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Walz's China experience draws GOP attacks amid high US-Beijing tensions

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. At 25, Walz taught a year of high school in China. He returned for his honeymoon and many more times with American exchange students. As a congressman, he served on a committee tracking China's human rights and met figures like the Dalai Lama. Now that Walz is the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Republicans have accused him of a decadeslong relationship with Communist China and even opened an investigation. The attacks reflect how, amid a tense U.S.-China relationship, visits once seen as simple cultural interactions have become a target for political opponents. Ultimately, Beijing does not expect U.S. policy to thaw regardless of who is in the White House, experts say. With competition defining Washington's relationship with Beijing, any interaction with China appears to be regarded with skepticism, if not outright suspicion, and it's become a well-worn tactic to attack opponents simply for .

Taiwan detects 13 Chinese aircrafts, 7 vessels near its territory

It added that Taipei has monitored the situation and "responded accordingly."

Nato alliance bolsters naval presence in western Pacific to counter China

Few security analysts expect European navies to play a frontline role in any conflict in the Pacific

Taiwan detects 11 PLA military aircraft crossing median line in its ADIZ

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that it detected 13 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval vessels between 6 am (local time) on Thursday to 6 am (local time) on Friday.According to the MND, of the 13 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 11 crossed the Taiwan Strait median line in the country's northern, central, southwestern, and eastern air defence identification zone (ADIZ),In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor PLA activity.In a post on X, Taiwan's MND said, "13 PLA aircraft and 10 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 11 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."On Thursday, MND detected 6 Chinese military aircraft and 11 naval vessels.Further, Six Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) crossed the median line of the Taiwan ...

China's senior tourists could be a silver lining for travel companies

Companies inside and outside of China, and local travel authorities, are starting to tailor their services to the needs specific to this growing cohort

Coming to China's 'iPhone city': An electric car factory from Foxconn

Now Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics giant, is planning to build a new, 700-acre campus in Zhengzhou to make electric cars

Chinese officials get no respite as economy shows new signs of weakness

Economy had already grown more slowly than expected in the second quarter, expanding 4.7 per cent from a year earlier, as wary consumers remained reluctant to spend and trade ties with major markets

India just shy of top-weight China in the MSCI EM index after rejig

Weight surpasses 20% in the widely-followed MSCI EM index

Philippines opposes Chinese jets' firing flares in patrol plane's path

The Philippine government said Tuesday it has filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing after Chinese jets flew dangerously close and fired a volley of flares in the path of a Philippine air force patrol plane over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The Chinese air force jets' hostile actions against the Philippine military's NC-212i light transport plane Thursday over the Scarborough Shoal was the first such aerial encounter since high-seas hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the busy seaway started to flare last year. Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. did not report any injuries or damage but condemned the Chinese actions, which he said could have had tragic consequences. If the flares came into contact with our aircraft, these could have been blown into the propeller or the intake or burned our plane, Brawner told reporters. It was very dangerous. Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Teresita Daza said without elaborating that a diplomatic prote

Foreign investors pulled record amount of money from China last qtr: Report

Should the decline continue for the rest of the year, it would be the first annual net outflow since at least 1990, when comparable data begins

China test-flies biggest cargo drone as low-altitude economy rises

China has already begun commercial deliveries by drone

Taiwan reports increased activity of Chinese aircrafts near territory

On Sunday, Taiwanese MND said that eight Chinese military aircraft and eight naval vessels were operating from 6 am (local time) on Saturday to 6 am (local time) on Sunday

Three Chinese aircraft cross into Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zone

Three aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's southeastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone

'Caught napping at wheels': Cong slams govt over trade deficit with China

The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Centre over the issue of trade deficit with China and said that while other countries around the world had taken measures to restrict uncontrolled Chinese imports, "our government has been caught napping at the wheels". Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the data revealed by the government in the Rajya Sabha shows that India's trade deficit with China has surged by about 16% over the last two years from USD 73,306.2 million in FY22 to USD 85,079.03 million in FY24. "Governments across the world are taking note of China's industrial overcapacity and its dumping of goods overseas. However, unlike most governments that have taken proactive measures to restrict uncontrolled Chinese imports, our government has been caught napping at the wheels," Ramesh said in a post on X. "Our domestic industries are being decimated and shutting down, unable to compete with the onslaught of cheap Chinese goods," the Congress ...

22 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone

In response to China's military action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems

TikTok shows less 'anti-China' content than other rival networks: Study

TikTok has faced intense scrutiny from US concerned about the Chinese government's influence

How China built tech prowess: Chemistry classes and research labs

Spending on research and development has surged, tripling in the past decade and moving China into second place after the United States

Nuclear tourism: China opens atomic power plants to public, seeks support

Members of the public in China can now book visits to the country's power plants in nice cities, as the country moves to shore up public support to expand its clean energy generation capacity

From PepsiCo to P&G, India becomes next big FMCG growth bet as China lags

With India's economy expanding at the fastest pace among major emerging markets, companies are trying to serve its diverse palette

Taiwan detects 18 Chinese PLA aircraft, nine naval vessels near territory

In response to China's military action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems