74 m. ago US Sanctions, Chinese Strategy: Business Collaboration with Russia Explained

US Sanctions, Chinese Strategy: Business Collaboration with Russia Explained  Modern Diplomacy

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74 m. ago Chinese sanctions will cost a South Korean shipbuilder but could boost US ties

China’s sanctions on Hanwha Ocean will drive up the firm’s costs in the medium term but may also end up boosting South Korean ties with the US over the long term as Washington seeks to expand naval shipbuilding capacity, analysts said. Last week, the Chinese commerce ministry announced it had imposed sanctions on five US-based affiliates of Hanwha Ocean, one of South Korea’s largest shipbuilding companies. The ministry alleged that Hanwha had supported Washington’s investigation into Chinese...

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1 hour ago China, US trade talks start in Kuala Lumpur ahead of possible Xi

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have started a new round of trade talks in Kuala Lumpur, paving the way for a possible meeting between the presidents of the world’s two largest economies. The two sides are expected to discuss issues crucial to China-US economic and trade relations, China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed on Thursday. The meeting in the Malaysian capital marks the fifth face-to-face meeting between He and Bessent since US President Donald...

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2 h. ago China, South Korea eye ‘symbolic restart’ for ties during Xi’s visit: experts

For the first time in more than a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea next week, travelling to the historic city of Gyeongju for talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as well as to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. While the trip carries limited expectations for immediate breakthroughs, it is seen as a carefully calibrated step towards resetting strained China-South Korea ties, according to experts. Xi’s last visit in 2014, at the...

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4 h. ago Reflections | Like Trump’s Time photo, Chinese emperor’s portraits were often unflattering

Reflections | Like Trump’s Time photo, Chinese emperor’s portraits were often unflattering  South China Morning Post

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5 h. ago Algerian woman gets life sentence for rape, torture and murder of French girl

A French court on Friday sentenced an Algerian woman to life imprisonment without parole for raping, torturing and murdering a girl in Paris, making her the first woman to receive this maximum sentence. Dahbia Benkired was handed an “irreducible life sentence” for killing 12-year-old Lola Daviet in the French capital in 2022, in a case that horrified the country and sparked anti-immigration fervour because the woman did not have the right to be in France. The sentence is the harshest under the...

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6 h. ago Growth Energy Applauds USTR Investigation into China’s Implementation of the Phase One Trade Agreement

Growth Energy Applauds USTR Investigation into China’s Implementation of the Phase One Trade Agreement  Growth Energy

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6 h. ago Hong Kong charity expands public health efforts across belt and road countries

Hong Kong-based charity GX Foundation is broadening its public health initiatives in belt and road countries, as Chinese enterprises are increasingly expected to consider the “social dimension” of their operations beyond foreign investment pursuits, its chairman, former city leader Leung Chun-ying, has said. The foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with its business partners to launch a project on health risk prevention against dengue fever and other vector-borne diseases at...

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6 h. ago US senators call on Trump to show support for Jimmy Lai in meeting with Xi

A bipartisan group of 38 US senators is urging President Donald Trump to use his expected summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week to secure the release of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, the latest in the US Congress’s efforts to get human rights on the agenda of the high-stakes meeting. In a letter released on Friday, the lawmakers described Lai as a political prisoner and said the case for his release was “more dire than ever” due to his worsening...

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7 h. ago Chinese drug kingpin Brother Wang arrested after escape plan to Russia

Chinese drug kingpin Brother Wang arrested after escape plan to Russia - officials  BBC

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7 h. ago Suspected Chinese drug kingpin captured after audacious escape

Suspected Chinese drug kingpin captured after audacious escape  BBC

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7 h. ago Chinese honey trap spies target tech, military pros to steal U.S. secrets: report

Chinese honey trap spies target tech, military pros to steal U.S. secrets: report  The National Desk

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10 h. ago UK migrant sex offender freed from jail by mistake instead of being deported

Britain’s justice minister on Friday said he was “appalled” after an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender whose crimes sparked protests was released from jail in error. The high-profile case earlier this year ignited demonstrations which swiftly spread to other towns where asylum seekers were believed to be housed, as well as counter-protests. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was jailed last month for sexually assaulting a teenage girl and a woman. Justice Minister David Lammy...

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12 h. ago Trump turns up the heat with probe into China’s compliance with 2020 trade deal

In a move that piles up further US leverage in advance of next week’s planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the US Trade Representative announced an investigation on Friday into Beijing’s compliance with the Phase One Trade Agreement. The latest tit-for-tat salvo comes as the two economic giants amass threats that, if carried through, could cripple the global economy. “The initiation of this investigation underscores the Trump administration’s...

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14 h. ago Historic diamond brooch abandoned by defeated Napoleon to go up for sale

A diamond brooch owned and abandoned by Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Waterloo will go up for auction for the first time. The brooch, made of nearly 100 diamonds, was left behind after the emperor fled Waterloo’s battlefield to return to Paris, and was given to the king of Prussia three days later as part of the trophies his armies took back. The Battle of Waterloo, in 1815, was Napoleon’s final defeat. The brooch will go under the hammer for the first time in Sotheby’s The Royal and...

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14 h. ago Insight: Pressure grows on Europe to act on Chinese import surge

Insight: Pressure grows on Europe to act on Chinese import surge  Reuters

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14 h. ago How Might China Respond To US Sanctions On Russia's Biggest Oil Companies?

How Might China Respond To US Sanctions On Russia's Biggest Oil Companies?  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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14 h. ago Why Beijing is looking to exert tighter control over Chinese Christians

Why Beijing is looking to exert tighter control over Chinese Christians  Yahoo News UK

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15 h. ago Beijing's assistance in wars: Myanmar junta ousted rebels from cities in three weeks thanks to Chinese weaponry

Beijing's assistance in wars: Myanmar junta ousted rebels from cities in three weeks thanks to Chinese weaponry  Українські Національні Новини

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15 h. ago China to tackle risks, ‘inject certainty’ into global economy over next 5 years

In the face of an increasingly turbulent world, China will employ “strategic proactiveness” as it addresses growing risks and challenges, senior officials said at a Friday press conference detailing the country’s priorities under its next five-year plan. The world’s second-largest economy will shift more attention to the development of its domestic market amid global uncertainty, focusing on the production of tangible goods and technological advancements to ensure growth “remains within a...

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