A Chinese bank employee counts new 50-yuan notes with a money counting machine at a bank counter in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on August 30, 2019

China Pushes Back Against Threat of Inflation

Government presses industries to absorb higher commodity costs.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He attends the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 27, 2020.

US-China Sanctions Raise Questions for Trade Policy

2021-06-11

New bans on investment in Chinese companies come on the heels of renewed trade and economic talks.

The Huangpu river and the Wujing Coal-Electricity Power Station in Shanghai are pictured, Feb. 21, 2017.

China Calls for More Coal Despite Carbon Curbs

2021-06-04

Government orders a boost in supplies to counter price surge.

A worker produces machinery at a factory in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, May 26, 2021.

China Fuels Inflation Fears as Policies Collide

2021-05-28

The government has called for more consumption and curbs on supplies at the same time.

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) members take part in a protest against the government for not providing them with essential safety kits and paying them minimum remuneration despite being frontline workers outside a primary health centre in Hyderabad, May 24, 2021,

India’s Coronavirus Missteps Belie High Expectations From Fellow Quad states

2021-05-24

Within weeks of accepting global recognition and responsibility, India’s health system was shaken by an unprecedented increase in COVID-19 infections.

A truck is loaded with iron ore at the Christmas Creek iron ore mine located south of Port Hedland, Australia, in a file photo.

China Weighs New Measures to Punish Australia

2021-05-21

Policy rifts divide trading partners, raising risks for energy and commodity deals.

A worker walks past steel rolls at the Chongqing Iron and Steel plant in Changshou, Chongqing, China August 6, 2018. Picture taken August 6, 2018.

China Presses Steelmakers to Cut Production

2021-05-14

Mills boost output despite climate plans.

Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin (L) meeting Myanmar armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, March 27, 2021.

Russia's 'Pivot to Asia' Fails to Gain Much Traction Beyond Arms Sales to Myanmar, Vietnam

2021-05-10

Russia’s threatening posture toward Ukraine has drawn widespread international concern, but the Pivot to Asia has so far drawn less attention.

A street on a polluted day in Beijing, China, March 11, 2021.

China Pressed To Improve Climate Pledges

2021-05-07

Emissions from coal consumption may continue to grow.

Chinese 100 yuan notes are shown in a Jan. 14, 2020 photo.

China Recalibrates Economic Recovery Plans

2021-04-30

Growth indicators spur warnings about withdrawal of support.

A container ship which was hit by strong wind and ran aground is pictured in Suez Canal, Egypt March 24, 2021. SUEZ CANAL

China Transit Risks Eyed After Suez Canal Jam

2021-04-23

Stoppage highlights China's reliance on oil import routes.

Xu Lei (C), retail chief executive officer of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, poses for photos during a ceremony to mark company's listing on the Hong Kong stock market, at JD.com's headquarters in Beijing, June 18, 2020.

Hong Kong Raises Eyebrows With Limits to Access to Public Records

2021-04-21

“The new rules will make it harder for journalists to hold those in power accountable,” said a reporter for a major American newspaper.

A Chinese flag is seen on the top of a car near a coal-fired power plant in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China November 27, 2019. Picture taken November 27, 2019.

China Under Pressure to Cancel Coal Projects

2021-04-16

Study calls for closing 18 percent of coal power plants and halting new projects immediately.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R), joined by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (R), speaks while facing Yang Jiechi (2nd L), director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office, and Wang Yi (L), China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister, at the opening session of U.S.-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 18, 2021.

China Sanctions Intensify, Escalating Trade Risks

2021-04-09

International penalties target Chinese officials as investors weigh costs.

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