China and India are locking horns: literally. Border guards got involved in a scuffle in recent weeks and threw stones at each other. Fighter planes and helicopters were then dispatched to the border. In the race for power between the … Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration imposed sanctions this week on Chinese tanker companies for alleged involvement in the transport of oil from Iran, calling it one of the biggest sanctions actions it has taken since its crackdown on Iranian … Read More
Despite a ban on the annual vigil to mark the Tiananmen Square Massacre, thousands have marked the event in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Protesters used the commemoration to show their ongoing resistance to Beijing. The ban on the annual vigil … Read More
China and India have been engaged in an ongoing border dispute along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Himalayas. Hong Kong (CNN) China and India’s latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but … Read More
Employees face pressure to support pro-China candidates in local elections and echo the Chinese government’s official line.PHOTO: AFP HONG KONG (NYTIMES) – China and its allies are using threats and pressure to get business to back Beijing’s increasingly hard-line stance … Read More
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China. Appearing … Read More
A screen shows the result of the vote on a proposal to draft a security law on Hong Kong during the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. China’s … Read More
The Chinese flag flutters at the office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing on May 25, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Washington on Wednesday (May 27) requested an emergency UN meeting over a controversial … Read More
A bar on Chinese firms participating in telecommunications infrastructure has implications for Hutchison’s stake in Partner. The Ministry of Defense recommends against allowing Chinese firms to participate in the construction of 5G mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Israel, Channel 12 News correspondent … Read More