China Threatens Vague Retaliation on Foreign Firms Before Trump Summit
China Sharpens Retaliatory Tools Against U.S. Ahead of Trump Summit—Beijing responds to Washington’s trade pressure with broad but vague threats aimed at foreign businesses @ByChunHan @yoyominnie https://t.co/itS181EOEe https://t.co/itS181EOEe
China's Export Growth Falters as Global Demand Slumps
China’s Export Momentum Slows Amid Iran War—Weaker global demand threatens a growth driver for Beijing @hannahmiao_ @TByGraceZhu https://t.co/vpepE1zohz https://t.co/vpepE1zohz
Evergrande Founder Pleads Guilty, Symbolizing China’s Property Collapse
Founder of Fallen Chinese Property Giant Evergrande Pleads Guilty to Fraud—Onetime billionaire helped fuel boom and bust of China’s property market @ByChunHan https://t.co/9tYhzZZBpD https://t.co/9tYhzZZBpD
Hong Kong Enables Iran's Hidden Billions, Weakening U.S. Sanctions
How Hong Kong Helps the Flow of Iran’s Hidden Billions—U.S. sanctions lose their bite in a Chinese city where setting up a company and moving money is easy @austinramzy https://t.co/LUrgqUohBe https://t.co/LUrgqUohBe
China's Biotech Surge Threatens Western Drug Dominance
Big Pharma Is Turning to China for the Newest Drug Ideas—China’s biotechs are faster and have lower costs, and its drug research threatens to soon overtake the West’s @Loftus https://t.co/YszgDfNlwc https://t.co/YszgDfNlwc
China Urges Deeper Coordination with North Korea on Global Affairs
Reuters: China and N. Korea should further enhance communication and coordination in major international and regional affairs, China’s foreign minister said in a meeting with N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday. https://t.co/ucS9fgVjFA
Trump Pushes Massive Shipyard Revival to Counter China
Trump Administration Pushes Biggest Noncombat Ship Upgrade in Decades—Budget proposal aims to revitalize U.S. shipyards, counter China’s maritime dominance with surge in orders for logistics vessels @pdberger https://t.co/YyzHiCyS6E https://t.co/YyzHiCyS6E
Xi Welcomes Taiwan Opposition Leader, Tightening Beijing’s Grip
Xi Hosts Taiwan Opposition Leader to Draw Island Closer to China—Ahead of Trump visit, campaign to absorb Taiwan and muffle U.S. influence advances @joyuwang https://t.co/QpSr1aqdjq https://t.co/QpSr1aqdjq
Middle East Energy Shock Ends China’s Deflation, Prices Rise
Middle East Energy Shock Snaps China’s Deflationary Streak—Factory-gate prices rise in China for the first time in over three years @hannahmiao_ https://t.co/8yOC6VYhc5 https://t.co/8yOC6VYhc5
U.S. Shifts From Trump’s China Hardline to Conciliatory Policy
Trump Once Talked Tough With China. Now He’s Playing Nice. The administration has quietly scrapped its previous playbook, adopting a more conciliatory approach to Beijing @heathersomervil @alexbward @GavinBade https://t.co/9teV50Qwnb https://t.co/9teV50Qwnb
Trump Flips Gunboat Diplomacy, Urging China to Enforce.
“When Trump called on China…to send ‘War Ships’ to the Strait of Hormuz…the painful history of 19th century ‘gunboat diplomacy’ was suddenly inverted as Trump asked China, once a victim, to join in as an enforcer.” @JohnDelury https://t.co/QxfBKrJe7m
Taiwan Opposition Leader Visits China, Calls It Peace Mission
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she’s calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-ruled island to come under its control. @EECastilloAP @SiminaMistreanu https://t.co/aJ3NijhPub
China Buys Iran's Oil, Sustaining Sanctions‑busting War Funding
How China Helped Iran Cushion the Blow of Sanctions and Fund Its War Machine—Over the past half decade, China has provided Iran with a financial lifeline by buying most of its oil @RoryWSJ @BrianSpegele @austinramzy https://t.co/36s4JdH6hU https://t.co/36s4JdH6hU
China Reserves Offshore Airspace for 40 Days, Hinting Military Activity
China Creates New Aviation Mystery With Offshore Warning Zones—Beijing reserves airspace for 40 days, suggesting possible military activity ahead @joyuwang https://t.co/S5iRx1CF03 https://t.co/S5iRx1CF03
His Death Highlights China’s Exhausting, Hypercompetitive Work Culture
“On social media, people asked: Had he steered young Chinese to better lives or discouraged their idealism? What did his abrupt death, after he had…complained of being exhausted and overworked, say about China’s hypercompetitive work culture?” @vwang3 https://t.co/mjVnF2F9SR