Advertisement As the United States of America and China engage in advanced discussions to resolve their trade dispute, one topic lurking in the background is the question of prevailing Chinese norms and Beijing’s growing influence in international affairs. A good starting point to understand Chinese norms is the nation’s view […]

Advertisement Despite extensive proof about the widespread use of forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region, U.S. retailers are continuing to turn a blind eye and cooperate with suppliers connected to the system. Research on global supply chain tracking system ImportGenius reveals five U.S. companies that have made orders from suppliers […]

Advertisement From November 13 to 14, heads of state and government from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa gathered in Brasilia for the 11th BRICS summit, a grouping of emerging national economies. China previously hosted the third and ninth BRICS summits respectively in Sanya and in Xiamen in 2011 […]

A Chinese state-backed brokerage is to take over the securities arm of the troubled CEFC conglomerate, the latest step in a government effort to deal with mounting risks across the country’s financial sector. CEFC emerged in 2014 as one of China’s most aggressive buyers of assets in former Soviet republics. […]

Advertisement Growing aid, trade, and diplomatic outreach and rumored interest in securing bases heighten worries about China’s expanding footprint in the Pacific. But while Pacific island states are not naïve to growing great power competition, they do not necessarily share the same level of concerns as those held by Oceania’s […]

Stop the madness before it consumes more lives! Updated: 2019-11-15 07:49 (HK Edition) <!–enpproperty 2019-11-15 07:49:11.0Stop the madness before it consumes more lives!Stop the madness before it consumes more lives!11022442Comment HK2@hk/enpproperty–> Street violence and indiscriminate vandalism have escalated since the shooting incident on Monday in which a young rioter was […]

HK needs a law to stem the spread of fake news Updated: 2019-11-15 07:49 By Raymond Li(HK Edition) <!–enpproperty 2019-11-15 07:49:11.0Raymond LiHK needs a law to stem the spread of fake newsHK needs a law to stem the spread of fake news11022442Comment HK2@hk/enpproperty–> Raymond Li suggests the SAR learn from […]

The US and China are struggling to complete a ‘phase one’ deal to halt their trade war, former Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein takes aim at US Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, saying that “maybe tribalism is just in her DNA” and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is fighting back against […]

Advertisement Hong Kong police warned protesters Thursday that they were moving “one step closer to terrorism” by sinking the city into chaos, as riot squads skirmished with militant students at major universities. China’s leader said ending the violence and restoring order are Hong Kong’s most pressing task, the official Xinhua […]

Backlash at rioters grows after shocking violence Updated: 2019-11-14 07:44 By Gu Mengyan in Hong Kong(HK Edition) <!–enpproperty 2019-11-14 07:44:43.0Gu Mengyan in Hong KongBacklash at rioters grows after shocking violenceBacklash at rioters grows after shocking violence1159929Hong Kong2@hk/enpproperty–> A barrage of attacks on ordinary residents in Hong Kong, including an arson […]