China on the Global Stage: international affairs, trade and overseas M&A

Sep 10, 2021 19:43 PM

Xi, Biden Hold First Talks in Seven Months in Bid to Stabilize Rocky Relations
Both leaders sought to promote cooperation and get the relationship ‘back on track,’ while avoiding ‘unintended conflict’ in second phone summit
Sep 09, 2021 19:58 PM

China Pledges $31 Million Aid to Afghanistan, Rallies Neighboring Countries’ Support
Foreign Minister Wang Yi says 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines also will be donated
Sep 06, 2021 16:32 PM

Germany’s Ambassador to China Dies Unexpectedly
The German embassy in Beijing has not released details on the cause or time of Jan Hecker’s death
Sep 03, 2021 21:01 PM

As China Seeks to Address Bilateral Tensions in Climate Talks, U.S. Balks
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry sidestepped repeated efforts by top Chinese officials to shoehorn bilateral disputes and politics into ongoing dialogue on emissions
Sep 02, 2021 19:18 PM

Caixin Explains: China’s Bottom Lines and Demands for Working With Washington
Beijing lays out three bottom lines and two lists of demands to set the guardrails for bringing China-U.S. relations back on track
Sep 02, 2021 17:48 PM

China-U.S. Tensions Jeopardize Cooperation on Climate Change, Foreign Minister Says
Wang Yi urges Washington to ‘meet halfway’ in video-link discussion with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry
Aug 31, 2021 21:32 PM

Top Chinese, U.S. Climate Envoys to Hold Meetings in Tianjin This Week
Xie Zhenhua will discuss bilateral cooperation, upcoming U.N. climate talks with his visiting counterpart for a second face-to-face meeting this year
Aug 31, 2021 20:01 PM

China’s International Development Cooperation Agency Takes Over Distribution of Foreign Aid
The agency, which was set up in 2018, has replaced the Ministry of Commerce in handing out foreign aid
Aug 30, 2021 16:44 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Talks Afghanistan With U.S. Counterpart
In a Sunday phone call, Wang Yi tells Antony Blinken that all parties should contact the Taliban and ‘guide it actively’
Aug 26, 2021 19:23 PM

China’s U.N. Envoy Asks WHO to Investigate U.S. Labs on Covid Origin-Tracing
Rejecting the Wuhan lab leak theory, Chen Xi pushes for facilities at Fort Detrick and the University of North Carolina to be subject to a transparent investigation
Aug 26, 2021 16:34 PM

Beijing to Work With Moscow to Prevent Afghanistan Security Threats From Spilling Over
China willing to strengthen coordination with international community on Afghan transition, President Xi tells his Russian counterpart over the phone
Aug 25, 2021 19:57 PM

Analysis: U.S. Vice President’s ‘Softened’ Rhetoric on China in Southeast Asia Is ‘Deceptive’
Kamala Harris says American policy in the region is ‘not against any one country, nor is it designed to make anyone choose between countries’
Aug 24, 2021 06:05 AM

Cover Story: How the Taliban’s Return Shakes Up Central Asia
China has a unique role to play in the transition as it is the least controversial among external powers involved in Afghanistan, experts say
Aug 21, 2021 20:10 PM

Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Targeting Chinese Nationals Kills Two Local Children
Beijing condemns the attack that injured one Chinese, several others in the port city of Gwadar
Aug 21, 2021 19:21 PM

Biden to Nominate Foreign Service Veteran Nicholas Burns as Ambassador to China
In a break from the recent past, the U.S. president picks a career diplomat, not politician, to fill the key post vacant since October
Aug 20, 2021 16:51 PM

China Holds Anti-Terrorism Drills With Afghanistan’s Neighbor to the North
Some terrorist groups are concentrating in northern Afghanistan, posing a grave threat to China, Tajikistan and regional security, the two sides say
Aug 18, 2021 21:28 PM

Analysis: Will the Taliban Make a Clean Break With Terrorists?
When the group was last in control of vast parts of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, a small number of extremist organizations posed a threat to China’s national security
Aug 18, 2021 19:17 PM

Vision of an ‘Asian Monetary Fund’ Becomes Clearer as Regional Crisis Fund Gets Boost
The growing autonomy of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization feels like ‘homework completed late,’ says Toshinori Doi, director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
Aug 17, 2021 19:58 PM

China Coordinates With U.S. and Russia on Afghan Power Transfer
Beijing calls on Washington to ensure a ‘soft landing’ that can help avoid ‘a new civil war or humanitarian disaster’
Aug 16, 2021 21:21 PM

Update: As U.S. Leaves, China Prepares to Engage With a Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
Beijing ‘respects the will and choice of Afghan people,’ a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says