China, Russia side with Maduro as US backs Venezuela challenger
AFP | The United States, Britain, and major South American nations recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader Thursday but China and Russia...
US, China ‘miles and miles’ from resolving trade conflict: US official
AFP | Washington and Beijing are "miles and miles" from resolving their trade war, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday. A high-level Chinese delegation...
“China ready to accept Taliban as a political force”, says Chinese envoy to Pakistan
News Analysis | Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing, while talking in a conference at Peshawar University, has said that his country is ready to...
Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game – Dr. James M Dorsey
Dr. James M Dorsey | The United States and China are playing Eurasia’s 21st-century Great Game from different but equally skewed maps. While the US...
In China, unhappiness tracks poor air quality
AFP | Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published Monday that matched social...
China’s birth rate falls to lowest ever since 1960
AFP | China’s population grew at a slower rate last year despite the abolition of the one-child policy, official data showed on Monday, raising fears...
Ex-diplomats, scholars urge China to release Canadians
AFP | A group of more than 100 former diplomats and academics have signed an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the...
From Mao to Trump: China’s economic roller-coaster since 1949
AFP | After remarkable growth and change for decades, most economists believe China's economy is entering a period of slower, steadier growth. The world's second-largest economy...
China’s economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018
AFP | China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles...
Wife of Chinese ex-Interpol chief seeks asylum in France
AFP | The wife of the former Chinese Interpol chief being held in his home country on corruption charges has applied for asylum in France,...
Shaping the new world order: The battle for human rights – Dr. James M. Dorsey
Dr. James M. Dorsey | China is leading the charge in a bid to undermine accepted concepts of human rights accountability and justice. The Chinese...
Asian markets boosted by fresh China-US trade hopes
AFP | Asian markets rallied Friday as another broadly positive week drew to a close, with investors cheered by a report that the US was...