Jimmy Lai after finding him guilty of colluding with foreign forces under the city’s controversial National Security Law (NSL)
Tag: China
China’s trade surplus hits record USD1 trillion for the first time in November
China, the world’s second-largest economy, registered its trade surplus, reaching a landmark $1 trillion in November for the first time ever
India inaugurates state-of-the-art Consulate in Shanghai, strategically located in trade corridor
The Shanghai Consulate, opened on December 7, caters to India’s burgeoning business community in the eastern region of China, home to top trade and business hubs like Yiwu, where a number of Indian businesses are present.
Hong Kong highrise fire: Donors give USD 115 million for victims, while China cracks down on dissent
Hong Kong Police Disaster Victim Identification Unit staff went through four of the buildings over the weekend, finding another 30 bodies that took the official death toll to 146. Another 100 people are still unaccounted for, and 79 were injured.
44 killed in Hong Kong highrise fire, 279 missing, 3 arrested; flammable materials under scanner
Hong Kong Police investigation suggested that the protective nets, waterproof canvas and plastic cloth covering the buildings might fall short of fireproof standards.
Chinese naval growth, Pakistan’s rapid militarisation a worry for India: Vice Admiral Swaminathan
The senior officer, who heads the crucial Western Naval Command headquartered in Mumbai, noted the Chinese Navy has already become the largest in the world and has added fleet to the size of the Indian Navy in just the last decade, and is expanding like never before.
India protests after Chinese airport detains Arunachal woman for 18 hours
India lodged protest with China after an Arunachal–born woman was detained for 18 hours at Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport
Apply for a Chinese passport: UK-based Indian woman alleges harassment at Shanghai airport over Arunachal Pradesh issue
Prema Wangjom Thongdok has alleged that she was detained for nearly 18 hours and harassed by Chinese immigration officials at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Trump accepts Xi’s invitation for Beijing visit, discusses trade, Ukraine, and Fentanyl
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April
Secret lender: How China put USD 200 billion into high-tech American businesses over 24 years
China’s state lenders have funnelled USD 200 billion into US businesses for a quarter of a century, but many of the loans have been kept secret because the money was first routed through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Delaware and elsewhere that helped obscure their origins, according to AidData, a research lab at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
