Chinese markets’ 2018 performance was their worst in a decade

posted in: Far East, News

2018 has been unkind to China’s stock markets. Major indexes in Shanghai and Shenzhen both saw annual losses of more than 24 percent in 2018. Two major factors unsettled the Chinese markets for much of 2018: The ongoing trade war … Read More

US, China cool trade tensions after phone call

In this file photo taken on Dec 05, 2018, a Chinese and US national flags hang on a fence at an international school in Beijing, China. Source: AFP THE US and China on Sunday “made new progress” on the issues … Read More

China playing power politics with Canada

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Two days after warning Canada of “grave consequences” if it did not immediately release Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer (CFO) of China’s tech giant Huawei and daughter of its founder, China arrested two Canadians. Last Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman … Read More

China sets sights on ‘powerful home market’ to drive growth through 2019 trade turmoil

Leadership focuses on domestic agenda to suggest it is not caving in to US demands, analyst says China will try to develop “a powerful home market” to help offset external uncertainties next year, the country’s top leadership agreed on Thursday, … Read More

Trump changes his tone on China deal after Market slide

posted in: News, United States

After President Donald Trump helped send markets tanking by feeding doubts about his trade deal with China, he stepped in Wednesday to pump up optimism in a series of early-morning tweets. The US President cited “very strong signals” overnight from … Read More

China and EU agree to work together to tackle Trump’s higher tariffs

posted in: European Union, News

Two sides confirm importance of conducting trade under WTO rules. European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He shake hands in Beijing on June 25   © Reuters BEIJING (Kyodo) — China and the European Union agreed … Read More

Behind-the-Scenes Diplomacy: Trump’s ‘Great Deal’ With China May Soon Take Shape

Donald Trump’s statement of a possible “great deal” between Washington and Beijing that came out of the blue on October 30 may come true after months of tensions over a US-China tariff spat. Speaking to Sputnik, CCTV editor Tom McGregor … Read More

China’s President Orders Military ‘PREPARE FOR WAR’

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Tensions are now growing around the future of the South China Sea and Taiwan. Tensions are now growing around the future of the South China Sea and Taiwan As China continues to battle the escalating trade war with the US, … Read More

Russia and China Will Now Hold Military Exercises “On a Regular Basis”

posted in: Russia

But does that mean an alliance is coming? Russia and China are drawing closer together as the two great powers solidifytheir entente to challenge the United States and its liberal hegemony. Not only do Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president … Read More

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