The uphill climb to woo neighbours
September 25, 2024
Asian news from city Beijing
China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean
BEIJING (AP) — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.
Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
HONG KONG (AP) — Writing to the Hong Kong court that convicted him of sedition, former Stand News editor Patrick Lam said he regretted missing a chance to tell a police officer about independent journalism.
China central bank cuts medium-term loan rate
China's central bank lowered the cost of its medium-term loans to banks on Wednesday in a move consistent with broad policy easing measures announced a day earlier to shore up a flailing economy.
Philippines faces ‘strategic quandary’ by hosting US Typhon missile system indefinitely
“If they remove the system, they acquiesce to Beijing’s demands and forfeit tactical and strategic advantages. But right now, it’s clear that Washington and Manila want to keep the Typhon as part of any cost-benefit calculus for Chinese escalation.”
China to Investigate U.S. Retailer, Sending a Message Over Xinjiang
China said on Tuesday that it would investigate whether PVH, the American retailer that owns the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands, has taken “discriminatory measures” against products from Xinjiang in China’s far west.
China's auto stocks rise unfazed by U.S. proposal to ban Chinese car parts
Shares of Chinese automakers climbed Tuesday, shrugging off a U.S. government proposal to ban certain types of vehicles equipped with car parts from China and Russia, amid a broad rally after Beijing announced policy easing.
Outplaying China key to defeating Myanmar’s junta
After a string of humiliating defeats at the hands of various ethnic resistance organizations (EROs) and People’s Defense Forces (PDFs), the collapse of Myanmar’s junta—the State Administrative Council (SAC)—is an increasingly plausible scenario.