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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 13:35

White House adviser suggests US could lower China tariffs to combat inflation

White House adviser suggests US could lower China tariffs to combat inflation

Washington is weighing a reduction of tariffs on non-strategic goods from China such as bicycles and apparel, a White House national security official said Thursday, as part of efforts to combat soaring inflation.

2022-04-22 09:32

Powell reinforces expectations of sharp rate hike next month

As China's COVID lockdowns snarl supply chains and spark protests, will zero-tolerance pass test?

As China's COVID lockdowns snarl supply chains and spark protests, will zero-tolerance pass test?

Anxiety was getting the better of Xiao Ke. The trading company owner from Hangzhou was supposed to have delivered a Greece-bound cosmetics shipment to Shanghai earlier this month for customs clearance. But there had been no truck services available for weeks.

2022-04-16 15:37

Shanghai lockdown tests limits of China's dynamic zero-COVID policy

Shanghai lockdown tests limits of China's dynamic zero-COVID policy

Soon after midnight Thursday, a group of 7,500 medical staff boarded buses in Jiangsu Province, on a round trip to Shanghai around 300km away, a total journey time of 12 hours.

2022-04-13 14:13

Will US really rescue Taiwan if China attacks?

Will US really rescue Taiwan if China attacks?

Taiwan will have to fight for itself in a conflict with mainland China, though its informal but close ally the United States is expected to provide arms and other aid to the self-ruled island, according to military experts.

2022-04-11 14:35

Shanghai residents risk punishment for breaching lockdown, sneaking out at night to barter for food

Shanghai residents risk punishment for breaching lockdown, sneaking out at night to barter for food

Each night under the cover of darkness, Shanghai resident Zhang Hongyan and her neighbors conduct barter transactions to get essentials which are in short supply due to the city's COVID-19 lockdown.

2022-04-09 13:06

Shanghai hospital pays the price for China's COVID response

China warns Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan would cross 'red line'

China warns Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan would cross 'red line'

Any visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would cross Beijing's "red line,” China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Thursday, in a rare direct comment on a specific American visitor to the self-ruled island.

2022-04-08 15:28

Chinese state media tries to rally support for zero-COVID as discontent grows over lockdowns

Chinese state media tries to rally support for zero-COVID as discontent grows over lockdowns

Chinese state media has sought to defend Beijing's zero-COVID strategy - which has become a part of Xi Jinping's political legacy - using the president's "persistence is victory" phrase to encourage people to stay the course.

2022-04-02 18:01

Shanghai separates COVID-positive children from parents in virus fight

Hong Kong migration to Canada soars to levels unseen since 1998

Hong Kong migration to Canada soars to levels unseen since 1998

Migration from Hong Kong to Canada has soared to levels not seen since 1998, the year after the city's handover to China, according to new data.

2022-03-30 09:48

Plane crash in China: Data suggest pilot's battle for control of flight at the last moment

Plane crash in China: Data suggest pilot's battle for control of flight at the last moment

Flight data provided by an air traffic monitoring service has depicted a battle for control of China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735, suggesting the plane pulled out of a 22,000 foot nosedive and briefly started climbing before a second dive sent it crashing into the ground.

2022-03-23 14:16

What is known about the China Eastern plane crash

Ukraine war: China's envoy to US says Beijing is sending humanitarian aid, not weapons

Ukraine war: China's envoy to US says Beijing is sending humanitarian aid, not weapons

China's top envoy to the U.S. denied that Beijing was sending military equipment to Russia to support its neighbor's invasion of Ukraine, but declined to explicitly rule out such a move and defended the country's unaltered economic relationship with Moscow.

2022-03-21 11:34

Russia demands Mariupol lay down arms but Ukraine says no

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