Tag Archives: China

When Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, visited China this week, she joined a long line of U.S. politicians who have come to the country to try to sway Chinese officials to open their market to foreign businesses and buy more American exports, in addition to other goals. Ms. Raimondo left …

The United States has spent the past five years pushing to reduce its reliance on China for computer chips, solar panels and various consumer imports amid growing concern over Beijing’s security threats, human rights record and dominance of critical industries. But even as policymakers and corporate executives look for ways …

The US Secretary of Commerce says United States companies have complained that China has become “uninvestable”, pointing to fines, raids and other measures that have made it risky to do business there. Gina Raimondo’s comments came on Tuesday as her delegation of American officials headed from Beijing to Shanghai in …

Chinese People’s Liberation Army exercises were expected following Taiwan Vice President William Lai’s stopover in US. China has launched military exercises around Taiwan, saying the drills were a “stern warning” to separatist forces on the island state – an angry response that was expected from Beijing following a recent visit …

The new three-way security pact sealed by President Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David on Friday was forged with threats by China and North Korea in mind. But there was one other possible factor driving the diplomatic breakthrough: Donald J. Trump. While the former …

Human Rights Watch says racist tropes ‘common’ across Chinese social media, and that platforms and government must act. Human Rights Watch has found racist content targeting Black people is becoming increasingly prevalent on China’s social media platforms where it is being used to attract traffic and generate profit. The rights …

China will uphold an “independent and impartial” stance on the Ukraine war, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, August 7. Earlier this year, China had promised to mediate in the Ukraine crisis and vowed …

Somali sports authorities have come under for selecting Nasro Abukar Ali, a female athlete accused of being underqualified and unfit, to represent the country at the prestigious 2023 World University Games.   Nasra came in last place during the 100m race at the 31st Summer World University Games held in …

Big Brother Naija ‘All-Stars’ Housemate, Venita Akpofure, described her co-housemate Ilebaye as ‘a toddler in a China shop’. Naija News reports that Venita used the analogy while advising Ilebaye on how to conduct herself in the Big Brother house on Thursday morning. Since the commencement of the show, while many …

White House downplays differences over China and LGBTQ rights as the two sides pledge to cooperate on Ukraine. United States President Joe Biden praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for her support of Ukraine as the White House downplayed differences over her hard-right government’s stances on China, immigration, abortion and …