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Will China’s zero-tariff market access boost African fortunes?
More than 30 ‘least-developed countries’ can now export goods to China duty free, but lower value products mean limited upside for most, experts say.
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Waves continue in South China Sea as China warns against ‘provocative actions’
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To expand TCM use, China to train 1,300 practitioners in belt and road nations
9 Dec 2024 - 11:04AM
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‘Only game in town’: ex-Spain minister says China-EU ties can thrive under Trump
Former top diplomat says EU’s problems are not about Trump, and both China and the bloc must choose between maintaining existing trade relations or ‘chaos’.
9 Dec 2024 - 10:15AM
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Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi
President-elect says in an NBC interview aired Sunday that he had an exchange with Xi last week.
9 Dec 2024 - 7:51AM
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China-Middle East relations
As Assad regime falls, China urges Syria to ensure safety of Chinese nationals
Chinese embassy remains open in Damascus and Beijing is monitoring developments.
8 Dec 2024 - 8:17PM
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China-Africa relations
Why alarm bells are ringing for China-based ‘smartphone king of Africa’
Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings is struggling to hold its own at the retail level as costs rise and supply chains are disrupted.
8 Dec 2024 - 3:23PM
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US-China relations
Say YES: young Americans urged to ‘pioneer’ correct views of China
Ambassador Xie Feng says 14,000 US youths have visited China since November last year, but moves to steer clear of disruption ‘far from enough’.
8 Dec 2024 - 3:22PM
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Foreign tourists at the Bund in Shanghai last month. China’s Young Envoys Scholarship, or YES, offers five-year multiple-entry visas to young Americans taking part in the programme. Photo: Xinhua
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China-Africa relations
African banks set up shop in China as Beijing pushes for yuan-based trade
African banks are positioning themselves to take full economic advantage as Beijing seeks to de-dollarise its trade.
7 Dec 2024 - 8:00PM
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US-China relations
‘Groundless’: China slams cyber spying accusations as West issues fresh warning
Chinese embassy in New Zealand also urges end to use of cybersecurity issues to ‘slander and smear China’, saying it is itself a victim.
7 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM
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Diplomacy
China-EU relations
Why China’s TikTok and EU are going head to head over Romanian election
Front runner Calin Georgescu, a far-right candidate with pro-Russian and anti-Nato views, is accused of gaining from viral TikTok drive.
7 Dec 2024 - 2:02PM
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Diplomacy
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Paraguay expels Chinese diplomat for urging lawmakers to sever ties to Taiwan
Xu Wei, senior Chinese envoy to Latin America, is directed to leave the country after telling legislators to recognise mainland China.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:59AM
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A meeting in Taipei on July 12, 2023, between Paraguay’s president-elect Santiago Pena and William Lai Ching-te, then Taiwan’s vice-president. Paraguay has expelled a Chinese diplomat for urging Paraguayan legislators to sever ties to Taiwan. Photo: Taiwan’s Presidential Office via AFP
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US-China relations
Top Democrat urges closer US-China cooperation on shared challenges
Ranking congressman on House intelligence committee highlights climate change, fentanyl and global health as areas for cooperation.
7 Dec 2024 - 6:34AM
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Diplomacy
China-South Korea relations
What a possible South Korean leadership change could mean for China
If lawmakers vote to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol, the main opposition DP could rise to power and take a more ‘conciliatory approach’.
7 Dec 2024 - 4:07AM
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China-India relations
China, India vow to learn from 2020 border clash, keep talking to prevent repeat
Calls for openness mark first WMCC talks since both sides withdrew from face-off points along disputed western Himalayan border.
6 Dec 2024 - 9:36PM
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China-Middle East relations
Chinese embassy in Syria urges citizens to evacuate as civil war reignites
The warning comes as rebels, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, capture major cities Aleppo and Hama.
6 Dec 2024 - 6:51PM
Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized military vehicle on the outskirts of Hama on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Diplomacy
China-Japan relations
China and Japan ‘share same position’ on stability in Korean peninsula: experts
Korean peninsula emerges as opportunity for Sino-Japanese security amid developing Russia-North Korea alliance, Trump presidency, experts say.
6 Dec 2024 - 4:01PM
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US-China relations
Trump’s quick pick for US envoy to China raises prospects for top-tier contact
The swift nomination of former senator David Perdue suggests the president-elect sees Beijing as a high priority, observer says.
6 Dec 2024 - 9:43PM
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US-China relations
Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts
Sanctions targeting Beijing’s hi-tech progress anticipated as report finds Washington has increasingly used such mechanisms in recent years.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:55AM
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US-China relations
Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation need not trouble US yet, Pentagon official says
Even so, US Defence Department expert on the Arctic adds, ‘it’s important for us to be consistently monitoring how their intentions progress’.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:56AM
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A photograph released by Chinese state media of China’s first coastguard patrol in the Arctic during a joint exercise with Russia in September. Photo: Weibo
Diplomacy
South China Sea
Chinese coastguard hits out again at Philippines over South China Sea clashes
Philippine agency is misleading the international community over incidents at Sabina and Scarborough shoals, China Coast Guard says.
5 Dec 2024 - 11:56PM
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Global Economy
China trade
Will Trump’s threats push China and Japan closer together?
Relations between the Asian powers have become highly strained in recent years, but officials from both sides are now talking up the value of cooperation.
6 Dec 2024 - 4:09AM
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Diplomacy
China-EU relations
Huawei urges greater collaboration on AI between China and EU
Shenzhen-based technology firm has faced sanctions in EU countries and the US because of perceived national security risks.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:10PM
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Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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