Minitrue: Don’t Hype, Speculate, or Comment on Brexit
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Is Brexit a Blessing for Beijing, or a Blow?
On Thursday, the British public narrowly voted to leave the European Union. China avoided most of...
Xi Jinping Visits U.K. (Updating)
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the United Kingdom this week, with...
Is British Policy For Sale to China?
British Chancellor George Osborne’s recent efforts to build a “golden...
China’s New Silk Road Ambitions
This week’s Economist examines Kazakhstan’s part in building a new trans-Eurasian “Silk Rail.”...
U.K. Weighs Profit vs. Principle as Li Keqiang Visits
Li Keqiang’s three-day visit to the U.K. got into full swing on Tuesday, with the Chinese premier meeting both the Queen and his British counterpart David Cameron. Deals and declarations were announced, covering trade...
Top Taiwan Official To Make First Visit To Island
Reuters reports that China’s top official in charge of relations with Taiwan, Zhang Zhijun,...
China Cancels Thai Rice Deal Amid Graft Probe
After Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission launched investigations into embattled...
Prospective U.S. Ambassador to China Under Scrutiny
News came on Wednesday of Max Baucus’ selection—pending senate approval—to succeed departing...
Solar-Panel Dispute Burns Hole in EU Strategy
At The Wall Street Journal, Matthew Dalton reports that the EU’s watering-down of plans for steep tariffs on Chinese solar-panels, which it claims are dumped in European markets due to illegal government subsidies, shows...
China to Build $5 Billion EU Beachhead in Belarus
As premier Li Keqiang visits Germany amid economic tensions between China and Europe, Bloomberg’s Aliaksandr Kudrytski reports on China’s part in building a new city near the Belarusian capital of Minsk. The...
Chinese SOEs Major Losers in 2012
The Economist highlights a new book on the scale and effects of subsidies to China’s state-owned enterprises, which its authors estimate amounted to more than $300 billion between 1985 and 2005: The Chinese government does...
California’s ‘Chinese Dream’
After California Governor Jerry Brown led a delegation to China earlier this month in a effort to stimulate economic interaction – and especially Chinese FDI in California, Truman National Security Project fellow Dean...
Gov. Brown Sees China as Ticket to High-Speed Railway
On a weeklong trade mission to China, California Governor Jerry Brown is seeking to promote Chinese investment in the U.S. state’s enormous but struggling economy, and Chinese media has been taking note. On Friday in...
China Won’t Forsake North Korea
Tensions between North Korea and China have been on the rise due to the recent nuclear test by Pyongyang. As a result, China has voiced support for the U.N. Security Council’s resolution that would impose tougher sanctions on...
Some Chinese Souring on Being N. Korea’s Best Friend
According to Reuters, North Korea has told China that it is prepared to stage one or two more nuclear tests this year. This information emerged after China’s condemnation of North Korea’s underground nuclear tests....
MOC Claims China Not World’s Top Trading Nation
China’s Ministry of Commerce is contesting recent media reports that China surpassed the U.S. as the world’s biggest trading nation in terms of volume last year. China Daily reports: Recent data from the...
China Fluffs Up Cotton Price
As China’s trade surpasses the United States making it the world’s largest trading nation, The Wall Street Journal reports China’s demand for cotton is helping the global market by boosting demand: The...
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