China blows off EU turbine probe as an ill wind
For having launched an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese wind turbo operations in five member countries, the European Union is accused by Beijing of protectionism.
Asian news from Beijing
China denies recruiting ‘sleeper cell’ military members in the Philippines
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday strongly denied Philippine military reports that Beijing has been recruiting Filipino military personnel as consultants and planting operatives in “sleeper cells” throughout the country.
China sanctions two U.S. defense firms for selling Taiwan weapons
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has banned the senior executives of two U.S. defense companies from entering the country and frozen their property in response to their arms sales to Taiwan, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Global economy now has its own ‘Three-Body Problem’
TOKYO — Analysts at Fitch Ratings have been a busy bunch in recent months warning of debt landmines in the two biggest economies.
China is sending its highest-level delegation to North Korea since 2019 to kick off a ‘friendship year’
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China sanctions 2 U.S. companies over ‘support for arms sales to Taiwan’
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday announced sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary.
Biden Aims to Project United Front Against China at White House Summit
President Biden intends to use a first-ever joint meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday to send a blunt diplomatic message to an increasingly aggressive China: Beijing’s harassment of Philippine ships in the South China Sea is a violation of international law and must stop.
US, Vietnam fear China-backed Techo Funan Canal in Cambodia could be used for military purposes
“The Cambodian people – along with people in neighbouring countries and the broader region – would benefit from transparency on any major undertaking with potential implications for regional water management, agricultural sustainability, and security,” Wesley Holzer, public diplomacy officer at the US embassy in Phnom Penh, wrote in response to questions from Bloomberg regarding the project.