New Year Address: Xi Jinping Reaffirms Taiwan Claim
BEIJING – In a nationally broadcast New Year’s address, Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, underscored the country’s technological advances while forcefully reiterating Beijing’s claim over Taiwan, describing reunification as “a trend of the times that cannot be stopped.” The remarks … Continue reading New Year Address: Xi Jinping Reaffirms Taiwan Claim
China Tests Helium-Based Floating Wind Power
BEIJING – In a test flight between Sept. 19 and 21, 2025, engineers in Hami, Xinjiang, sent aloft a helium-buoyed, tethered wind-power platform known as the S1500 — described by its backers as the world’s first megawatt-class high-altitude wind power … Continue reading China Tests Helium-Based Floating Wind Power
Thailand’s King Makes Historic Visit to China
BEIJING — On the afternoon of November 14, King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida arrived at the sprawling Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they were formally greeted by President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan. The … Continue reading Thailand’s King Makes Historic Visit to China
China Eases Chip Export Ban, Calming Global Auto Fears
BEIJING — In a surprise move this weekend, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it would permit certain exports of chips from Nexperia — the Netherlands-based, Chinese-owned chipmaker at the heart of a supply-chain storm — to proceed under an … Continue reading China Eases Chip Export Ban, Calming Global Auto Fears
Trump Pushes EU to Impose 100% Tariffs on China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has urged the European Union to impose tariffs of up to 100% on imports from China and India—major buyers of Russian oil—in an effort to squeeze Moscow financially and force President Vladimir Putin to negotiate … Continue reading Trump Pushes EU to Impose 100% Tariffs on China