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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A federal appeals court on Monday will consider whether the U.S. government has the right to force TikTok to sever ties with China to keep operating in this country.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year 1979 was a pivotal one in Sino-American relations. On a historic visit to the US, Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader, met with US President Jimmy Carter at the White House and attended the Round-Up Rodeo in Simonton, Texas, where he donned a ten-gallon hat and charmed the crowd.

BEIJING — China's persistent consumption slowdown traces back to the country's real estate slump, and its deep ties to local government finances — and debt.

Before he ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on Wall Street as CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund

China’s economy softened in August, extending a slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DHARAMSALA, India—The Dalai Lama arrived on a golf cart and smiled and waved to the throngs of devotees who had gathered amid the pine trees of the Himalayan foothills to greet him at his home in exile after knee-replacement surgery in the U.S. The 89-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader climbed out and made his way on foot into the temple complex with the help of young monks supporting his weight.

BEIJING — China's retail sales, industrial production and urban investment in August all grew slower than expected, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Saturday.

A San Jose-based biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China

China is raising its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world’s major economies

China over the auditing of Evergrande, state media reported. Additionally, a fine of 116 million yuan has also been imposed on the audit firm by Chinese government. PwC has been in focus over its role in auditing China Evergrande Group which was accused of a $78 billion fraud, triggering a client exodus, cost cuts and layoffs. In the most recent case of a Big Four auditor being hit with hefty penalties, Deloitte's Beijing branch in March last year was fined 211.9 million yuan and the branch's operations were suspended for three months after serious deficiencies were found in its audit of China Huarong Asset Management.

extreme weather this summer. As pressure builds on policymakers to roll out more stimulus, data due Saturday will show growth in industrial production slipped in August for a fourth straight month, in what would be its longest deceleration in almost three years. A slower expansion in activity also extended to retail sales and investment, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The widespread weakness would be a signal of how little traction the $17 trillion economy has generated in recovering from its worst stretch in five quarters. Heat waves — coupled with torrential rains that snarled travel and flooded farmland and mines — have added to setbacks for Beijing and its pursuit of growth around 5%, a goal most global banks now believe might be out of reach.

US State Department imposed sanctions on China-based firms, for their supply to Pakistan's ballistic missile program under the missile sanctions laws on Thursday. «The Department of State is taking action against five entities and one individual that have been involved in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology. Specifically, the Department of State is designating the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry (RIAMB) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery,» State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press statement. Notably, RIAMB has worked with Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), -which the United States assesses is involved in the development and production of Pakistan's long-range ballistic missiles.

border talks with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that 75 per cent of disengagement problems with Beijing are sorted out; however, the two nations «still have some things to do.» Jaishankar also underlined how India and China never had an easy relationship in the past. «We did not have an easy relationship in the past. What happened in 2020 was in violation of multiple agreements, the Chinese moved a large number of troops to the Line of Actual Control. We, in response, moved our troops up… Some progress on border talks with China. 75 per cent of disengagement problems are sorted out. We still have some things to do,» Jaishankar said during his conversation with Ambassador Jean-David Levitte at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy on Thursday.

BEIJING — China's plan to boost consumption by encouraging trade-ins has yet to show significant results, several businesses told CNBC.

The U.S. House this week approved a sweeping package of bills to counter China’s influence

A report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has found that U.S. companies in China are seeing record-low profits, with business confidence at an all-time low amid U.S.-China tensions and a slowing Chinese economy

BEIJING—The U.S. and Chinese militaries are taking tentative steps to re-engage diplomatically after a two-year freeze in relations, seeking to dial back the risk of confrontation while tensions simmer over Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea and its support of Russia. Jump-starting talks between military leaders has been a priority of the Biden administration, but one that has previously faced stiff resistance in Beijing.

BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence models may be at least half a year behind those developed in the U.S., but Chinese AI apps will likely take off much faster, said Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google China.

South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong daily, reported that the Malaysian Retailers Association has publicly called on Kuala Lumpur to significantly raise duties on imported goods costing $115 or less from the 10% levy imposed in January. The retailer’s association estimates it is losing 30% of its business to e-commerce portals selling goods shipped in from China. “Because we have not tightened up any rules or regulations, Malaysia has become a dumping ground for excess capacity from China," Ameer Ali Mydin of the Malaysian Retailers Association told the newspaper.

inflation) diminishes gold’s appeal: from a yield perspective, investors are better off holding treasury bonds rather than a non-yielding asset like gold. Read this | Are sovereign gold bonds the new ‘gold standard’ in investing? In recent months, however, US bond yields have declined, driven by expectations of easing monetary policy, and they’ve fallen more than inflation. From January to August, the two-year treasury yield dropped by 33 basis points (bps), and the 10-year yield fell 24 bps, while inflation decreased by 20 bps between January and July.

India is not the 'West'. This is a USP it must use with Palestine — and Israel — to tell both warring parties to cease fire for the sake of their own sake. New Delhi has greater dealings with Tel Aviv of late.