In a move that signals a significant shift in North American geopolitics, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday that Canada has reached a landmark agreement to slash its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). In exchange, China has agreed to drastically lower tariffs on Canadian agricultural products, specifically canola seeds. This departure from…
Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian PM since 2017, in a move to thaw tense relations. Prime Minister Mark Carney has hailed Canada’s improving ties with China, as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping, declaring that their nations were charting a new course in cooperation at…
China and Africa will jointly host nearly 600 cultural and people-to-people exchange activities in 2026 to enhance exchanges and mutual learning between the two civilizations. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning disclosed this over the weekend, adding that the events will also help to promote mutual understanding and connection between the peoples. Next Stay 40…
China can narrow its technological gap with the US driven by growing risk-taking and innovation, though the lack of advanced chip-making tools is hobbling the sector, the country’s leading artificial intelligence researchers said on Saturday. China’s so-called “AI tiger” start-ups, MiniMax and Zhipu AI, had strong debuts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week,…
President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases. And we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Friday, in response to a question from the BBC. We will do it “the…
China has said the United States’ decision to withdraw from United Nations bodies and other entities was a proof that the international landscape was witnessing an effective operation of the multilateral system. The Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasised that only such a system can “stop the law of the jungle from prevailing and stop the ‘might…
Addis Ababa — The African Union and China have agreed to explore the full potential for practical cooperation between China and the African Union, with a view to delivering tangible benefits to the peoples of Africa and China. In a joint press release they issued at the conclusion of the African Union-China Strategic Dialogue held…
Addis Ababa — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed his country’s unwavering commitment to Africa, emphasizing the continent’s strategic importance in the foreign policy architecture of China. Speaking at the opening of a high-level strategic dialogue at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa today, the Foreign Minister underscored the enduring strength of…
Cambodia says it has extradited to China a billionaire businessman accused of masterminding a vast cryptocurrency scam in which trafficked workers were lured to forced labour camps to defraud victims globally. Chen Zhi was among three Chinese nationals arrested on 6 January after a joint investigation into transnational crime lasting several months, Cambodia said. The…
An employee works on the production line of power batteries and box chassis for new energy vehicles at a workshop on July 11, 2025 in Huaibei, Anhui Province of China. Li Xin | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s economy ended the year on a slightly less gloomy note, as factory activity expanded in…
