Category: China
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China to penalize US, EU; may hike 25 percent car tariff
China has successfully taken control of majority of EV cars and battery manufacturing market. But the US and the EU are prepping its chances of upping its game in the EV sector by manufacturing maximum cars lead by the US automaker Tesla. Lately the United States and the European Union has taken note of malicious…
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Global wealth reports reveal a declining trend among China’s wealthiest citizens
A new report revealed that China’s economic slump has been wiping out the country’s wealthiest citizens with the total wealth of Chinese billionaires decreasing from $16.7 trillion last year (2023) to $13.3 trillion this year (2024), signalling a decline in overall wealth. According to the World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2024 released by British investment migration consultancy Henley…
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Will China funded Peruvian port become next Hambantota?
Latin America, which lies in the backyard of the US, is abuzz these days with enhanced Chinese activities in terms of infrastructure development under the controversial Belt and Road Initiative. But since no Chinese involvement comes without security implications, the US is particularly worried about Beijing’s construction of a deep-sea port in Peru, which is…
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China’s Reclamation Rumble: Philippines’ strategic counter in the South China Sea
During the past weekend, Beijing was charged by Manila with the attempt to construct an “artificial island” at Sabina Shoal, a vacant reef located 75 nautical miles away from the island of Palawan. The Philippines announced yesterday that it plans to strengthen its presence in the South China Sea’s shoals and islets to deter China…
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Ban on Chinese app TikTok over spying allegations
The US has almost banned the Chinese social media app TikTok amid reports of spying and sharing sensitive data with the Communist-led regime of China. Several countries have already banned TikTok over national security concerns. Senator Mark Warner from Virginia “The idea that we would give the Communist Party this much of a propaganda tool,…
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New tariffs on Chinese goods
President Joe Biden has imposed significant new tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminium, and medical equipment. This policy by the US will escalate tensions between the two biggest global economies. On Tuesday, the Democratic president pointed out that the Chinese government’s subsidies allow its companies…
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Why is China bent on winning Paraguay’s allegiance?
Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena in an interview with Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese media outlet on May 2 said he is under “pressure” from domestic agricultural groups, political parties, and neighbours like Brazil to switch diplomatic ties with Taiwan to China. Paraguay is among 12 other foreign countries from Latin America, Africa, Europe, East Asia, and Pacific…
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China’s state police can search your smartphones and laptops under new rules from July
Expanding the powers of the law enforcement authorities to check and gather evidence, China has announced new regulations which will impact both Chinese nationals returning home and international tourists visiting the country. Under the new regulations, which are set to take effect from July 1, China’s state police can show their ID and search electronic…
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Hong Kong life totters as Family Wellbeing Index reflects downward trend
Families in Hong Kong, a former British colony and currently a part of China, are witnessing a downward trend as far as the well-being of the families is concerned. This is evident from a recent survey conducted by the Hong Kong Family Wellbeing Society (HKFWS). As per the latest “Hong Kong Family Wellbeing Index (HKFWI)”,…
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World Uyghur Congress (WUC) Amplifies Calls for Unified Action Against Chinese Repression
The 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress in Munich served as a powerful rallying cry against the Chinese government’s escalating atrocities targeting the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities. Prominent figures from the Tibetan cause, including Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration, underscored the urgency of unified international action to counter Beijing’s…