Tag: Beijings

New US-China talks will address a top American complaint about Beijing’s economic model, Yellen says

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. “I think the Chinese realize how concerned we are about the implications of their industrial strategy […]

Beijing’s butchers a glum bunch as Lunar New Year meat sales slow

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) – The butchers in the Xinfadi wholesale food market, Beijing’s largest, slouch on stools behind counters stacked with meat, occasionally looking up from their smartphone videos to call out to the few shoppers idly passing under the market’s Lunar New Year decorations. “This time last year, this hall would […]

Brazil backs Beijing’s ‘One China policy,’ foreign minister Wang Yi says

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday welcomed Brazil’s support for Beijing’s “One China policy” that states Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, a move that strengthens bilateral ties with South America’s largest country. Wang met with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Brasilia where they discussed the […]

Russia’s Kinzhals are frustrating Chinese analysts who want to find out how Beijing’s hypersonic missiles might stack up against US battlefield defenses

China has been watching the Kinzhal closely to see how it stacks up against US systems in Ukraine. Beijing hopes that its own hypersonic missiles will give it an edge over the US in a potential war. But some defense analysts in China are questioning Russia’s performance with the missile. Modern militaries have been looking […]