4 h. ago Sheinbaum Aims to Calm China Tensions After Tariff Plan Backlash

Sheinbaum Aims to Calm China Tensions After Tariff Plan Backlash  Bloomberg.com

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5 h. ago Beijing condemns Mexican import tariff plan it claims is aimed at China

China on Thursday condemned Mexico’s plan to sharply raise import tariffs on automobiles and other goods from countries with which Mexico does not have trade agreements, calling the measures discriminatory and saying they were the result of outside pressure. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters Beijing “firmly rejects moves that are taken under coercion to constrain China or undermine China’s legitimate rights and interests under any pretext”. “We will firmly protect our...

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37 h. ago Beijing condemns Israeli attacks on Doha, urges negotiations

Beijing condemns Israeli attacks on Doha, urges negotiations  yahoo.com

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1 week ago Key takeaways from Jimmy Lai’s national security trial and what comes next

After more than 1,700 days in custody and a trial that spanned more than 1½ years, former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is now waiting for a verdict to be delivered in his marathon national security trial. The 77-year-old businessman turned opposition activist, who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid, is the most prominent figure yet to be prosecuted under the Beijing-decreed national security law. Western politicians have repeatedly condemned his prosecution as an attack on press...

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2 w. ago Why US allies are resisting China’s charm offensive on trade

Geopolitical tremors from Washington’s trade wars against its closest allies – the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia – might have convinced Beijing of an impending realignment. China has seized the moment with a charm offensive, urging pragmatic cooperation amid tariff spats. Beijing rightly condemns Washington for shredding the very World Trade Organization rules and post-war liberal order it crafted, calling for collective action against US coercion. Yet despite the...

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2 w. ago China’s trade charm offensive falls on deaf ears among US security allies

Geopolitical tremors from Washington’s trade wars against its closest allies – the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Canada and Australia – might have convinced Beijing of an impending realignment. China has seized the moment with a charm offensive, urging pragmatic cooperation amid tariff spats. Beijing rightly condemns Washington for shredding the very World Trade Organization rules and post-war liberal order it crafted, calling for collective action against US coercion. Yet despite the...

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3 w. ago Taiwan’s residency rule changes amount to ‘attack’ on mainland Chinese spouses

Taiwan is overhauling its residency rules to tighten control on mainland Chinese nationals seeking to settle on the island, in an escalating push to counter what it perceives as Beijing’s growing infiltration and influence operations. The draft amendment covering family-based residency applications drew swift condemnation from Beijing, which accused the administration of Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te of stoking confrontation and suppressing cross-strait exchanges. The regulatory revision...

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last month Paraguay eyes Chinese parts assembly plan amid US tariff war with China, Brazil

Paraguayan lawmakers on Tuesday heard government ministers outline a proposed assembly law that would allow companies to manufacture electronic and digital goods locally using imported parts, many from China, as political debate grows over whether the country should end diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of Beijing. Economy Minister Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos and Industry and Commerce Minister Javier Gimenez told a Senate hearing the measure would let businesses that currently import fully...

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