South China Sea a make-or-break issue for the region: Expert
SINGAPORE: The fraught situation in the South China Sea and issues relating to freedom of navigation continue to spark concerns in the region and the world. The South China Sea …
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China to US: Door open for talks, but no bullying please
SINGAPORE: The escalating rivalry between the US and China is set for a long haul. A day after US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan accused China of eroding the rules-based …
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China at G20: ‘Our common prosperity demands cooperation on trade’
As the two-day G20 summit of the world’s most powerful economies begins in Buenos Aires on November 30, China’s G20 Sherpa and Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Jun urges the world …
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Modi’s G20 anthem: Showcasing India story & reformed multilateralism
The world may obsess about the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting in Buenos Aires, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined not to let the trade spat hijack …
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Trade war: China will not yield to US “bullyism,’ focuses on boosting economy
Unfazed by an escalating trade war and souring relations with the US China is determined to thwart “trade bullyism practices” and has pumped in $109 billion to revive economic growth. …
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After 2+2 show, Trump tars India & China with subsidies brush
In US President Donald Trump’s lexicon, 2+2 does not exactly add up to 4, as long as trade deficit persists! Days after the 2+2 dialogue between the foreign and defence …
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China’s Xi rejects Cold War mentality, pitches for open economy & trade
Amid the rising wave of protectionism and escalating Beijing-Washington trade war, Chinese President Xi Jinping has rejected “Cold War mentality” and projected himself as an apostle of globalization at the Boao Forum for Asia in the island of Hainan.
“China’s reform and opening up will definitely succeed and a Cold War mentality, zero sum thinking and isolationism are outdated,” Mr Xi told top industrialists, entrepreneurs and thought leaders at the Boao Forum. The Chinese leader’s comments were a veiled critique of US President Donald Trump’s America First world view and protectionist policies.