Tag: China
Global challenges: Merkel seeks greater China role
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in China on Saturday called climate protection a global problem and urged the Asian power to…
Buhari to Xi: Nigeria will honour all pacts with China
Nigeria is ready to provide counterpart funding on all agreements reached with China for the provision of infrastructure that directly…
Trade war: 4 lessons US needs to learn from China
It is time for trade hawks in Washington to start learning at least four lessons from their futile trade war…
Trump: US will win trade war against China
The United States 10-15 percent tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods will take effect from tomorrow, with President…
Call for democracy, China rotates Hong Kong troops
China rotated troops in its People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong on Thursday, days before protesters planned to hold…
China detains Australian writer on espionage charge
An Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been charged with suspected espionage in China after spending eight months in detention, the…
Trump regrets escalation of trade war with China, not backpedaling
US President Donald Trump has for the first time expressed regret that his trade war with China had spiralled into…
Reckless: Trump accuses China of stealing trillions of dollars from US
In a tweetstorm, President Donald Trump escalated his war against China on Friday, accusing it of not just being an…
Trade war: China slams tariffs on US cars, others
China on Friday announced plans to retaliate against the Trump administration with new tariffs on roughly $75 billion worth of…
U.S. cruise missile tested to deter China – Official
By its recent cruise missile test, the U.S. intended to make sure it had capabilities to deter China’s “bad behavior”,…
China naturalises Brazilian Elkeson for FIFA World Cup qualifier
In search of soccer glory, China have named Brazilian striker Elkeson in their squad for their opening World Cup qualifier…
Hong Kong protesters defy China in fresh rally
Hong Kong democracy activists are hoping to get out a huge crowd on Sunday in a bid to show the…
Nigerian pastor killed in China, FG demands probe
Nigeria has asked China to carry out a thorough investigation into the death of Mr Joseph Nwajueze, a Nigerian Pastor…
US, China tariff war could trigger global recession in months:Morgan Stanley
Researchers at Morgan Stanley, a leading investment bank, have alerted that if US and China continue to heap increasing tariff…
28 dead, 20 missing after Typhoon hits China
A total of 28 people died and 20 remain missing after super typhoon Lekima made landfall in east China's Zhejiang…
Trump distrupts the market with comment on China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was not ready to make a deal with China and even called…
Japan’s economy declines amid U.S-China trade tensions
Japan said on Friday its economy had slowed in the April-to-June quarter amid escalating trade tensions between China and the…
China hits American farmers in the jugular, many lament
China's announcement this week that it will cease importing agricultural products from the United States has sent shock waves through…
Robot traffic police deployed in China
A northern Chinese city has put a team of robots into operation to aid traffic police in tasks such as…
China rejects currency manipulator label
China has outrightly rejected a U.S. decision to label it a currency manipulator, its central bank said on Tuesday.
China to US: Don’t deploy missiles to Asia-Pacific region
China warned Tuesday it would take some unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based…
U.S. threats: China vows to defend interests
China on Tuesday pledged to defend its national interests amid threats from the U.S. that it might deploy new medium-range…
Just IN: US labels China currency manipulator as trade war deepens
The US Treasury Department on Monday labelled China a currency manipulator, escalating the U.S.-China trade war with a significant rebuke…
China vows tit-for-tat tariffs against US products
The Chinese authorities have announced that they will take countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with the introduction of…
Trump escalates tariff war with China, targets $550b goods
President Donald Trump said the US would hit China with tariffs on roughly $300 billion worth of its products while…
“We are ready to defend our sovereignty,” Philippines warns China
The Philippine Defence Ministry on Thursday likened China’s presence in the disputed South China Sea to squatting and warned that…
Stop wrong moves on Iran nuclear issue, China urges U.S.
China has called on the U.S. to stop its wrong moves on the Iran nuclear issue and respect the legitimate…
China to deorbit Tiangong-2 Space Lab July 19
China is planning to deorbit its Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory on July 19 in a controlled manner after the manned space…
Britain, China in war-of-words over Hong Kong
Protests in Hong Kong escalated into a verbal war between China and Britain on Wednesday as China told Britain to…
Hong Kong: Violent demonstrations totally intolerable – China
The Chinese government has angrily reacted to the spate of violent protests rocking length and breadth of the Hong Kong…