March 31 (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine would not allow it to achieve the goals of its “special military operation” at this time. The Kremlin was reacting after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko – Russia’s closest ally – called for an immediate ceasefire, without preconditions, and for Moscow and Kyiv … Read more
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – China on Thursday called U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s remarks “irresponsible” and “unreasonable” on Thursday after Yellen said Beijing’s lending activities left developing countries “prisoners of debt”. Yellen said Wednesday that she was concerned about some of China’s activities around the world, particularly its lending to developing countries. She told … Read more
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – The Japanese government on Friday announced plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its trade controls on the technology with U.S. pressure to limit the ability of China to manufacture advanced chips. The trade and industry minister said in a press release that he would … Read more
Premier Li says China is open for business Post-pandemic economic recovery is taking hold, Li says Speech at the summit latest charm offensive on companies But trade friction, geopolitical outlook darkens BOAO, China, March 30 (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday he was committed to opening up and reforming the world’s second-largest … Read more
TEGUCIGALPA, March 29 (Reuters) – Honduran President Xiomara Castro will visit China “soon”, the Honduran Foreign Ministry announced on Twitter on Wednesday, without giving a date for the trip. The announcement came days after China established diplomatic ties with Honduras as the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan. Honduras’ foreign minister visited … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday opposed congressional efforts to ban the popular Chinese social media app TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans. A small but growing number of Democrats and Republicans have raised concerns, citing free speech and other issues and opposing legislation targeting TikTok … Read more
BEIJING/TAIPEI, March 29 (Reuters) – China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday if Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit by the United States next month, saying such a move would be a “provocation.” . China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has … Read more
SEOUL/BUSAN, March 28 (Reuters) – North Korea has unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and pledged to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand the country’s arsenal, state media said on Tuesday. KCNA, as an American aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea. for military exercises. KCNA released photos of the warheads, dubbed Hwasan-31, as leader Kim … Read more
NANJING, China, March 28 (Reuters) – People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are of Chinese ethnicity and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday at the start of a a historic visit to China, which the ruling party in Taiwan criticized. Ma, in office from 2008 to 2016, … Read more
TEGUCIGALPA, March 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan must leave its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid to increase investment and jobs from Asia. giant. Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio Garcia released the order on local … Read more