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U.S. working to counter cheap Chinese exports -- U.S. officials, from the president to the Treasury secretary, are accusing China of pushing cheap goods. Mark Wu, professor of law at Harvard University, joins CBS News to examine how low-priced Chinese products could impact American businesses, workers and the global economy.

U.S. officials, from the president to the Treasury secretary, are accusing China of pushing cheap goods. Mark Wu, professor of law at Harvard University, joins CBS News to examine how low-priced Chinese products could impact American businesses, workers and the global economy.

CBS News - Technology - 17 minutes ago

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U.S. officials, from the president to the Treasury secretary, are accusing China of pushing cheap goods. Mark Wu, professor of law at Harvard University, joins CBS News to examine how low-priced Chinese products could impact American businesses, workers and the global economy.

CBS News - Top Stories - 23 minutes ago

China Building New Outpost on U.S. Doorstep, Leaked Documents Reveal

China's footprint in the Caribbean nation of Antigua is growing fast and officials are being encouraged to study the thoughts of Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Newsweek - US News - 42 minutes ago

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order

Telegram and Signal - two other foreign messaging apps - were also removed from the store on Friday.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 48 minutes ago

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store per govt order

Tech giant Apple has pulled Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads applications from its App Store in China on orders from the country's internet...

Daily Sabah - Technology - 52 minutes ago

Beijing Warns US After Missile Launcher Reaches 'China's Doorstep'

A Chinese government spokesperson said the United States was trying to gain a military advantage over China.

Newsweek - World - 1 hour ago

Beijing warns US after missile launcher reaches "China's doorstep"

A Chinese government spokesperson said the United States was trying to gain a military advantage over China.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Victoria Richards: If there's one thing that divides parenting today – it is surely the way we discipline our children

If there’s one thing that divides parenting today from parenting in the past, it is surely the way we discipline our children.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

EU seeks to close production gap with China and US

European Union leaders have debated a new “European Competitiveness Deal” aimed at helping the 27-nation bloc close the economic production gap with Chinese and American rivals amid fears the region's industries will otherwise be left behind for good.

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 2 hours ago

Apple Drops WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store On Official Order: Report

Apple has removed the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China following an order from the country's top internet regulator, Bloomberg reported Friday citing the tech giant.

International Business Times - Business - 3 hours ago

Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store On Beijing's Order

The move comes as the House of Representatives is gearing up for a vote on a bill, which would compel the Chinese internet company ByteDance to divest its popular video app TikTok, or else face a ban in the U.S.

International Business Times - Technology - 3 hours ago

How are Biden and Trump handling China's economic threat?

Obama-Biden 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina and Targeted Victory executive vice president Matt Gorman join 'America's Newsroom' to discuss China's economic threat.

Fox News - US News - 4 hours ago

EU sees signs China supplying dual-use components to Russia, Dombrovskis says

The EU sees signs that China is supplying components to Russia that could be used to make weapons, a top EU official said on Thursday (18 April).

Euractiv - World - 5 hours ago

Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on government order

Apple removes WhatsApp from China app store based on national security concerns

The Globe and Mail - World - 6 hours ago

Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat

HONIARA: Daniel Suidani, a prominent Solomon Islands critic of China who was former Malaita province premier, has been reelected to the provincial assembly,, local media reported on Friday (Apr 19), as c

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking, researchers say

Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering 'moderate to severe' levels of subsidence, putting millions at risk of flooding especially as sea levels rise.

CTV News - World - 9 hours ago

China deepens engagement with new Indonesian president as top diplomat visits Jakarta

Beijing’s joint call with Jakarta for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will boost its influence in Southeast Asia, one analyst said.

Radio Free Asia - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele Seeks Free Trade Deal with China

Salvadoran Economy Minister María Luisa Hayem announced the official of El Salvador's negotiations with China for a Free Trade Agreement.

Breitbart - World - 12 hours ago

China's TikTok Launches Instagram Killer in Canada and Australia

China's TikTok has started testing its new Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, in Canada and Australia. The China-owned platform is sending a shot across Mark Zuckerberg's bow even as it faces a potential ban in the United States.

Breitbart - Technology - 16 hours ago

Report: Government-linked hackers in China target exiled Tibetan leaders

Chinese hackers have been targeting mobile phones used by exiled Tibetan leaders and trying to map their social networks through stolen data

Voice of America - World - 17 hours ago

Washington Threatens to Notch Up Its China Trade War

Treasury Secretary Yellen traveled to Beijing to warn China of its efforts to dominate green energy and especially electric vehicles.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

China's Economy in 3 Charts

Graphics based on Q1 Chinese statistics illustrate three bellwethers of the world's second-largest economy.

Newsweek - World - 18 hours ago

UK cracks down on quantum exports after China hacks Western IT systems

Extra checks follow fears quantum supercomputer helped China infiltrate US officials’ email accounts

Telegraph UK - Technology - 20 hours ago

G7 foreign ministers' meeting: US hopes Europe can persuade China to reduce support for Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking to persuade his European counterparts to put pressure on China to stop aiding Russia, as G7 foreign ministers gather in Italy for a three-day meeting. Giles Gibson reports from Capri, Italy.

Channel NewsAsia - World - 20 hours ago

NASA chief says 'secretive' China is hiding military projects in space

NASA administrator Bill Nelson has told a US budget committee it is "incumbent" on the US to get to the moon before China plans to.

Sky News - World - 21 hours ago

EU to world: Don't depend solely on China to hit renewable goals

The world should ensure diverse supply chains and implement a framework to track the progress made towards tripling global renewable capacity by 2030, the EU's Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (17 April).

Euractiv - Environment - 22 hours ago

China Dumps More US Debt as Foreign Holdings Hit Record High

Japan is still the largest holder, while Belgium was the top buyer in February.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 23 hours ago

How China is trying to turn Xinjiang from concentration camp into tourist paradise

Overall, the accelerated and intensified assimilation program appears to have worked, and the authorities seem to have loosened the reins.

Global Voices - Politics - 23 hours ago

China-born Zhou Guanyu will be a star regardless of who wins the F1 race in Shanghai

Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu.

AP News - Sports - 1 day ago

Electric cars – China's BYD on the rise

Chinese automaker BYD is out to conquer the European car market – with a fleet of transport ships plus its own factories there. Hungary is to be home to a new car plant complete with battery production.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 1 day ago

After chip breakthrough, Huawei launches new phones to challenge Apple in China

Huawei launched the Pura 70 series of smartphones on Thursday in a bid to continue its resurgence in China and ramp up its challenge to Apple in the market.

CNBC - Technology - 1 day ago

Biden calls for US Steel to remain American, seeks tariffs on China

U.S. President Joe Biden suggested to unionized steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese...

Daily Sabah - Business - 1 day ago

'Mistake on top of a mistake': China slams U.S. probe into its shipbuilding sector

China on Wednesday said it "firmly opposes" the U.S. investigation into its maritime, logistics and shipbuilding industries.

CNBC - Politics - 1 day ago

China Hiding Military Presence In Space: NASA Head Bill Nelson

The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space.

NDTV - Science - 1 day ago

China warns against US-Philippine joint military exercise

Chinese foreign ministry says the expanded annual exercise Balikatan destabilizes the region.

Radio Free Asia - World - 1 day ago

Malaysia is unfazed by China, U.S. semiconductor competition, minister says

Malaysia appears to be benefitting from U.S.-China trade tensions, which has prompted companies to diversify their semiconductor operations.

CNBC - Technology - 1 day ago

ANALYSIS: China's Party-State Capitalism Distorts Global Markets

During Janet Yellen’s recent visit to China, she urged Chinese authorities to address their overcapacity problems to prevent global spillovers.

Epoch Times - Business - 1 day ago

US and China's mounting debts could hurt us all

Rising government debt and deficits in the world’s two largest economies could have spillover effects on the rest of the global economy.

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion - 1 day ago

US prepared to 'take further steps' as it warns China against enabling Russia

G7 foreign ministers meet to discuss China's support of Russia's war in Ukraine and other topics

Voice of America - US News - 1 day ago

China wants to literally dig its way around geopolitical challenges

A canal funded by Beijing will reduce regional reliance on Vietnam, a fellow communist state and a traditional rival

Russia Today - World - 1 day ago

China wants to literally dig its way around geopolitical challenges -- Opinion

A canal funded by Beijing will reduce regional reliance on Vietnam, a fellow communist state and a traditional rival

Russia Today - Top Stories - 1 day ago

China Buys into Niger Junta to Secure Oil Supply

China’s state-owned oil company CNPC signs a $400 million oil deal with the military junta that rules Niger.

