China: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 15, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: China halts unreliable entity list, export control measures on certain US firms
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China on Wednesday suspended its unreliable entity list and export control measures on multiple U.S. entities, the Ministry of Commerce has said. When answering media inquiries, a ministry spokesperson said that a measure which added 11 U.S. firms to China’s unreliable entity list, which was announced […]
MIL-OSI China: China issues 10.06 trillion yuan in new loans in first four months
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China issued 10.06 trillion yuan (about 1.39 trillion U.S. dollars) in new yuan-denominated loans in the first four months of 2025, central bank data showed on Wednesday. At the end of April, outstanding yuan loans amounted to 265.7 trillion yuan, up 7.2 percent year on year, […]
MIL-OSI China: SpaceX to conduct Starship’s ninth flight test next week: Musk
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News SpaceX is preparing to launch the ninth test flight of its Starship rocket as early as next week, according to SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk. The company said Tuesday that Starship has completed a long-duration static fire of its six engines and is undergoing final […]
MIL-OSI China: Entrepreneur forum highlights China-UK AI cooperation
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Participants at the 2025 Sino-UK Entrepreneur Forum on Wednesday praised China’s rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and emphasized the boundless opportunities for deepening cooperation between the two countries. The forum, co-organized by The 48 Group in Britain and China Daily, was held under the theme […]
MIL-OSI China: SpaceX launches 28 Starlink internet satellites into space
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites into orbit on Wednesday. According to SpaceX, the satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 12:38 p.m. Eastern Time. SpaceX later confirmed the deployment of the 28 […]
MIL-OSI China: Putin approves makeup of Russian delegation for talks with Ukraine in Istanbul
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday approved the composition of the Russian delegation for upcoming talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, Türkiye, according to a Kremlin statement. The delegation will be led by Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky and include Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin; Igor Kostyukov, […]
MIL-OSI China: US researchers identify tissue changes linked to aggressive breast cancer risk
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified structural changes in breast connective tissue that are linked to a higher risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, according to a new study published on Wednesday. The findings, published in the Journal of the National […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese FM meets with counterparts from LAC countries
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings with Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina, Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda, and Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente in Beijing on Wednesday. Reina, Sosa and De la Fuente are in China for the fourth ministerial […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese FM meets with new Sudanese counterpart
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Omer Mohamed Ahmed Siddig, the outgoing Sudanese ambassador to China and the newly appointed foreign minister of Sudan, in Beijing on Wednesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated […]
MIL-OSI China: 2025 World Digital Education Conference opens in China’s Wuhan
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News 2025 World Digital Education Conference opens in China’s Wuhan Updated: May 15, 2025 07:54 Xinhua This photo taken on May 14, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Digital Education Conference in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. Under the theme of “Education Development and […]
MIL-OSI China: 2025 World Digital Education Conference kicks off in Wuhan
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Digital Education Conference and delivers a speech, in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, May […]
MIL-OSI China: China’s economic planner holds symposium to hear from private firms
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 14 — China’s top economic planner on Wednesday held a symposium for private enterprises to gather opinions on current economic conditions and the implementation of policies on stabilizing employment and growth. Attendees shared insights on industry performance and proposed measures to support the high-quality […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese vice premier urges all-out summer harvest efforts
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, makes arrangements for the summer harvest at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING, May 14 […]
MIL-OSI USA: Treasury Secretary Bessent Defends Tax Breaks for those who Invest in China
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Our tax system allows for lower tax rates for capital gains on stocks to incentivize Americans to make investments that grow our economy. Yet, Americans who invest in companies abroad and build the economies of other nations – even in adversarial […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China suspends designation of several US companies and export restrictions against them
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday suspended the designation of several U.S. companies as unreliable entities and the application of export restrictions against them, the […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China Internet Civilization Conference to Focus on Young Netizens, Digital Literacy
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — The 2025 China Internet Civilization Conference will be held from June 10 to 11 in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province. The event […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Released lists shed light on Japanese germ warfare units’ activities in China
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News TOKYO, May 14 (Xinhua) — The National Archives of Japan on Wednesday released lists of personnel of three biological warfare units of the Imperial Japanese Army. The […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China issued 10.06 trillion yuan in new loans in first four months of 2025
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — China issued 10.06 trillion yuan (1.39 trillion U.S. dollars) worth of new renminbi-denominated loans in the first four months of 2025, data […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Peters Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support American Innovation and Outcompete China
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters Published: 05.14.2025 Bill Would Provide Assistance to Michigan Small Businesses and Startups to Invest in R&D WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped introduce the American Innovation and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation that would expand and strengthen research and development (R&D) incentives […]
MIL-OSI Global: China-US trade war: the next 90 days are a big deal for Beijing as it seeks long-term solutions
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham Washington and Beijing have finally agreed a pause in their escalating trade war. US and Chinese officials announced in Geneva this week that US tariffs on Chinese goods would fall to 30%, while Chinese tariffs on US […]