BEIJING – China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far to shape international opinion about the protests against Chinese rule. The documentary shown globally by state broadcaster China Central Television features police surveillance footage of the fiery protests....
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao summoned the British ambassador in Beijing on Tuesday to protest British Prime Minister David Cameron’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying the meeting “seriously interfered” with China’s internal affairs. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, who is considered a separatist by Beijing, met with Cameron on...
Harry Campbell In today’s globalized world, you can’t avoid China, or so goes the cliché. Google is discovering that it’s actually true. Following a dispute over censorship, Google largely abandoned mainland China two years ago, redirecting its search operations to Hong Kong. Yet China is having the final word on Google’s biggest and perhaps...
New lending by China’s four biggest state-owned banks was flat in the first two weeks of May and total deposits extended April’s decline to fall by around 200 billion yuan ($31.65 billion), the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As of May 13, two of the big lenders posted higher loans, while another two...
HONG KONG (Reuters) – In a month-long standoff between China and the Philippines over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing has so far refrained from sending warships from its increasingly powerful and modern navy to enforce its territorial claims. Instead, China has deployed patrol vessels from its expanding fleet of paramilitary...
By Ariel Zirulnick The South China Sea territorial dispute between China and the Philippines is beginning to take a toll on the Philippine economy, which is dependent on a steady Chinese demand for its products. The two countries have been locked in a tense standoff since April 10, when a Philippine naval ship attempted...