Breitbart - World - 1 day ago

More Signs of China's Growing Economic Problems

The Chinese growth miracle has become a mirage.

Epoch Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Shunned by the West, this African country has found a new friend – and it's not China

In its bid to dodge the American economic bullet, Uganda seeks new partnerships beyond China. In India, it may see such potential

Russia Today - Opinion - 1 day ago

China GP back after five years with contentious sprint as Zhou fulfils dream

Shanghai: Formula One returns to China for the first time in five years this week with a packed programme including a Saturday sprint race, but not ev...

Peninsula Qatar - Sports - 1 day ago

Ivan Timofeev: Is neutering NATO the next Russia-China project?

The Euro-Atlantic region has not experienced a crisis like today’s for decades; that has created an opportunity for real change

Russia Today - Top Stories - 1 day ago

US Navy flies via Taiwan Strait amid diplomatic talks with China

The U.S. 7th Fleet announced that a Navy P-8A Poseidon conducted a flight through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, following the first talks between U.S....

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

Biden wants to triple China tariffs on steel, aluminum imports

President Joe Biden will call on the U.S. Trade Representative to triple the China tariff rate on steel and aluminum imports.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

The United States and China are expected to win the most medals at the Paris Olympics

The United States and China are expected to finish 1-2 in the gold and the overall medal counts at the Paris Olympics, which open in 100 days.

Stars and Stripes - Sports - 2 days ago

Slow down in China's beef demand hits key suppliers

China's beef imports are dwindling amid slowing consumption and ample domestic supply, dealing a blow to its biggest supplier, Brazil.

Independent.ie - Business - 2 days ago

German chancellor presses China on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday to pressure Russia to end its "insane campaign" in Ukraine, the latest in a parade of European leaders and senior officials to make such an appeal.

CTV News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

House panel says China is subsidizing fentanyl production to fuel crisis in U.S.

A report by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 2 days ago

High risk of animal-to-human diseases developing in some China fur farms, welfare group says

The farms in China’s northern Hebei and Liaoning provinces each held between 2,000 and 4,000 animals in intensive conditions, Humane Society International said.

NBC News - Health - 2 days ago

Scholz has one trump card in talks with China, but he'll never use it

Germany’s Chancellor Scholz is in China with ultimately little new to offer aside from unsolicited advice

Russia Today - Opinion - 2 days ago

'West v China' as island nation holds vote that could shape region

Solomon Islands’ election overshadowed by secretive deals, disinformation and Beijing’s growing influence

Telegraph UK - World - 2 days ago

Draghi: EU must enact 'radical change' as US and China refuse to 'play by the rules'

“Others are no longer playing by the rules, and are actively pursuing policies to enhance their competitive positions... What I’m proposing in the report… is radical change.”

Euractiv - Business - 2 days ago

China's inaction on Iran has 'undermined' its Middle East influence, analyst says

China's restrained silence in the Middle East conflict is tipping the scales of regional influence back in the U.S.' favor, according to one analyst.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42 which faces U.S. scrutiny for China ties

Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion into G42, an artificial intelligence firm based in the United Arab Emirates.

CNBC - Technology - 2 days ago

China's Xi lays out 4 ways to resolve Ukraine 'crisis'; Russia intensifies efforts to seize key town

Russian forces continue to pummel eastern Ukraine in a bid to advance farther into the Donetsk region while Ukraine continues to suffer materiel shortages.

CNBC - Politics - 2 days ago

China reportedly tells telecom firms to phase out foreign chips in blow to Intel, AMD -- April 12, 2024

Beijing has ramped up efforts to replace Western-made technology with domestic alternatives amid Sino-U.S. trade tensions

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 2 days ago

China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations, though weak spots remain

China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year with help from policies and stronger demand, though signs of weakness persisted. The world’s second-largest economy expanded at a 5.3% annual pace in January-March, surpassing analysts’ forecasts of about 4.8%.

AP News - Business - 2 days ago

Siemens boss downplays Germany's China decoupling plans

German manufacturers would need decades to reduce their dependence on China, the Siemens chief financial officer has told the FT

Russia Today - Business - 3 days ago

Former TikTok Employees Say Company Works Closely with China's ByteDance Despite Claiming Otherwise

Former TikTok employees reportedly say the app has worked closely with its parent company, Chinese technology giant ByteDance, despite claiming otherwise.

