ECONOMICS
In a move aimed at countering China's rampant export of its excess industrial capacity, U.S. President Joe Biden proposed a hefty tariff increase on Chinese steel and aluminum. The proposal came on April 17 while he addressed union workers in Pennsylvania. If approved, these imports could see their tariffs “tripled,”
Chinese Military Deploys Troops as Xi’an Outbreak Worsens
Authorities report only a handful of COVID cases, but locals suspect the real concern is rodent-spread...
Food and Rent Unaffordable as 20 Percent Inflation Hits Turkey
Turkish citizens are reeling under the pressure of inflation and what many believe is President Recep...
3 Key Factors Behind the Solomon Islands Anti-China Riots
The Solomon Islands, a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean home to roughly 680,000 people, has...
China Fights New COVID-19 Waves in Zhejiang and Xi’an, Quarantining Thousands
Recently, the epidemic situation in the cities of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Hangzhou in southeastern China...
US-listed Chinese Companies Lost $600 Billion This Year
According to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, there were 248 Chinese companies...
Layoffs Increase in China as Multiple Industries Get Hit By Tougher Regulations
Over the past year, Beijing has imposed a plethora of regulations on industries ranging from tech, finance...
Chinese Central Bank Slashes Main Interest Rate Amidst Economic Pressure
On Dec. 20, the People’s Bank Of China (PBOC) announced a five-basis point cut in its one-year Loan Prime...
American Families Struggling Under Weight of Inflation
Last month, the rate of inflation rose by 6.8 percent, the highest jump in around four decades. Families...
‘A Big Failure for the United States’: Florida’s DeSantis on Investing in China
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration announced on Dec. 20 that they would move to take control...