The People's Republic of China

Iran oil exports hit 6-year high as west prepares sanctions

...Tehran sold an average of 1.56mn barrels a day during the first three months of the year, almost all of it to China and its highest level since the third quarter of 2018, according to data company Vortexa...

April 18, 2024

Global trade

Biden adviser backs bill to counter China in Latin America

...The US-Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is by far the most important, while Central America and the Dominican Republic have their own pact....

April 28, 2024

FT Live

Future of the Car

The technology and new business models shaping the next decade in automotive

Taiwan

Xi Jinping holds talks in China with former Taiwan president

...The ruling Democratic Progressive party insists the island is an independent country, but Ma’s opposition Kuomintang views it as part of a greater Chinese nation — albeit not the Communist People’s Republic...

April 10, 2024

News in-depthChinese espionage

China’s feared spy agency steps out of the shadows

...The slick ad from China’s feared spy agency, the Ministry of State Security, opens with the shadow of an agent walking through a dark tunnel, a scene reminiscent of the cover of a John le Carré novel....

January 23, 2024

Disrupted Times

Tensions ratchet up between China and the west

...The relationship between China and Europe is already under strain after a spate of arrests in Germany of people suspected of trying to sell sensitive military tech to Beijing, one of them a staffer in the...

April 24, 2024

News in-depthChinese espionage

‘Honeypots’ and influence operations: China’s spies turn to Europe

...And as alt-right movements become more mainstream — and mainstream political parties become more alt-right — the risk of PRC [People’s Republic of China] intelligence influencing European politics through...

April 29, 2024

FT Live

Bank of the Year Awards 2024

Recognising the best in banking globally

Letter

Letter: Singapore’s rule of law is based on its constitution

...Ng Teck Hean High Commissioner, Republic of Singapore London SW1, UK...

April 8, 2024

Haiti

Dominican Republic rebuff complicates Haitian leader’s route home

...home via the Dominican Republic....

March 9, 2024

Chinese politics & policy

China accuses foreign consultant of spying for MI6

...However, western authorities have also been accused of exercising undue suspicion of people of Chinese background or with personal connections to China....

January 8, 2024

Rana Foroohar

China’s hypocrisy on trade

...But she also noted that the People’s Republic of China “continues to use unfair, non-market policies and practices to undermine fair competition and pursue the dominance of the PRC’s manufacturers both in...

April 1, 2024

FT Alphaville

FTAV’s further reading

...Elsewhere on Wednesday… — The economists who found the richest people of all time (New Republic) — China wants to ditch the dollar (Noema) — Unremunerated reserves in the Eurosystem, part 1: Heads I win...

January 17, 2024

Trade SecretsAlan Beattie

The political lessons from Australia’s defiance of China

...But fair-minded observers would award a win on points to the country of almost 27mn people with a gross domestic product of $1.7tn against the one with an economy 10 times the size which also has nuclear...

April 4, 2024

Brexit

Northern Irish farmers face supply chain risks over Brexit deal, warn Lords

...Deirdre McIvor, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Pork and Bacon Forum, also warned that the region could lose access to China....

April 29, 2024

News in-depthChinese politics & policy

Xi Jinping to resist market pressure to step up China stimulus efforts

...The NPC will be scrutinised for signs of how the Communist party, which will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China this year, plans to deal with multiple geopolitical, demographic...

March 4, 2024

News in-depthIsrael

Israel’s consulate assault raises stakes in shadow war with Iran

...An Iranian official reiterated that the Islamic republic did not want a “direct conflict with Israel or the US”....

April 2, 2024

FT Live

Business Book of the Year Award 2024

The search for the best business book is under way

Martin Wolf

The future of ‘communist capitalism’ in China

...What is the economic future of China?...

March 12, 2024

FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen

The surprise winner of the US-China chip wars

...The EU and US found some stop-gap funding for weapons for Ukraine, China is scrapping a number of infrastructure projects in indebted regions, and US inflation ticked up unexpectedly....

March 13, 2024

Europe Express

What Bulgaria’s government collapse means for the rest of the EU Premium

...The Netherlands and China do almost €100bn of trade annually, with the port of Rotterdam being the entry point for many of Beijing’s exports to the EU....

March 27, 2024

Togo

Togo president seeks to extend family rule into seventh decade

...The Gnassingbés have controlled the nation of 8.8mn people for the vast majority of the 64 years since it gained independence from France....

April 25, 2024

News in-depthChinese economy

China warns west of ‘survival of the fittest’ as manufacturing boosts economy

...After welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, China’s second-ranked official Li Qiang gave his guest a lecture on basic economics....

April 17, 2024

Live news: France’s 0.2% growth augurs well for European bloc

China operator of KFC and Pizza Hut adds more stores than expected

...The company said 485mn people, roughly one in three Chinese citizens, were loyalty programme members of KFC or Pizza Hut....

April 30, 2024

ReviewMusic

Carnegie Hall’s ‘Fall of the Weimar Republic’ season opens with high-intensity performances

...“Fall of the Weimar Republic” is Carnegie Hall’s in-season festival this year, running from January 20 to the end of May....

January 24, 2024

News in-depthPolitical espionage

German spycatchers raise game against China and Russia

...On Tuesday morning, German police swooped on Jian Guo, a staffer working in the European parliament, accused by prosecutors of spying for China....

April 24, 2024

Global InsightMichael Stott

The simple idea behind LatAm’s star economy

...To be sure, the foundations of the Dominican Republic’s economic fortunes were laid long before Abinader....

March 18, 2024

US-China relations

US Pacific commander says China is pursuing ‘boiling frog’ strategy

...At the time, there were calls on Chinese social media for the People’s Liberation Army to shoot down Pelosi’s plane....

April 28, 2024

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