30 Apr 2024
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Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to France is shaping up to be…interesting.
On Saturday, top diplomat Wang Yi held a call with French Presidential Advisor Emmanuel Bonne to lay the groundwork for Xi’s trip, where European de-risking will be high on the agenda.
Wang said that China and France should...
May 21, 2024
China is none too pleased with US arms sales to Taiwan. On Monday, the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) added three US defense contractors to its Unreliable Entity List (UEL) for selling arms to Taiwan. ICYMI: Earlier on Monday, Lai Ching-te,… Read More »
May 20, 2024
Data export pilots continue to advance, albeit slowly. On Friday, Shanghai’s Lingang Free Trade Zone (FTZ) published its first batch of “General Data Lists” for cross-border transfer, covering three sectors: Automotive Biomedical Mutual funds Some context: The lists are a… Read More »
May 20, 2024
Senior policymakers want more foreigners to visit China. On Friday, Li Shulei, head of the Party’s propaganda department, chaired the first-ever National Tourism Development Conference. ICYDK, the department took over responsibility for tourism under the 2018 Party-state restructuring. In instructions… Read More »