China’s Public Wants to Make a Living, Not War - Discontent about the country’s poor economic reality is starting to drown out nationalist calls to attack Taiwan. "the 2024 election prompted the resurgence of the view among many liberals that Taiwan’s democracy represents a…

As Blinken heads to China, "officials are counting on the threat of Chinese banks losing access to the dollar and the risk of roiling trade ties with Europe persuading Beijing to change tack. The banks serve as key intermediaries for the commercial exports to Russia, handling…

China is a threat to Europe’s gunpowder supply, defense boss warns  www.politico.eu/arti…

TIME's list of the 100 most influential people of 2024 includes @ChingteLai time.com/6965187/wil…

China slapped a levy on imports from the U.S. of a widely used chemical. A shot across the bow. The global market for propionic acid is small, worth around $1.3 billion in 2022, with China accounting for about a quarter of global consumption. www.wsj.com/world/ch… via @WSJ