Belt and Road

Labor governments in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria are facing mounting criticism over their reluctance to reverse prohibitive lockdown rules.The Queensland and WA premiers are being roasted over their border closures, which are sapping billions from the economy and leaving thousands of businesses on the brink of collapse.Analysts have told…

Magazine Is relief from China the answer to the debt woes of COVID-19? In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 file photo, demonstrators calling for an end to the “age of greed” march to the office of the president in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File“It’s like they grab…

The COVID-19 crisis has pushed Europeans' strategic thinking about China – already shifting because of three developments – past the tipping point. After years of pursuing closer bilateral economic ties, Europeans suddenly realize that they have become dangerously dependent on Chinese trade and investment. BERLIN – A paradigm shift is…

BEIJING: China has played two roles in the global battle against the coronavirus: a benevolent donor of aid, filling the US void, and combative superpower ready to bite back at critics. Gone are the days of low-profile diplomacy promoted by late leader Deng Xiaoping, who said Beijing should "hide your…

China's Commerce Minister has weighed into a trade dispute impacting Australian farmers, saying Canberra has launched more than 100 trade investigations since the two countries established diplomatic relations.Key points:China's new tariff on Australian barley will likely cost farmers hundreds of millions of dollarsBeijing also responded to Home Affairs Minister Peter…

Close up view of US Dollar and Chinese yuan bills. currency exchange rate. Getty Amid questions and speculation about China’s new central bank-backed digital currency termed DCEP, one thing remains clear: to the extent that China is working on digital currency, the main benefits would be to replace fiat cash…

To some of Daniel Andrews' closest supporters, his relationship with China is pragmatic and smart.But for others, the Victorian Premier is playing a troubling game with the emerging superpower, a totalitarian country they warn, that bullies its way to its objectives.China is the state's biggest trading partner and the potential…

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 20: A pedestrian walks past the People's Bank of China (PBOC) building on ... April 20, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Zhang Xinglong/China News Service via Getty Images) China News Service via Getty Images China has been exploring the idea of a Central Bank Digital…

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Located on the area of the Belt and Road Initiative, MENA (Middle Eastern & Northern Africa) market has more and more cooperation with China. TCL Electronics Holdings Limited ("TCL Electronics" or "the Company", stock code: 01070.HK), one of the leading players in the global TV industry with its…

A truck on the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway in China’s Xinjiang province. Photo: AFPProjects including a dam, airport and motorway are being finalised in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, ahead of a visit by President Xi Jinping Prime Minister Imran Khan is keen to generate jobs for the country’s workers, 25 million…