The incoming foreign minister’s trip continues a tradition started by his forebears thirty years ago. According to China’s foreign ministry, new foreign minister Qin Gang will visit five African nations over the course of a week to begin his tenure. From January 9 to January 16, Qin, who most recently served as ambassador to the […] Read more
Facebook on Thursday announced that it will refer its decision to indefinitely suspend the account of former President Donald Trump to its newly instituted Oversight Board. The independent body, which has been described as Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” will review the decision to suspend Trump and make a binding decision on whether the account will be reinstated. Until a […] Read more
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi was due to arrive on Wednesday night in Thailand, a country central to Beijing’s strategy for Asia at a time the kingdom is facing a double hit from a pandemic-flattened economy and political turmoil. In the big superpower square-off between the US and China, Thailand plays an oversized role. Bordering […] Read more
President Donald Trump announced early Friday he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus, plunging the United States into further upheaval and uncertainty just over a month away from Election Day. The White House physician said the president and first lady were “both well” at the moment. In a tweet shortly before 1 a.m. ET, Trump […] Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned President Donald Trump at a White House dinner last October that Chinese tech firms posed a direct threat to the U.S. business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal that cites people claiming to be familiar with the matter. He is said to have argued that clamping down on these […] Read more
A top Chinese commission in charge of the country’s financial industry, led by Vice-Premier Liu He, has held five meetings in the past 40 days, reflecting a shift in focus to domestic issues ahead of the potential signing of a trade truce with the United States. The China Financial Stability and Development Committee convened for […] Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the courage and commitment of Hong Kong’s embattled leader on Monday, and reiterated the central government’s support for the city’s police force, as he met Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor for the second time in two months. But Xi also made a point of repeating remarks he made in Brazil last […] Read more
Former White House chief economic advisor Gary Cohn said Monday that he believes President Donald Trump will go forward with the Dec. 15 tariffs if the U.S. and China haven’t agreed to a trade deal. “I think he thinks that that’s a forcing function and if he keeps blinking, he loses credibility in the Chinese […] Read more
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will face “retribution sooner or later” for saying that Beijing wanted him to fire the general manager of the Houston Rockets, state broadcaster CCTV said in a commentary published late Friday. The government-controlled broadcaster said Silver “crossed the bottom line” by continuing to defend Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey. “To cater […] Read more
Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to put EU-China relations to the fore when Germany takes on the European Union’s rotating presidency next year. This includes plans for a summit meeting – which multiple diplomatic sources expect to be held in Leipzig next September – where for the first time President Xi Jinping would meet all […] Read more