A first-quarter survey by the China Beige Book released Thursday found that borrowing by state-owned enterprises dropped to the lowest in the study's roughly 10-year history. Given ties to the
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China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article
China's foreign ministry said it summoned Caroline Wilson, Britain's ambassador in Beijing, to lodge "stern representations" over an "inappropriate" article that she wrote. Wilson's article sought to explain why foreign
Continue reading »Twitter Locks Out Chinese Embassy in U.S. Over Post on Uighurs
Twitter Inc. has locked the official account for the Chinese Embassy to the U.S. after a post that defended the Beijing government’s policies in the western region of Xinjiang, where
Continue reading »China Slams U.S. Covid Lab Claims as ‘Conspiracy Theories’
China accused the U.S. of spreading “lies” and “conspiracy theories” after the Trump administration said it had new information suggesting the coronavirus might have emerged from a Chinese laboratory. A
Continue reading »China Sends Sanctioned Official to AmCham Dinner in Beijing
In this article Beijing sent a top official sanctioned by the U.S. to an AmCham China dinner, in a show of defiance that could feed criticism of the business group
Continue reading »China Confirms Watch List Targeting Taiwan Independence Backers
China confirmed it’s compiling a global watch list of Taiwanese independence backers it plans to “punish,” marking an escalation in Beijing’s pursuit of its critics. “The list is only targeting
Continue reading »Derailing of Jack Ma’s Mega Ant IPO Shows Xi Jinping’s in Charge
China’s move to abruptly halt the world’s biggest stock-market debut sends global investors a clear message: Any financial opening will only be done on terms that benefit President Xi Jinping
Continue reading »Tsai Vows to Defend Taiwan, Calls for Dialogue With China
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen called for dialogue with Beijing while vowing to defend the island in the face of Chinese intimidation. “I believe regional tension can be resolved,” Tsai said
Continue reading »Beijing Shuts Schools; Japan Export Slump Deepens: Virus Update
Concerns grew about a new wave of coronavirus infections, with Beijing shutting its schools in an escalation of measures to halt a fresh outbreak. Japanese exports fell at a faster
Continue reading »In Hong Kong, Xi Jinping Takes a Page From Vladimir Putin’s Playbook
SHARE THIS ARTICLE Shortly after China confirmed it would bypass Hong Kong’s legislature to impose new security legislation, the media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai tweeted that his home,
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