The European Union has slapped provisional additional duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles ranging from 17.4 % - 37.6%. If the bloc votes to keep the tariff hike they will last from November 2024 for the next five years.
And on a personal note, this is my last report for 2024 before going on maternity leave for my second child. Thank you for your support and viewership, see you in 2025!
China has made history by collecting the first soil samples from the far side of the moon. The successful mission sets the stage for the next steps in its lunar ambitions, to put a man on the moon by 2030, and eventually a human colony.
Beijing has responded to the inauguration address of new Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te with two days of military drills surrounding the island.
William Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as president of Taiwan in a ceremony that included a 21-gun salute, as he later praised the self-governing island’s democracy and urged China to stop its “intimidation”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting China this week, using the first foreign trip of his new six-year term to underscore the deepening partnership with China’s Xi Jinping.
Spent the day at the Beijing Auto Show where almost 300 electric vehicles (EVs) were on display. China is the world's biggest EV market and Chinese brands are aggressively expanding abroad offering affordable models compared to Western offerings. But the US has accused China of flooding the global market with unfairly subsidised goods : https://youtu.be/NSdWTwApPlo?si=0UbZocujqmMcP8Tw
Tensions have again flared between China and India over contested territory in the Himalayan mountain range.
China has allocated 30 Chinese geographical names to the disputed border region. India says the name changes are ‘absurd.’
The Chinese government has slammed a vote by US Congress to force Chinese parent company Bytedance to sell Tiktok. Here's my report on why that would be extremely difficult.
China's National People's Congress closed on Monday with a call to unity from Beijing. The only surprise here was the axing of the Chinese Premier's press conference, which since 1988 has traditionally ended the annual parliament.
China has set its economic growth target for 2024 at 5 percent, far below the double-digit growth that for decades powered the world’s second-largest economy. Here's my wrap of the first day of National Peoples's Congress
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As China's annual parliament begins leaders are under pressure to stave off potential social unrest stemming from its stagnating economy. Here's my report on the challenges faced by Beijing as it outlines its vision for the rest of the year:
We're reporting from the China-Myanmar border, three years on from the military junta seizing power there in February 2021. Beijing is very concerned about the increased fighting and instability and is doing what it can to protect its interests along the border.
The world’s biggest annual migration has begun in China. A record nine billion journeys are expected to take place during the next 40 days. It's hoped the Lunar New Year travel boom will boost the slowing economy.
