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China

Apr 09, 2024 at 07:27 806
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to China: no material for Russia’s war effort of face US sanctions

On April 8, 2024 in Beijing, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen had a clear message for the PRC leadership and Chinese companies and banks regarding Putin’s war effort against Ukraine: ‘… companies, including those in the PRC, must not provide material support for Russia’s war and that they will face significant consequences if they do.’ She added:...

Jul 03, 2022 at 19:02 2570
The future of Hong Kong looks grim

After the First Opium War from 1839 to 1842, Hong Kong became a British colony. Other nearby territories changed hands after the Second Opium War in 1860. In 1898, the British Empire forced...

May 05, 2020 at 11:51 3400
The beginning of the Asian century

Historians may one day recognize the year 2020 as the beginning of the Asian century. In any case, the response of too many European countries as well as the United States to the novel...

Apr 01, 2000 at 00:00 2422
Jiang Zemin

Bruce Gilley: Tiger on the Brink. Jiang Zemin and China’s New Elite, Berkeley and Los Angeles, London, University of California Press, 1998, 395 S. Order the book from Amazon.com....