China’s tough response on US arms sales to Taiwan reflects the shift in the global balance of powerThe Chinese response to the decision of the United States to sell a $6.3bn arms package to Taiwan represents a small but significant raising of the ante. The Chinese have partially halted the military exchange programme between the two [...]
China has lodged solemn representations with the United States over its announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, warning the move would seriously damage cooperation between the two countries.
Eric Schmidt, facing a grilling in Davos, showed that leading Google is much like running a successful if secretive nationGoogle is not a country. Eric Schmidt – who would be prime minister if it was – kept repeating the point at a briefing he gave at Davos this afternoon. They didn’t have a police force, [...]
Privately run tiger farms are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat’s bones and skin, World Bank warns 13-nation tiger summitChina and other Asian nations should shut privately run tiger farms as they are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat’s bones and skin, the World Bank said today.The call came [...]
The decision of Greece, and its bankers, to ask Beijing for cash to fund its yawning fiscal deficit should come as no surprise. The capital is the first port of call for countries and companies that need money
• Dates slip, with next round possibly scheduled for March • Dissidents and Google censorship among concernsChina and America’s on-off dialogue on human rights faces postponement again amid discord between the two powers over internet censorship.Talks were meant to take place last year, but a date was never set.The two countries agreed in November, during [...]
In an interview with Good Morning America, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates talked about Google and Internet censorship in China:
Asked in an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America about Google Inc’s (GOOG.O) dispute with China, Gates said …
Secretary of state’s speech comes in light of Google’s response to Chinese cyber attackHillary Clinton will challenge the world’s internet censors tomorrow in a speech delivered barely a week after Google’s announcement that it is no longer willing to censor results on its Chinese service.Speaking in Washington, the US secretary of state will announce a [...]
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As the economies of India and China become more and more intertwined, and as the two countries focus more and more on competing with each other, a little context can create some perspective. I found a piece of that context recently in a…
The long-planned trade agreement between China and ASEAN countries that took force on Jan 1 has put Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on the frontline of the world’s most populous free trade area (FTA) .