green technology…
“Europe has a China problem.” These are not words you would have heard from a budding EU trade commissioner a decade ago, when cutting juicy deals with booming economies like China was the top line of the job description. But in 2024, this might be the kind of rhetoric needed if you want to be…
Baidu on Wednesday announced a rebranding of its flagship artificial intelligence (AI) app Ernie Bot, as the Chinese technology giant tries to distinguish itself in an increasingly crowded and competitive market. The Chinese renaming of Ernie Bot to “Wenxiaoyan” from “Wenxin Yiyan” reflects the tool’s positioning as a “new search” assistant, according to Xue Su,…
Legislators in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang say they will increase support for US-sanctioned enterprises, including via the legal system and overseas promotions. In a resolution released and taking effect on Monday, the regional legislature denounced US sanctions against Xinjiang enterprises over the alleged use of forced labour, calling for the creation of “a…
Lee said the visit fully reflected the importance and care the central government attached to Hong Kong and he hoped the delegation – fresh from winning 91 medals including 40 golds at the Paris Olympics – would feel at home during the trip. “The outstanding result at the Games was the embodiment of the progress…
China said it found evidence of dumping by European brandy makers in a preliminary probe but stopped short of levying tariffs, in a sign Beijing wants to negotiate with the European Union in managing various trade issues spanning electric cars to agriculture. Imported brandy from the European Union has been dumped into China, dealing material…