Tag: China policy
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Offhand Remark Signals a Long, Cold Winter for Japan-China Ties
Introduction: A Remark That Reverberated Across Asia An off-the-cuff remark by Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sparked a rare confrontation with China, Japan’s largest neighbor and a key economic partner. What began as a casual comment aboard policy discussions quickly evolved into a high-stakes exchange, prompting analysts to question whether this signals a…
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Stock Rally Loses Steam as Chinese Rare Earths Move Dampens Markets
Global rally cools as China weighing rare earth exports Global equity markets gave back part of their recent gains as traders reassessed the optimism surrounding a potential deal to end the U.S. government shutdown. A Bloomberg report citing Chinese plans to partially constrain rare earths exports to the United States helped spark risk-off trading across…
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China Scraps Gold Tax Break: Global Bullion Markets React
Introduction: A watershed move in China’s bullion landscape China has abolished a long-standing tax incentive on gold sales, a decision announced by the Ministry of Finance that could significantly alter the price dynamics for one of the world’s largest bullion markets. The change, effective immediately, ends a policy designed to keep consumer costs lower and…
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China spy case witness statements: government promises transparency amid PMQs scrutiny
UK government to publish witness statements in collapsed China spy case The government has signaled it will publish witness statements related to the collapsed China spy case, a move supporters hope will clarify what happened and when. Keir Starmer and Labour have framed the issue as one that reveals the decisions and language of the…