Category: China
China summons South Korean envoy in tit-for-tat move amid row over ‘betting on the US’ comments
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Seoul should ‘seriously’ look at problems in bilateral ties, China’s assistant foreign minister Nong Rong tells South Korean ambassador. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223715/china-summons-south-korean-envoy-tit-tat-move-amid-row-over-betting-us-comments?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTop Chinese, Saudi officials vow to boost business environment as Beijing and Riyadh push for stronger economic ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Speaking in Saudi Arabia, CPPCC vice-chairman Hu Chunhua says China and Arab world share ‘historic mission’ to ‘revitalise their respective civilisations’ while promising Beijing’s support to investors on both sides. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223716/top-chinese-saudi-officials-vow-boost-business-environment-beijing-and-riyadh-push-stronger-economic?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePutting a price on 2 decades of full-time housework in China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A court in the country’s northwest granted a woman about US$7,000 as part of her divorce settlement. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223679/putting-price-2-decades-full-time-housework-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTech war: China to host first supply chain expo to bolster global position amid US ‘de-risking’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The China International Supply Chain Expo will focus on smart cars, green agriculture, clean energy, digital technology and healthy living, the organiser says. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3223710/tech-war-china-host-first-supply-chain-expo-bolster-global-position-amid-us-de-risking?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHonduras opens Beijing embassy after switch from Taipei
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Diplomatic office launched ahead of Honduran president’s expected meeting with her Chinese counterpart next week. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3223708/honduras-opens-beijing-embassy-after-switch-taipei?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy Blinken’s Saudi Arabia trip was really a ‘message for China’ as well as US allies in Middle East
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Alarm’ over China’s growing influence in the Middle East is driving US push to show that pivot to Asia will not come at the expense of Gulf and Arab partners, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223709/why-blinkens-saudi-arabia-trip-was-really-message-china-well-us-allies-middle-east?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCan Uganda’s Turkish move push China to return to Kenyan leg of major African rail link?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Uganda has signed on Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi to build its share of a four-nation railway. This makes a strong case for commercial viability, concerns over which saw China’s Exim Bank refuse to fund…
Read MoreChina braces for floods as heavy rain pelts southern provinces
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Extreme weather prompts disaster relief agency to send advisers to areas including Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, where rising water forced evacuation of 2,600 people following record-breaking rainfall. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3223699/china-braces-floods-heavy-rain-pelts-southern-provinces?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWave of #MeToo cases threatens to engulf Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A senior aide to President Tsai Ing-wen quit after being accused of harassment and a number of party officials resigned over their handling of other cases. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223609/wave-metoo-cases-threatens-engulf-taiwans-ruling-democratic-progressive-party?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina seeks more Middle East economic inroads as investors flock to Riyadh, but politics ‘more complex’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Two-day Arab-China Business Conference, which begins on Sunday in Riyadh, will welcome more than 3,000 attendees amid China’s growing interest in the Middle East. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3223591/china-seeks-more-middle-east-economic-inroads-investors-flock-riyadh-politics-more-complex?utm_source=rss_feed
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