Already low expectations for "deliverables" at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco took a further blow on the eve of Wednesday's meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden when the latter's administration acknowledged that a key multilateral trade initiative was mired in American political infighting. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen described "substantial progress" in negotiating the trade section of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on Monday, the knottiest of the f
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has unveiled a China-funded reference laboratory at its headquarters in Ethiopia, creating another milestone for China's health diplomacy. The Dr Wu Lien-teh Laboratory, named after the Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist who helped eradicate the plague in Manchuria in 1911, aims to address gaps in laboratory systems in Africa. It includes two high-containment Biosafety Level 3 laboratories, the second-highest rating in a four-tier
Huawei Technologies is scrambling to crank up production of its new 5G smartphones to meet demand, according to analysts, as the wait time for its popular Mate 60 Pro model - the handset equipped with an advanced made-in-China chip that defies US sanctions - has been extended up to three months. "Production capacity can't meet demand, which is the reason Huawei is doing pre-orders," said Counterpoint Research senior analyst Wang Yang, adding that presales help buy some time for Huawei to secure
Taiwan has long been the flashpoint of the China-US relations with Beijing repeatedly warning Washington that mishandling the issue is likely to have a devastating impact on the relationship. Meeting in Bali last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden that Taiwan was "the first red line" that must not be crossed. The coming meeting between Biden and Xi in California may provide the ideal window of opportunity for the American and Chinese leaders to cool down the tem
The EU-China Summit will take place on December 7 and 8 in Beijing, the bloc's internal market boss Thierry Breton said on Friday. Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen - the European Council and Commission presidents - will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, more than 18 months after the previous summit and following a period of inflamed tensions across a range of issues. Breton confirmed the dates during a press conference in Beijing, doing so after an "intense"