Germany’s Scholz overruled Habeck to approve China port deal
[ad_1] BERLIN — Lawmakers are blasting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for approving a controversial Chinese investment in a Hamburg port terminal despite objections from Vice...
King Charles’ missing diamond
[ad_1] LONDON — With its array of gleaming bracelets, crowns, orbs and scepters, King Charles III’s coronation was hardly short on bling. But something was...
Germany doubles down on China port deal despite new security concerns
[ad_1] BERLIN — The German government said Wednesday it will proceed with a controversial plan to sell parts of a Hamburg port terminal to China's...
The first casualty of economic warfare is the free market
[ad_1] To read remarks made by a string of treasury officials and central bankers in recent weeks, one thing becomes clear: It’s no longer an...
Germany and China aim for June summit amid Taiwan tensions
[ad_1] BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is keen to advance economic and climate cooperation with China and defuse tensions over Taiwan as part of...
Cold War with China would ‘betray’ Britain’s national interests, UK foreign secretary warns
[ad_1] LONDON — Britain must engage with China rather than isolate Beijing in a “new Cold War,” the U.K. foreign secretary will say Tuesday in a...
EU schemes up sweeteners to woo countries from Russia and China
[ad_1] The EU is plotting how to win friends and influence people — in other countries. Earlier this week, EU officials circulated a confidential briefing,...
Germany’s Baerbock warns China that war over Taiwan would be a ‘horror scenario’
[ad_1] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday warned China to de-escalate tensions over Taiwan, warning that a war in the region would have disastrous...
Xi is fixated on ending China’s century of humiliation
[ad_1] Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review...
Why China wants Macron to drive a wedge between Europe and America
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Chinese leader Xi Jinping had one overriding message for his visiting French counterpart...