The People's Liberation Army has surprisingly launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan. The deployment of the Shandong aircraft carrier battle group is attracting particular attention. Taiwan has put its troops on increased operational readiness.
By David Demes
The US government wants to see TikTok in American hands. However, ByteDance could retain some control. This has been met with criticism from Trump's own ranks.
By Manuel Changming Liu
More trade, less protectionism: That was the credo of the EU Trade Commissioner's China trip. After the visit, he appeared confident that both sides are ready to tackle bilateral and global challenges.
By Manuel Changming Liu
Acting individually, Asian countries have limited leverage not only in trade negotiations with the US under the Trump administration but also in broader economic or diplomatic disputes. However, by strengthening trade, financial, and strategic cooperation, they can strengthen their resilience and help lay the foundations for rebalancing the global economy.
By Redaktion Table
At the first economic dialogue in five years, China, Japan, and South Korea agreed to strengthen trade in the region in order to promote free trade against the backdrop of Trump's tariffs.
By Ning Wang
The pressure from Beijing has consequences: The signing of the port sale in Panama will not take place on April 2 as expected. Chinese state media criticized CK Hutchison once again.
By Manuel Changming Liu
In order to guarantee food security, Beijing has announced the development of arable land. In the long term, land currently protected from agricultural use will also be used for this purpose.
By Ning Wang
At the carefully orchestrated meeting, Xi attempted to portray his country as a bastion of stability in global trade. In view of growing trade barriers, the party leader took a swipe at the US.
By Manuel Changming Liu
At a meeting in Beijing, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his French counterpart Barrot agreed to hold three high-level dialogues on strategic, economic, financial and cultural issues this year. There were fewer initial details about the meeting of EU Trade Commissioner Šefčovic.
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Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from the People's Republic. Today's article looks at Hong Kong business mogul Li Ka-shing. He recently caused a stir by selling Chinese ports in Panama to the Americans. This is not the first time that Li has attracted Beijing's ire.
By Experts Table.Briefings
