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Taiwan says it 'isn't giving up on Hong Kong' as Tsai considers suspending special status

Taiwan says it 'isn't giving up on Hong Kong' as Tsai considers suspending special status

Taiwan's mainland policymaker on Monday clarified that the self-ruled island would continue to support Hong Kong, after President Tsai Ing-wen said its special status could be revoked if Beijing passed a controversial national security law for the city.

2020-05-26 14:43

China's economic strategy shift shows Xi is preparing for 'worst case scenario'

China's economic strategy shift shows Xi is preparing for 'worst case scenario'

China's move to double down on a pivot away from export-led growth in favour of developing its domestic market reflects a strategic shift by Beijing to prepare for the “worst case scenario” after the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysts.

2020-05-26 14:38

What you need to know about the national security law for Hong Kong

What you need to know about the national security law for Hong Kong

Chinese legislators are expected to discuss a new law concerning Hong Kong's national security at the upcoming parliamentary session. The law would ban all seditious activities aimed at toppling the central government and external interference in the city's affairs, as well as target terrorist acts in the special administrative region, sources say. Here is a rundown of the ba...

2020-05-22 19:28

Coronavirus patient puzzles New York doctors with rare symptoms

Coronavirus patient puzzles New York doctors with rare symptoms

Doctors in New York have reported a rare set of symptoms in a coronavirus patient - a case so puzzling that the medical team could not confirm the man had Covid-19 until just before he was discharged from hospital.

2020-05-20 11:44

China, US consumers turn on each other's goods as pandemic drives commercial nationalism

China, US consumers turn on each other's goods as pandemic drives commercial nationalism

The coronavirus pandemic is fuelling mistrust among consumers in China and the United States about each country's products, as the momentum for a decoupling between the two world's largest economies intensifies.

2020-05-20 11:29

Australia rules out trade war retaliation with China despite barley tariff escalation

Australia rules out trade war retaliation with China despite barley tariff escalation

Australia has ruled out retaliating for China's tariff of over 80 per cent placed on its exports of barley, insisting that the two countries have not entered into a trade war. Late on Monday night, China confirmed an 80.5 per cent tariff would be placed on barley exports from Australia after concluding its 18-month anti-dumping investigation, which ruled Australia imports had...

2020-05-19 17:12

Why is China resisting an independent inquiry into how the pandemic started?

Why is China resisting an independent inquiry into how the pandemic started?

Beijing is under growing pressure from the United States, Australia and European powers to allow an international inquiry in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Analysts say Beijing has resisted calls from the Western powers - particularly the US - for an independent investigation into the handling and source of the outbreak for fear of how it will further den...

2020-05-17 11:22

China hits back at America's 'unreasonable suppression' of Huawei

China hits back at America's 'unreasonable suppression' of Huawei

Beijing has appealed to Washington to bring an end to the suppression of Chinese firms after the US announced plans on Friday to further restrict technology giant Huawei's ability to develop semiconductors using American technologies. Describing the move as the destruction of “global manufacturing, supply and value chains”, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday that B...

2020-05-17 11:15

China's local officials under pressure to address rise in unemployment amid pandemic

China's local officials under pressure to address rise in unemployment amid pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has forced a dramatic change in priorities for Beijing's leaders, as they grapple with falling economic growth and a rising unemployment rate that threatens social stability - the foundation of the ruling Communist Party's legitimacy.

2020-05-13 15:43

China's restrictions on Australian beef, barley seen as retaliation for support of coronavirus probe

China's restrictions on Australian beef, barley seen as retaliation for support of coronavirus probe

In the space of a few days, China has dealt heavy blows to both Australian barley and beef industries, raising suspicions that Beijing is using trade to punish Canberra for lending support to the international call to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions on Australian beef and barley may also pave the way for China to increase imports of the t...

2020-05-13 15:35

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