29 h. ago Beijing Channels $36 Billion Through Policy Banks to Spark Growth

Beijing Channels $36 Billion Through Policy Banks to Spark Growth  Caixin Global

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37 h. ago Yu Menglong case: Why Chinese actor's death is linked to Beijing Art Museum?

Yu Menglong case: Why Chinese actor's death is linked to Beijing Art Museum?  WION

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4 d. ago China has a new 500 billion yuan ‘financial instrument’. How will it be used?

China’s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), confirmed last month that Beijing was setting up a new “policy-based financial instrument” worth 500 billion yuan (US$70 billion). The special financing tool was first proposed in April – when trade tensions between China and the United States were rapidly escalating – to provide an extra injection of funding to accelerate domestic innovation and support the economy. It has the potential to drive trillions of...

Economics

7 d. ago ‘Red gift bag’: US national security expert arrested over classified documents

Ashley Tellis, a prominent Indian-American national security expert and long-time US adviser, has been accused of hoarding classified documents and repeatedly meeting Chinese officials, stirring concern over possible Beijing ties and jolting Washington’s foreign policy circles. An affidavit dated October 13 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said more than a thousand pages of classified materials – several marked “Top Secret” and “Secret” – were recovered from various...

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9 d. ago Police found secret messaging app used by Beijing agents on spy suspect's burner phones

Police found secret messaging app used by Beijing agents on spy suspect's burner phones  Daily Mail

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1 week ago Trump threatens China with 'massive hike in tariffs' over Beijing's recent export policy, rare earth contr

Trump threatens China with 'massive hike in tariffs' over Beijing's recent export policy, rare earth contr  The Economic Times

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1 week ago Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit Italian investors: Wang Yi

Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international support for China’s next five-year plan. Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, the Chinese foreign minister also announced a further extension to Beijing’s unilateral visa-free entry policy for Italian citizens. In an apparent message to the European Union, Wang highlighted “mutual respect” as “the right...

Economics

1 week ago Fifa claims Malaysia cheated, but minister says players are citizens

Seven footballers playing for Malaysia at the centre of an eligibility scandal were naturalised citizens, the home minister told parliament on Thursday, in a speech to address accusations of cheating involving local authorities made by the football governing body Fifa. On Monday, Fifa alleged that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had deliberately falsified documents to misrepresent the players as having Malaysian heritage, allowing them to play for the national team in an Asian Cup...

Politics

1 week ago Beijing watches as Japan incoming PM signals pragmatism in China policy

Beijing watches as Japan incoming PM signals pragmatism in China policy  Inquirer.net

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2 w. ago ‘Cheating, simple’: Fifa accuses Malaysia of falsifying players’ citizenships

Fifa has launched a scathing rebuke of Malaysia, accusing the country of “cheating, pure and simple” by forging citizenship documents for seven footballers who played in an Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam, despite the national football association’s denials. The scandal erupted late last month when the sport’s world governing body imposed fines and bans on the Football Association of Malaysia and the implicated players, alleging falsification of citizenship documents. The seven players –...

Politics

3 w. ago Why this Hong Kong financial rebound is built on firmer ground

Hong Kong’s markets hit their lowest point in more than a decade in 2022, squeezed by rising friction between Washington and Beijing. With the US Federal Reserve tightening monetary policy aggressively, Asian markets were starved of liquidity. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell below 16,000 points in 2022, one of the steepest drops among global indices. Three years later, the story has flipped. The Hang Seng Index has surged about 30 per cent so far in 2025, marking the stock market’s strongest...

Economics

3 w. ago Fifa’s ban on Malaysian players fuels rival interference claims

The world football governing body Fifa has ignited public outrage in Malaysia after imposing a fine of 350,000 Swiss francs (US$440,000) and a one-year ban on seven footballers for the alleged falsification of nationality documents, with pundits fuelling speculation of the involvement of regional rivals in making the complaint. The sanctions were levied against the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) last Friday after Fifa claimed the association submitted doctored documents to field seven...

Politics

3 w. ago In Depth: Beijing Bets on New Policy Tool to Bolster Emerging Sector Investment

In Depth: Beijing Bets on New Policy Tool to Bolster Emerging Sector Investment  Caixin Global

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4 w. ago UN General Assembly: Will China rise up to fill US void created by Trump?

As world leaders descend on New York this week, blocking traffic and frustrating local residents, expect widely divergent messages from Washington and Beijing at the UN General Assembly, deep anxiety over institutional reform and fundamental questions about the organisation’s future on its 80th anniversary. Despite US President Donald Trump’s globally unpopular tariffs, norm-breaking policies and destabilising pullback from the global body, Beijing has not rushed to fill the leadership vacuum –...

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4 w. ago Beijing police detain three women for making false allegations about actor Yu Menglong’s death

Beijing police detain three women for making false allegations about actor Yu Menglong’s death  The Straits Times

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