Category: China
China trade: Beijing targets exporters for help on rocky road to economic recovery
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s State Council says it is working on ways to stabilise trade and boost market confidence. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3216405/china-targets-exporters-help-rocky-road-economic-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs China making a cautious return to African infrastructure funding?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After three years in the financing wilderness, Nigeria has struck a new deal with a different Chinese lender for its stalled rail project. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216391/china-making-cautious-return-african-infrastructure-funding?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn military drills with Cambodia, China aims to counter shift towards US, say analysts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Golden Dragon 2023 includes military drills with joint naval exercise in Cambodian waters for first time and soft cultural skills: Chinese defence ministry. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3216329/military-drills-cambodia-china-aims-counter-shift-towards-us-say-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing signals importance of neighbours amid ‘growing weariness’ from the West
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The leaders of Singapore and Malaysia both visited China last week in trips seen as showing ‘positivity in relations’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216285/beijing-signals-importance-neighbours-amid-growing-weariness-west?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrance’s Macron ends trip to China with pact to bolster business, military ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But the joint statement with Xi Jinping does not include a commitment from Beijing to use its influence to help end Russia’s war on Ukraine, a key Macron request. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216378/frances-emmanuel-macron-ends-trip-china-pact-bolster-business-military-ties?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s military ‘testing ability to control sea and air around Taiwan’ in multi-day drill after island leader’s US visit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The People’s Liberation Army says it will hold three days of exercises, with coastal authorities in the southeast signalling additional drills. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216376/china-sets-military-drills-after-taiwan-leader-tsai-ing-wens-us-trip?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS and China urged to boost travel and exchanges to stop further fraying in ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A study warns that relations have reached a ‘level of animosity not seen since the late 1960s’ and call for increased contact between the two sides. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216368/us-and-china-urged-boost-travel-and-exchanges-stop-further-fraying-ties?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina took on outsized debt relief burden under G20 pandemic aid plan, study finds
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China held only 30 per cent of the claims but backed 63 per cent of payment deferrals, according to the study by China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216227/china-took-outsized-debt-relief-burden-under-g20-pandemic-aid-plan-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAlibaba unveils ChatGPT alternative Tongyi Qianwen under cloud services after Baidu’s high-profile Ernie Bot launch
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Alibaba is the latest Chinese tech firm to follow through with a home-grown alternative to ChatGPT weeks after a similar product from Baidu received a mixed reception. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3216344/alibaba-unveils-chatgpt-alternative-tongyi-qianwen-under-cloud-services-after-baidus-high-profile?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina and France make peace pledge on Ukraine as Macron caps trip with Xi meeting
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In joint declaration, both countries agree to restart top-level talks and work together on global challenges. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216350/macrons-visit-guangzhou-university-lesson-past-cooperation-and-push-future-academic-ties-china?utm_source=rss_feed
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