China Cancels High-Level Security Talks With the U.S.
Summary A significant annual security meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been canceled by China. Several point to the increasingly cold …
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China has US$6 trillion in hidden debts with ‘titanic’ credit risks, S&P says
Summary: China’s local governments may have accumulated 40 trillion yuan (US$6 trillion) worth of “hidden debts” that are not reflected in official figures, S&P Global …
China and Japan pledge to take their relationship in ‘new historic direction’
Summary Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe and China President Xi Jinping met in Beijing to discuss trade deals, which highlighted the improved relationship between the …
GLOBAL ECONOMY- Trade war impact deepens across Asia, but ‘real economic shock’ yet to hit
Summary Recent reports found out that intensifying trade war between the U.S. and China is not the only challenge confronted by Asian economies, but the …
The Election Showed a Divided Country. Investors Can Live With That.
Summary On Tuesday night during this year’s US midterm election, voters were not the only ones waiting for results. Investors in Asia, Europe, and …
Sri Lankan president dissolves Parliament and calls for fresh elections, deepening political crisis
Summary The President of Sri Lanka issued a decree late Friday to dissolve Parliament and hold fresh elections. This has caused the country to enter …
U.S. Gives Russia a Deadline on Nuclear Treaty
Summary On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that if Russia continues its noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) after …
Huawei Executive’s Lawyers Fight for Bail Ahead of Extradition Decision
Summary The executive at Huawei, Meng Wanzhou is being held in a Vancouver jail over allegedly violating United States sanctions against Iran. More specifically, …
China’s Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor
Summary Detainment camps in China which have held large populations of Muslims were shown on state-run television to have transitioned into forced labor camps. …
China Sentences a Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to Death
Summary Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg has been sentenced to death in China for alleged drug smuggling. This, in the midst of quite the diplomatic …