Washington, May 28 (IANS) China has said President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing early this month had produced progress on tariffs, trade mechanisms and educational exchanges, even as tensions persist over Taiwan and technology restrictions. China’s Deputy Ambassador to the United States, Qui Wenxing, on Wednesday (local time) described the recent summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping as “historic and successful”.Qui said Beijing believed the summit marked “a signific…
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Taipei, May 27 (IANS) Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) on Wednesday urged people to remain alert to cybersecurity risks posed by four Chinese-made mobile apps, including Amap, which currently tops Android and iOS download charts for navigation apps in Taiwan, local media reported. The other three Chinese-made mobile apps are bilibili, iQIYI, BIMOBIMO, MODA’s Administration for Cyber Security (ACS) announced the findings during a news conference in Taipei, reported Taiwan-based Central…
Taipei, May 26 (IANS) Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen has said that the agency has identified nearly 100 suspicious account groups which shared over 9,000 divisive messages on social media after the meeting between US President Donald and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing during former’s State Visit to China earlier this month, local media reported on Tuesday. In his remarks at a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defence …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated a pilot project to explore tokenisation of corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology (DLT), a move that could enhance liquidity and enable faster settlement in the debt market, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Tuesday.Pandey further stated that the pilot is aimed at assessing how blockchain-based systems can improve efficiency in bond trading and settlement, while also addressi…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) China’s influence in Africa now goes beyond economic projects to exerting diplomatic and political pressure on governments to toe the Beijing line when it comes to relations with other countries, according to an article.”China’s influence on the continent is no longer defined solely by infrastructure projects, mining investments, or trade deals. China’s growing leverage is now expressed through diplomatic pressure, political signalling, and the ability to shape what …
Beijing, May 23 (IANS) The Japanese trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday that he and his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao had a brief exchange on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Suzhou, eastern China, local media reported.This exchange marks the first ministerial contact between the two nations since their latest diplomatic dispute flared up last year.The ties between China and Japan deteriorated since last November when Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese Prim…
Washington, May 23 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that there were no immediate semiconductor tariffs coming, according to a report, though he underscored the importance of protecting America’s chip sector.Greer made the remarks at Micron Technology’s memory chip plant expansion project outside Washington, Reuters reported, apparently referring to sectoral duties on chip imports that might come after national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act…
Washington, May 22 (IANS) The United States needs to rapidly expand its military space capabilities amid mounting concern over China’s growing advances in space warfare, senior Pentagon officials have told lawmakers this week, warning that future conflicts will depend heavily on dominance in orbit.Top US military leaders told lawmakers the Space Force requires a major increase in funding, manpower and combat capabilities to counter emerging threats from China and maintain American military sup…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Europe is among the most exposed to the China shock as it faces a price war, a massive surge of cheap Chinese goods imports and de-industrialisation, but they are not taking the necessary actions against these threats because of fears of retaliation and coercion from Beijing, according to an article published by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).The article laments that a comprehensive policy package to offset this imbalance with China — including import…
Brussels, May 21 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warning that Taiwan could lead to “clashes and even conflicts” and place relations in “great jeopardy” during his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Beijing was not mere rhetoric, a report has stated.As missteps in arms transfers, diplomatic recognition or military manoeuvres could trigger escalation amid little clarity in international law.Jinping’s remarks were not a fresh warning but rather underscoring the funda…