Guillermo Abril

Countermeasures are beginning to take effect as taxes on imports from the Asian giant hit 125% while the trade war with the rest of the globe gets paused. The EU has also halted its counter-tariffs but warns they will go into effect if negotiations fail

Beijing insists it does not want a trade war, but warns Washington that it will not stand idly by

Beijing experts sense a transatlantic rift and believe it’s possible that Chinese troops could be sent to Ukraine following a ceasefire, provided the UN supports the move

The artificial intelligence company emerged from the so-called ‘Chinese Silicon Valley,’ a city where technological giants and cutting-edge start-ups have flourished

The deputies of the NPC, the highest organ of power in the Chinese state, were evasive about the American president in their only annual meeting with the press

The state of the economy leaves Beijing with little room for maneuver, but recent technological tours de force such as DeepSeek have given it more bargaining power

Beijing announces levies of up to 15% on imports of US products, such as oil and large cars, an investigation into Google and restrictions on exports of critical minerals

Prompted by this reporter, the artificial intelligence model says it must uphold ‘core values of socialism,’ rejects compromising questions about Xi Jinping and Tiananmen Square, and apparently doesn’t know who its founder Liang Wenfeng is

In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time

The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion

The threat of new tariffs is heightening mistrust among investors as China’s central bank pledges to maintain exchange rate stability

Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant

The Asian giant’s dominance in the green sector has become a headache for the EU: it needs China’s products to meet decarbonization objectives, while simultaneously seeking to protect its industries and avoid becoming dependent on a foreign power 

After a three-decade career as a prosecutor, the president made the leap into politics in 2021 with a halo of fighting corruption; his popularity has plummeted, among other things, due to the scandals surrounding his wife

The opposition has demanded the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol after the political storm caused by his announcement of military control and civil restrictions

Yoon Suk Yeol’s announcement was immediately met with widespread rejection from opposition politicians and members of his own party

Masako Wada is a member of Nihon Hidankyo, the organization that will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024, formed by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Beijing faces the prospect of an intensified trade conflict if the Republican proceeds with his plan to impose a 60% increase in tariffs on Chinese goods

Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China

In response to the trade war, the Asian giant is investing billions of dollars abroad in plants, especially in industries linked to the energy transition

The continent needs green energy to ensure access to electricity for its population, making it a highly coveted trading partner in the eyes of Beijing, which is subject to trade barriers by the US and EU

Taipei described the move as ‘a crude provocation’ and urged its citizens, over whom Beijing has no jurisdiction, ‘not to be threatened or intimidated by the Chinese Communist Party’

The leaders of Russia and North Korea finalized a comprehensive partnership document in Pyongyang, which does ‘not exclude developing military-technical cooperation’

After meeting with Xi Jinping, the Russian president traveled to a province bordering Russia on the second day of his official visit to China

Around 970 million voters will be called to the polls starting Friday while the opposition and international organizations criticize the Hindu nationalist government’s democratic backsliding

Hefei, a city in the east, has become a model to follow for the technological development that Beijing wants to achieve in an economy that has been affected by the real estate crisis