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SIMINA MISTREANU

SIMINA MISTREANU

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China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy

China has wrapped up its biggest political event of the year leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025

China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy
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China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

China has announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products
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China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will continue to retaliate for the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session

China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’
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Sustaining economic growth and other takeaways from the start of China's legislative session

Sustaining economic growth by raising domestic consumption is one of the priorities for China's government this year

Sustaining economic growth and other takeaways from the start of China's legislative session
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China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5%' for 2025

China is keeping its economic growth target at “around 5%” for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and other headwinds

China keeps its economic growth target at 'around 5%' for 2025
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The economy and AI are likely to be among the top issues for China’s legislature

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and shoring up the economy are among the issues expected to top the agenda when China’s legislature meets Wednesday in Beijing

The economy and AI are likely to be among the top issues for China’s legislature
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Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings

Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period and is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
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A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term

China’s tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports have taken effect

A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term
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1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan

Typhoon Koinu is sweeping southern Taiwan

1 dead, more than 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan
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Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing

China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt

Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing
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China's Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for 'Belt and Road' projects

Chinese President Xi Jinping is promising foreign companies more access to China’s huge market and more than $100 billion in new financing for other developing economies

China's Xi promises open markets and billions in new investments for 'Belt and Road' projects
Asia|US|World

US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea

The United States has renewed a warning that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels in the South China Sea

US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea
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American Ballet Theatre returns to China after a decade as US-China ties show signs of improving

American Ballet Theatre has returned to China for the first time in a decade, the latest sign that strained U.S.-China relations are beginning to improve

American Ballet Theatre returns to China after a decade as US-China ties show signs of improving
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China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities

China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
Asia|Health|News|World

Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95

Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s, has died at the age of 95 at her home in the United States

Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing

Taiwan’s presidential candidates have expressed a desire for peaceful relations with Beijing

Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
Asia|Election|News|Technology

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, erroneously saying China launched a missile

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has mistranslated an alert into English, saying China had launched a missile instead of a satellite and urging caution days before the island’s elections

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, erroneously saying China launched a missile
Asia|Election|News|World

Taiwan presidential hopeful Hou promises to boost island's defense and restart talks with China

One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in Saturday’s presidential election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with Beijing

Taiwan presidential hopeful Hou promises to boost island's defense and restart talks with China
Asia|Election|News|World

Taiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what's seen as a test of control with China

Taiwanese are preparing to elect a new president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China which claims the self-governing island republic as its own

Taiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what's seen as a test of control with China
Asia|Election|News|World

The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan's presidential election

Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded

The ruling-party candidate strongly opposed by China wins Taiwan's presidential election
Asia|Election|News|World

Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China

Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard the Asian island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies

Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
Asia|Business|News

Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says

A new report says automakers including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen and Toyota are failing to ensure they are not using forced labor as part of their China supply chains

Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says
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US Congress members praise Taiwan's democracy in a visit that's certain to draw China's scrutiny

A group of United States Congress members are praising Taiwan's democracy during a visit to the island

US Congress members praise Taiwan's democracy in a visit that's certain to draw China's scrutiny
Asia|News|World

China's embattled former foreign minister steps down as member of the legislature

China’s former foreign minister, Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, has resigned as a delegate to the country’s top legislature, state media reported Tuesday

China's embattled former foreign minister steps down as member of the legislature
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Chinese Nobel-winning author targeted in patriotic lawsuit

His writing won China’s first Nobel Prize for Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping’s China

Chinese Nobel-winning author targeted in patriotic lawsuit

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