Vice Premier of China, He Lifeng, met business executives at Apple Pfizer and Mastercard on Sunday to discuss trade solutions with the US. As Beijing seeks outside business during its economic slump it brings leaders from Eli Lilly, Medtronic Cargill and Corning together with government officials for discussions.  As reported to business leaders at the event, He stated that China …

Xi Jinping, President of China, is scheduled to visit Macau from December 18-20 to inaugurate Sam Ho-fai as the former Portuguese colony’s leader. Macau elected former top judge, Sam, as its sixth chief executive in October. He ran as the only candidate. Sam is set to replace former leader Ho Iat-shing. He is born and raised in mainland China, and …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned top EU officials not to engage in confrontation with China, as he held a virtual summit with the bloc amid rising tensions over human rights and trade issues. Xi said that China and the EU should push their relations to “a new level with new prospects”, and that if the two sides choose …

China, under President Xi Jinping‘s leadership, has taken a surprising diplomatic turn that has raised eyebrows and concerns among its neighboring nations.  In response to the rejection of China’s contentious “made-in-China map” by neighboring countries, Xi Jinping has canceled multiple upcoming summit appearances, signaling a significant shift in China’s diplomatic strategy. A Diplomatic Disconnect: China’s Inflexibility China’s decision to withdraw …

ASEAN – What can we actually expect from the Chinese youth of today? The conclusion reached in the country’s first white paper on the subject, titled “Youth of China in the New Era,” which was published a month ago, is that young people in China are self-assured, optimistic, and responsible. Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a call to action to …

Laos – Laos is scheduled to launch a US$6 billion (RM25.4 billion) railway constructed by the Chinese on Friday, despite worries over the country’s debt and expectations that it would help to restore the country’s faltering economy. The construction of the 414-kilometer (260-mile) route, which is part of China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, took five years. The potential economic …

China – China retaliated over US President Joe Biden’s criticism of Beijing for failing to demonstrate leadership after President Xi Jinping missed the crucial COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow. Xi, who heads the world’s top emitter of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change, has not left China since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak and has not attended …

China – President Xi Jinping of China recently declared that “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan “would be and can be realized,” days after Chinese aircraft made unprecedented incursions into the democratically ruled island’s air defense zone. Taiwan, which has never officially proclaimed independence, is constantly threatened by China, which regards the island as its own and has promised to take it, …

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario said that the ranking Chinese officials have showed off while claiming that they had been part of the reason for the outcome of the Philippines’ elections in 2016, where President Rodrigo Duterte rose in power. The source has not been cited but according to him, the information came from the most reliable international entity. …

Chinese President Xi Jinping said nothing could come between the Chinese people and the Communist Party that has controlled them for over 70 years, setting a combative tone at a challenging moment in relations between the United States and China. Speaking at an event commemorating the anniversary of China’s World War II victory over Japan, President Xi described areas where …