China’s aging population could be a ‘big shock’ to global supply chain

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China’s aging population could be a ‘big shock’ to global supply chain

SINGAPORE — An ANZ economist warned on Wednesday that China’s aging population will have a big impact on the world as the global supply chain is highly reliant on the…

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China’s military crisis strategy needs rethink, says Biden Asia chief

Photograph: Jason Lee/AFP/Getty Images The Biden administration’s top Asia official has warned about the absence of a crisis-communications channel between the US and China at a time of rising military…

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China’s push to cut carbon emissions boosts risks for the north

Workers cut up coal carts in Dec. 2019 at a coal mine in Mentougou, west of Beijing, where many mines have been shut as China scrambles to cut carbon emissions.…

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Biden Raises Concerns With China’s Xi in First Call Since Election

WASHINGTON — President Biden spoke Wednesday evening with President Xi Jinping of China, raising concerns about Beijing’s aggressive policies abroad and human rights abuses at home in the first conversation…

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How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage

One year ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party was on the verge of its biggest crisis in decades. The coronavirus had brought the city of Wuhan to a halt.…

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China’s state-owned enterprises face ‘much tighter credit,’ economist predicts

SINGAPORE — The Chinese economy enters 2021 following a strong bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and Deutsche Bank’s Michael Spencer predicts that deleveraging will return as a focus for…

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How COVID-19 Slipped China’s Grasp

The most famous doctor in China was on an urgent mission. Celebrated as the hero who helped uncover the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic, or SARS, 17 years ago, Dr.…

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What awaits Biden and Greenfield at the UN: the Paris climate accords and China’s rise

“America is back. Multilateralism is back. Diplomacy is back,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations said last month. Biden has promised to rebuild…

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How China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats troll enemies on Twitter

China has a new weapon in its global information warfare arsenal: “wolf warriors.” Named after a popular Chinese nationalistic film franchise, “wolf warriors” are official government diplomats whose duties go…

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New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a grinning Australian soldier…

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