China firmly opposes the “weaponisation” of economic and trade issues, and is open to “candid dialogue” with the United States as equals, according to Vice-Premier He Lifeng, who met pro-Trump US Senator Steve Daines in Beijing on Saturday. He also informed Daines that Chinese Premier Li Qiang would meet him on Sunday, according to a…
Hong Kong society lacks a proper understanding of the “one country, two systems” governing principle, only considering it a solution for “historical issues” or as unrelated to national development, a local delegate of the country’s top advisory body has said. Tu Haiming, vice-chairman of the liaison committee for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and overseas Chinese,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned there will be no winner in a tariff or tech war between China and the US and vowed that Beijing would firmly safeguard its interests. The comments came after US president-elect Donald Trump told US broadcaster NBC on Friday that he and Xi “have been communicating with each other…