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UN a playing field for China’s rights repression policy?

China has been flooding the UN, including its Human Rights Council in Geneva, with an army of fake NGOs to monitor and intimidate rights activists as well as to defend and heap glowing praises on Beijing’s human rights record, reported the AFPApr 28, citing a new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published Apr 28.The investigation, dubbed as “China

The first boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. They’re half-full. Expect shortages soon

American consumers are on the cusp of tough choices because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Ships now pulling into US harbors from China are the first to be subject to the massive tariffs that America is imposing on most Chinese imports. Many of them are half full. That means, in a matter of weeks, consumers will face higher prices and shortages of certain items.Imports from China

De lærdes søken etter kinesisk investering - et sikkerhetspolitisk leiermål

PST sin årsrapport for 2025 utpekes akademiske institusjoner og bedrifter som utsatte mål, særlig fra Kina og Iran. Under påskudd av forskningssamarbeid, konferanser og andre møtearenaer skaffer de seg tilgang til sensitiv teknologi.Morgenbladet har kartlagt samarbeid mellom norske forskere, og forskere tilknyttet syv kinesiske universiteter kjent som «Nasjonalforsvarets syv sønner». En av disse

Torbjørn Færøvik: Handelskrigen svir i både Kina og USA

Spennende dager. Vil president Donald Trump senke Kina-tollen, eventuelt sette den på pause? Kinesiske eksportører lever i håpet, og amerikanske importører og forbrukere trygler ham om å ta til vettet. Store verdier står på spill. Samhandelen mellom de to gigantene beløp seg i fjor til nesten 600 milliarder dollar. For tusener av næringsdrivende handler saken om overlevelse eller død. Men striden

The clock is ticking down to zero, and Trump needs a trade deal — badly

President Donald Trump, the dealmaker-in-chief, has said for weeks that at least one trade deal is imminent with one of the dozens of countries in active negotiations with the United States to avoid punishing tariffs. So where is it? On Sunday aboard Air Force One, Trump said there “could very well be” trade deals announced this week. He also said that last week. And the week before.At the same

India worried about Chinese 'dumping' as trade tensions with Trump escalate

The pace at 64-year-old Thirunavkarsu's spinning mill in southern India's Tamil Nadu state has noticeably slowed down. The viscose yarn – a popular material that goes into making woven garments – he produces, now sits in storage, as orders from local factories have dropped nearly 40% in the last month. That's because Chinese imports of the material have become cheaper by 15 rupees ($0.18; £0.13)

Former Taiwan leader Tsai to visit Czech Republic, other European destinations, drawing China’s ire

Former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen is to visit Czech Republic, and other European destinations, drawing China’s ire. During Tsai’s two terms, which ended in May, she came under relentless attack from China for her refusal to concede to Beijing’s demands that Taipei recognize China’s sovereignty over it.At a briefing Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning restated China’s

Trump says he will lower tariffs on China ‘at some point’

President Donald Trump says tariffs on Chinese imports to the United States will eventually be lowered, after both Beijing and Washington appeared to soften their positions about potential trade talks. “At some point, I’m going to lower them because otherwise you could never do business with them,” he said in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” which taped on Friday. “

Myanmar’s earthquake devastated the war-torn nation. For its reviled military leaders, it has brought opportunity

Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to power, such disasters can also bring opportunity. Myanmar’s military rulers have spent the past four years waging a brutal civil war across the Southeast Asian country, sending columns of troops on bloody rampages, torching and bombing villages, massacring residents,

Children aged 14 or younger now make up less than 12% of this country’s population

Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling birth rates and a rapidly aging population. The number of children aged 14 and under, was 13.66 million as of April 1, down 350,000 from a year ago, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal