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Taipei (EFE).- Taiwanese President William Lai said Monday that peace between China and Taiwan cannot be achieved “through a simple agreement,” emphasizing that the island must rely on its own defense and deterrence capabilities rather than Beijing’s proposals. In a speech before members of Taiwan’s overseas community, Lai said both...
Beijing (EFE).- Apple’s CEO Tim Cook told Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng on Wednesday that the tech company will increase its investment in China and raise the level of bilateral cooperation with the goal of achieving mutually beneficial development. During a meeting in Beijing, Cook and...
Washington, US (EFE).— US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping still plan to meet later this month, despite renewed trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. “I believe the meeting will go ahead,” Bessent told Fox Business, referring to the...
Beijing (EFE).- China on Sunday accused the United States of derailing trade talks and warned that threats to raise tariffs are “not the right way” to engage with Beijing. “The US actions have severely harmed China’s interests and undermined the atmosphere of bilateral economic and trade talks, and China is...
Beijing (EFE).- Chinese police on Saturday offered a bounty of 10,000 yuan ($1,400) for information on 18 alleged members of the Taiwanese military’s psychological operations unit they accuse of spreading “separatist” messages. According to authorities in Xiamen, the closest Chinese coastal city to Taiwan, the unit has “six divisions handling...
Beijing (EFE).- Super-typhoon Ragasa weakened into a tropical storm Thursday after making landfall in southern China, Chinese authorities said, following its earlier battering of coastal areas. According to meteorological reports reviewed by news agencies, the storm’s core reached the coast of Guangxi province near Beihai at about 6:30 a.m. local...
International Desk (EFE).- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday appealed to the United States and China to use their influence to pressure Russia into a ceasefire, as the war enters its fourth year. His call came during a heated week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where...
Manila (EFE).- The Philippine foreign ministry on Thursday «strongly protested» against Beijing’s plan to create a nature reserve in the disputed Scarborough Reef, located in the South China Sea. «The Philippines will be issuing a formal diplomatic protest against this illegitimate and unlawful action by China as it clearly infringes...
Hong Kong (EFE).- A Hong Kong court issued a landmark ruling Tuesday recognizing both women in a lesbian couple as legal parents of their child, born via reciprocal in vitro fertilization – a significant step forward for LGBT+ rights in the region. Judge Russell Coleman ruled in favor of the...
Shanghai, China (EFE).- Pop Mart, the Chinese company that produces and markets the popular Labubu figures, saw its profits increase fivefold in the first half of the year driven by the global success of the toys, whose popularity has soared in recent months. According to its earnings report filed Tuesday...
Washington DC (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump may impose additional tariffs on China over its continued purchase of sanctioned Russian oil, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said Thursday. «I think the president said yesterday everything’s on the table,” Lutnick told Fox Business when asked about China’s ongoing oil...
Beijing (EFE).- China’s State Security Ministry spoke of the risks posed by the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which it said could become a threat to the protection of sensitive data, and national security if it falls into ill-meaning hands. In a statement released Wednesday on its official WeChat account,...
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