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Elderly people rest in the park in Hong Kong’s Cheung Sha Wan district in August last year. Hong Kong could develop its health industry and help address common concerns such as population ageing. Photo: Jelly Tse

Opinion | How Hong Kong can help overturn narrative of China turning inwards

With its world-class biotech research and unique East-meets-West culture, Hong Kong could facilitate cooperation between China and the rest of the world.

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Beijing could do more to ease South China Sea tension with neighbours: experts

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China ‘needs to focus on boosting domestic AI sector to close gap on US’

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China warns close military ties between US, Philippines could trigger conflict

Senior diplomat Liu Zhenmin tells Boao Forum in Hainan countries should resolve their disputes on a regional basis and warns outsiders not to ‘fan the flames’.

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Chinese coastguards fire water cannons at a Philippine supply ship in a confrontation earlier this month near the Second Thomas Shoal. Photo: AFP

China urges Asian neighbours to take peace and security ‘into their own hands’

Head of country’s legislature says region should resist ‘bloc confrontation’, calls for unity and independence amid ‘serious challenges’.

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Long-delayed China-Japan-South Korea summit needed ‘as soon as possible’

Head of a trilateral organisation representing the three countries tells Boao Forum that no nation can face current geopolitical challenges on their own.

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China calls for ‘critical’ global financial reforms, a collective Asian voice

People’s Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng tells the Boao Forum for Asia on Wednesday that established international institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are in need of reform.

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People’s Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng at the Boao Forum for Asia on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Win-win: China rolls out red carpet for foreign firms with charm offensive

Nearly all of China’s top-level officials responsible for economic affairs have met or have plans to meet with multinational executives amid Beijing’s push to revive confidence and lure foreign investment.

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Chinese ex-trade official slams US for ‘dismantling’ global trade

Long Yongtu tells the Boao Forum for Asia that ‘globalised economic and trade systems are at stake’, and targeting Chinese companies in Mexico would mean higher prices for Americans.

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Opinion | World needs China to take up diplomatic gauntlet in Middle East

China has a rare opportunity to explore options for lowering the temperature in the Middle East, by first seeking to end the spiral of violence and enable tentative negotiations.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

What message does China defence chief have for Shangri-La Dialogue?

Chinese delegates for years have robustly fended off criticism at the forum from neighbouring countries and Western governments.

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Illustration: Pearl Law

China Briefing | Can China’s red carpet for foreign investors calm nerves?

In recent days China’s leaders have been going all out to reassure investors that it is committed to reform and opening up. There are reasons to believe Beijing is serious this time, having realised the crucial role the private sector must play to revitalise the economy.

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Editorial | Boao vow by Li Qiang comes at right time for China and world

Premier’s stress on the importance of private sector, further opening up to foreign investment and trade should boost confidence at home and abroad amid economic challenges.

Rapidly evolving digital economy spurs debate about China’s economic planning

China’s government is being urged to rethink the way it calculates key economic indicators, such as gross domestic product and the unemployment rate, to ensure they are appropriate for the modern digital economy.

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China’s digital economy poised to be the nation’s major driver of growth in coming years. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s appetite for Australia trade ‘never went away’, mining tycoon says

There have been many ‘expressions of interest’ by Chinese businesses to work with Australia, mining billionaire Andrew Forrest says at Boao Forum.

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Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest during a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province, on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

US military presence risks conflict in South China Sea, Boao Forum hears

‘Smell of gunpowder getting stronger’ as deployments by American forces in the region set historical record.

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US-China ties ‘most worrying’: Singapore leader Lee Hsien Loong tells Boao Forum

‘Big powers have a heavy responsibility’, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells annual forum, as Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim calls for ‘spirited collaboration’.

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Head of state assets watchdog in call for closer cooperation with Hong Kong

Zhang Yuzhuo, chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, says body is willing to enhance cooperation mechanism with city.

Chief Executive John Lee arrives in Hainan province to begin a three-day visit. Photo: Facebook/John KC Lee

Malaysia, Singapore to showcase ‘proactive’ diplomacy as leaders visit China

Singapore will be keen to show its continued geopolitically neutral stance, while Malaysia is expected to prioritise economic issues, push for more investment.

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China will stay open ‘no matter what’: Premier Li Qiang in vow to global CEOs

China will continue to drive global economic growth and provide a huge market for foreign businesses, Premier Li Qiang tells annual Beijing forum.

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Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong kicks off China visit, set to meet Xi

It’s Lee’s first mainland visit since the pandemic began; in CCTV interview he describes China-Singapore relations as ‘very good’.

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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has arrived in Guangzhou for a six-day visit to China. Photo: Handout

Trips to US and UK to be made by top Hong Kong officials, first in 3 years

Treasury secretary Christopher Hui to go to UK in April and Algernon Yau to visit US in May.

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Top-level trips to US and UK to be made by government officials, the first in more than three years. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

China sets stage for a rush of post-Covid international events

Numerous sports and trade events are expected to return to China this year after being postponed, scaled down or held online since the coronavirus pandemic began.

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Has the time come for China to give cash handouts to stimulate its economy?

The sooner the central government starts giving out Hong Kong- and US-style consumption vouchers, the better, according to economists.

Hainan free-trade port tipped to deepen China-Asean ties

Southeast Asian firms will be incentivised to invest in Hainan under the free-trade port plan, especially in the service sector, thanks to the easing of restrictions and lower taxes, authorities say.

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Tourists shop at a duty-free mall in Sanya City in China’s Hainan province. Photo: Xinhua

3 Chinese inactivated vaccine shots protect against Omicron: paper

‘Strengthening the protection of middle-aged and senior populations would effectively reduce the burden of the pandemic on public health,’ says Chinese team.

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Researchers behind a new paper say the mortality rate of the elderly and vulnerable groups who have underlying diseases remains a key indicator of the pandemic abating. Photo: Simon Song

Debt trap diplomacy used to ‘smear’ China, says ex-central bank governor

Former central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan says Chinese lending has long-term economic benefits and is asked for by debtor countries, but acknowledges some loans may not have always been ‘carefully designed’.

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Risks to yuan ‘skewed towards further weakness’ amid economic disruption

China’s yuan has depreciated by more than 1 per cent this week and by nearly 2 per cent this month, with policymakers concerned with stabilising prices and employment amid a slowing economy.

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9 September, 2024
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