Breitbart - Technology - 3 days ago

Why China's Interference in Canada's Election Mattered

The loss of seats changed control over parliamentary committees and the ability to expose wrongdoing.

Epoch Times - Opinion - 3 days ago

The Week in Pictures: Solar eclipse in US, crab apple blossoms in China

Discover the stories behind last week’s key events with this collection of photos that is refreshed weekly via @straits_times https://str.sg/viz-pix-apr15-2024

The Straits Times - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Macron and Scholz call for re-balancing China trade

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Friday (12 April) for a "re-balancing" of trade relations between Europe and China on the eve of the German leader visiting Beijing.

Euractiv - Business - 6 days ago

US airlines decry 'unfair' competition by China

US airlines have urged the Biden administration to stop approving additional routes for Chinese carriers

Russia Today - Business - 6 days ago

China ignores Hague's South China Sea ruling, blames Philippines for tensions

There is no official “promise” between the Philippines and China. Tensions have grown due to “gray zone” activities by China in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. The sovereignty claims of China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson openly ignore The Hague's 2016 ruling on the South China Sea.

Voice of America - Top Stories - 6 days ago

U.S.-China competition to build drone swarms could fuel global arms race, analysts say

U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which AI-equipped drones swarm like bees to overwhelm an enemy.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 6 days ago

US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race

U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which squadrons of air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence work together like a swarm of bees to overwhelm an enemy.

AP News - Technology - 7 days ago

China sanctions 2 US defense companies and says they support arms sales to Taiwan

China has sanctioned two U.S. companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary.

AP News - Science - 7 days ago

China-Made Batteries Eliminated from Navy, Marine Corps Infrastructure After Camp Lejeune Incident -- The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its...

The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its installations, according to a letter from the service obtained by Military.com.

Military.com - US News - 7 days ago

Volkswagen to invest additional 2.5 bn euros in China

Shanghai: German carmaking giant Volkswagen Group said Thursday it would invest 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) to expand its operations in China as...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 7 days ago

China, a global coal boom and its 'unacceptable' climate consequences

In 2021 China promised to "strictly control" new coal power. Two years later, it surged, Global Energy Monitor found, fuelling fears about further emissions just as they should be tumbling. But the new capacity may not be used, and other countries need to step up too, GEM said.

Sky News - Top Stories - 8 days ago

China will remain the world's No. 1 growth driver, says the Asian Development Bank

China will remain the largest growth engine for the world economy in spite of its slowdown, says the Asian Development Bank.

CNBC - World - 8 days ago

From solar to EVs: How China is overproducing green tech

China is facing more scrutiny from the West over its aggressive export practices — overcapacity and huge subsidies. The US and EU are working to ensure their clean-energy sectors aren't wiped out by unfair competition.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 8 days ago

France divided over 'no-show tax' for patients failing medical appointments

Every year in France, 27 million medical appointments are reportedly missed, according to the Académie nationale de médecine and the Ordre des médecins (professional French doctors organisations).

Euractiv - Health - 9 days ago

Philippine media groups condemn China's claim of 'manipulated' coverage of maritime tension

"The journalists who join these missions risk their lives in the face of unwanted aggression to bring the unvarnished truth to light."

Global Voices - Politics - 10 days ago

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to China: you're making too much stuff

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China's southern factory hub of Guangzhou on April 4 with a tough message to Chinese officials: you're producing too much of everything, especially clean energy goods, and the world can't absorb it.

The Globe and Mail - Business - 13 days ago

For more than a year, China has been buying large amounts of the precious metal, helping the price to an all-time high.

For more than a year, China's central bank has been buying up large amounts of gold. The move, along with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, have helped spike the price of the precious metal to new highs.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 13 days ago

Huawei's parent company plans lowest dividend payout per share since 2019 -- April 2, 2024

A total of 151,796 current and former workers had been involved in the shareholder scheme as of end-December, according to Huawei’s 2023 annual report

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 14 days ago

Tech war: China could face US, EU curbs over legacy chips

After the US cut China's access to cutting-edge chips, the EU and US are concerned about the country's dominance of semiconductors used in everyday technology.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 15 days ago

U.S. foes exploit Trump's divisiveness with fake MAGA accounts; China adopts Russian tactics

Rachel Maddow looks at how China has learned to take advantage of Donald Trump's divisiveness within American society by mimicking his supporters online using techniques that were successful for Russia in the 2016 election. Tiffany Hsu, technology reporter for The New York Times, joins to discuss how China is stepping up its disinformation game.

