During his televised speech New Yearthe Chinese president Xi Jinping said that China “will surely be reunited” with Taiwan, renewing Beijing’s threats to seize the autonomous island it considers its own. Taiwan split from China amid a civil war in 1949, but Beijing still views the island of 23 million people with its high-tech economy […]
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Can China get its economic miracle back on track in 2024?
The disappointing post-Covid recovery of China has raised significant questions about the foundations of its decades of impressive growth and has presented Beijing with a difficult choice for 2024 and beyond: borrow more or grow. less. Expectations were that once China abandoned its draconian rules COVIDconsumers would return to shopping malls, foreign investment would resume, […]
China recognizes difficulties and says it will support the real estate market
Senior leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recognized that their economy faces “difficulties” and they promised to support their real estate in crisis at a meeting this week, state media reported Tuesday. “China still has to overcome some difficulties and challenges to further reactivate the economy,” top CCP leaders, including President Xi Jinping, admitted […]
China, Japan and South Korea agree to strengthen trilateral ties and propose a summit
The foreign ministers of ChinaJapan and South Korea agreed Sunday to resume cooperation and pave the way for a summit of their three leaders, in the latest diplomatic effort to ease tension in the region. As China and the United States mend their frayed ties, including a summit this month between Presidents Xi Jinping and […]
Biden urges APEC members to ensure AI makes improvements
US President Joe Biden on Friday urged Asia-Pacific economies to work together to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) brings improvements and does not abuse workers or limit their potential. Speaking at the final session of a two-day summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco, Biden said he had briefly discussed AI […]
Biden and Xi agree to restore military communication in “productive” summit in the US
The president of USA, Joe Bidengreeted the “productive” meeting he held with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this Wednesday in California, in which both leaders agreed to reestablish military communications in a bid to reduce tensions. The leaders of the two superpowers began their first meeting in a year with a handshake in the Filoli […]
China ready to be “partner and friend” of US, says President Xi
China is “ready to be a partner and friend of the United States,” the president said Wednesday Xi Jinping to American businessmen in San Francisco, in a context of concern about the slowdown of their economy. If one country sees the other as a major competitor and a geopolitical challenge, “This will only lead to […]
Calculated to the millimeter: this was the secret negotiations for a meeting between Biden and Xi
At the meeting between the presidents of the United States and China, Joe Biden and Xi Jinpingthere is no detail that has been left to improvisation. For months, both parties carefully negotiated every aspect, from the angle at which Xi was going to be filmed to the view from the window of his vehicle as […]
Biden and Xi advocate reducing tensions at expected summit in the US
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping shook hands in California on Wednesday and advocated reducing tensions between the United States and China in their first meeting in a year. A smiling Biden greeted Xi after the Chinese leader stepped out of a black limousine at the opulent Filoli Garden in California, less than 50 km […]
APEC Forum: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will discuss Taiwan, Gaza and Ukraine
Wednesday’s meeting between the American president, Joe Bidenand its Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingwill be choreographed to the millimeter: it will begin with a greeting designed to impregnate the atmosphere with positivity and, then, behind closed doors, thorny issues such as Taiwan, Loop and Ukraine. This face to face will take place in the San Francisco […]