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A sharp escalation in tensions with the United States has stoked fears in China of a deepening financial war that could result in it being shut out of the global dollar system – a devastating prospect once considered far-fetched but now not impossible. Chinese officials and economists have in recent …

A sample of frozen chicken wings imported into the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Brazil has tested positive for coronavirus, the city government said in a notice on Thursday. Local disease control centers tested a surface sample taken from the chicken wings as part of routine screenings carried out …

Facebook Inc and Snapchat owner Snap Inc held talks to buy Dubsmash, the Information reported on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on pop video apps at a time when Microsoft Corp is trying to work out a deal to buy rival TikTok. Facebook and Snap were no longer in deal talks, …

China warned Washington not to “play with fire” on Wednesday as a US delegation wrapped up a historic trip to the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Beijing has been infuriated by the highest-profile visit in decades to Taiwan, which it sees as part of its territory, as US-China relations plunge to …

There seems to be no end in sight for the police brutality and racial discrimination against people of color in the United States as new footage emerged in the US state of Georgia where a helpless father of five unarmed African American children desperately pleads with police officers not to …

Police in Hong Kong have reportedly arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai, also a UK citizen, over suspected collusion with foreign forces. The 71-year-old was charged with illegal assembly and intimidation in February, but he was granted police bail. Lai’s newspaper Apple Daily said he was taken away from his home …

An American news publication says a potential long-term strategic partnership between Iran and China would thwart the West’s plots against the two countries. The Foreign Policy said in a report on Sunday that the agreement can be an “economic lifeline” for Iran, improving its economy which is targeted by America’s tough …

Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday, indicating a more active level of alleged Chinese interference. O’Brien’s comments appeared to go beyond a statement released on Friday by the Office of the …

A petition from environmentalists to reprimand Beijing for illegally trading an endangered species could ultimately bar US imports of any wildlife from China amid heightened concerns about the role animals play in pandemics. The Center for Biological Diversity and other environmental groups want the Department of the Interior to go …

Twitter Inc has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as experts raised doubts over Twitter’s ability to put together financing for a potential deal. It is far from certain that Twitter …

China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing “barbarous” sanctions in response to Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of deteriorating relations between the world’s two biggest economies. Meanwhile, the Hong Kong government described the sanctions as “shameless and despicable,” adding that it fully supported “countermeasures.” …

The US administration has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s leader and a number of other key officials over a security law that China enacted for the semi-autonomous region in late June. The Treasury Department announced on Friday that it was freezing US-based assets of Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 …

France and Germany have quit talks on reforming the World Health Organization in frustration at attempts by the United States to lead the negotiations, despite its decision to leave the WHO, three officials told Reuters. The move is a setback for President Donald Trump as Washington, which holds the rotating …

China says it has no intention of ratcheting up tensions with the United States and engaging in a diplomatic war with Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remark in an interview with the official Xinhua news agency late on Wednesday, putting forward four principles to advance Sino-US ties. …

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said there was no evidence that Chinese-owned TikTok had abused the data of its hundreds of millions of users. “We have had a good look at this, and there is no evidence for us to suggest…that there is any misuse of any people’s data,” …

China said ‘unilateral’ changes made in the status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 were ‘illegal and invalid’ India hit out on China on Wednesday for saying that “unilateral” changes made to the status of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 were “illegal and invalid,” saying Beijing …

A leading role in the nuclear disarmament should be played by Moscow and Washington, but not Beijing, because China’s nuclear arsenal is noticeably smaller, according to Chinese Ambassador to US Cui Tiankai. During the annual Aspen Security Forum, the envoy was asked whether China was interested in signing any arms-control …

The United States says Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will travel to Taiwan in the coming days, marking the highest-level visit to the self-ruled island in decades, amid escalatory posturing toward China. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto US embassy in Taipei, made the announcement …

The United States announced Wednesday its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to China in 1979, a move Beijing blasted as a threat to “peace and stability”. The visit, headed by health chief Alex Azar, comes as relations between the world’s two biggest powers plunge to historic …

German automaker BMW AG lost 212 million euros ($250 million) in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns cut vehicle sales by a quarter in the April-June period. The company saw a rebound in China, its biggest market. The net loss compared to a profit of 1.48 billion euros …