NBC News - Technology - 17 days ago

How Apple and US-China tensions ultimately led to closure of Orbotech division

Five years after its acquisition by US company KLA, the flat panel display division at Orbotech is set to be closed, with the initial number of 100 layoffs expected to double by the end of the year

YNET News - Business - 24 days ago

Taiwan has a 'delegation' at China's National People's Congress

The fake representatives are another example of absurdist dramas Beijing creates for itself.

Radio Free Asia - Opinion - 1 month ago

Top Wall Street analysts recommend these stocks for dividend-oriented investors

TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Civitas Resources and Williams Companies.

CNBC - Opinion - 3 months ago

Top Wall Street analysts suggest these 3 dividend picks for 2024

TipRanks' analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing dividend stocks, including Darden and Kraft Heinz.

CNBC - Opinion - 3 months ago

China, Vietnam hail upgrade of ties; agree to boost security efforts

The leaders of China and Vietnam hailed as "strategic" on Wednesday their decision to strengthen ties and be part of a community with a "shared future".

Reuters - World - 4 months ago

Second cold wave envelops China's Beijing in snow, ice

Heavy snow, blizzards and plunging temperatures swept northern China in what could be one of its most severe cold snaps in December, spurring authorities in the capital to halt train services, shut schools and tell people to stay home.

Reuters - Environment - 4 months ago

Moody's puts China on downgrade warning as growth, property pressures mount

Ratings agency Moody's slapped a downgrade warning on China's credit rating on Tuesday, saying costs to bail out local governments and state firms and control its property crisis would weigh on the world's No. 2 economy.

Reuters - Top Stories - 4 months ago

China's LandSpace readies satellite launch with methane-fuelled rocket

Beijing-based LandSpace Technology, one of China's private space companies, is preparing to launch satellite payloads to orbit in a key commercial test of its methane and liquid oxygen fuelled rocket.

Reuters - Science - 4 months ago

China's economic growth slows to 4.9% in third quarter from 6.3% in the second

The world’s second-largest economy grew 4.9% year-over-year in the July-September quarter, beating the 4.5% forecast by analysts but slowing from the 6.3% growth in the previous quarter, according to official data released Wednesday

First Post - Business - 6 months ago

Biden's Curbs On China Could Blunt Singapore's Edge In An Emerging Technology Field

As Washington races to deny China the advantage in key technology areas, eyes are on Singapore, Southeast Asia's rising quantum technology leader.

International Business Times - Technology - 7 months ago

China uses higher education to increase its influence in North Macedonia

"Probably the most important and long-term strategy for anchoring China’s soft power in North Macedonia is the opening of the Confucius Institute in Skopje, at the oldest and most renowned public university, Ss. Cyril and Methodius in 2013."

Global Voices - Science - 9 months ago

TikTok attorney: China can't get U.S. data under Project Texas

A top attorney for TikTok defended a plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China.

Houston Chronicle - Technology - 1 year ago

China Publishes, Then Deletes Report of Potential Alien Signals

Observations from a radio telescope almost certainly aren't evidence of aliens, but we'd love to know more about these alleged signals.

Gizmodo - Science - 1 year ago

How Bots and Fake Accounts Push China's Vision of Winter Olympic Wonderland

Online, the country’s propagandists have promoted a vision of the Games free of hostility or controversy. For example: The New York Times and ProPublica have identified over 3,000 inauthentic-looking Twitter accounts that appear in on the effort.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

China Unleashed Its Propaganda Machine on Peng Shuai's #MeToo Accusation. Her Story Still Got Out.

Chinese propaganda officials have tried to shape the global discussion of the tennis player Peng Shuai’s accusations and disappearance, but their top-down strategy has largely stumbled.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

How China Spreads Its Propaganda Version of Life for Uyghurs

Thousands of videos of Uyghurs denying abuses against their community are showing up on Twitter and YouTube. They’re part of an elaborate influence campaign by Chinese officials to counter reports of human rights violations in Xinjiang.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago