• China drops tariffs against Australian winemakers

    China will drop punitive tariffs against Australian winemakers after a months-long review. Beijing moved to scrap the tariffs on Thursday, with the cut off for the decision on Sunday. It had agreed to a five month review of the tariffs in exchange for Australia suspending a World Trade Organisation dispute against it. An interim report […]

  • New Zealand accuses China of hacking parliament

    The New Zealand government said it had raised concerns on Tuesday with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand's parliament in 2021, which was uncovered by the country’s intelligence services. The revelations that information was accessed through malicious cyber activity targeting New Zealand’s

  • New Zealand expresses concern to China over cyberattacks

    New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Tuesday that his government expressed concerns to China about "malicious cyber activity, attributed to groups sponsored by the Chinese governme

  • China removes tariffs on Australian wine as relations improve

    It comes as relations have improved since a new Canberra government was elected in 2022.

  • Why didn’t New Zealand impose sanctions on China?

    New Zealand did not follow the US and UK in imposing financial restrictions after accusing Beijing of links to cyber-attacksPoliticians, journalists and critics of Beijing were among those targeted by cyber-attacks run by groups backed by China, western intelligence services said this week.The separate cyber-attacks hit the US, UK and New Zealand – all members of the Five Eyes alliance. The network of five countries, which also includes Canada and Australia, share security related intelligence....

  • New book explores the devil's influence on Communist China

    Steven Mosher of the Population Research Institute joins me on this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to discuss his new book, 'The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi.'

  • Morning Digest: We've got new data for New York's new House map

    The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast Embedded Content Leading Off ● New York: With New York's new congressional map now in effect, Daily Kos Elections is rolling out a batch of updates to some of our most frequently used data sets. Up first is our chart of the results of the 2020 presidential election broken down by congressional...

  • New stealth bombers would complete China’s ‘strategic triad’

    FPI / March 20, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) could reveal this year its new flying wing stealth bomber, the Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) “H-20,” as U.S. Air Force officials highlight that Chinese bombers could soon join Russian bombers in intimidation exercises against the United States. Both developments […]

  • New iPad Air Now Shipping From China Ahead of Announcement

    The next-generation iPad Air is now reportedly shipping to the United States and other countries in preparation for launch. The rumor comes from the leaker known as "Instant Digital," who claims that manufacturers in China are now shipping the 2024 iPad Air in two sizes to overseas locations. "Everything is ready" for launch, the Weibo user says. The sixth-generation ‌iPad Air‌ is rumored to feature the M2 chip, a redesigned rear camera, and specification upgrades like Bluetooth 5.3 and...

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    China and New Zealand pledge deeper trade and economic cooperation

    China and New Zealand are working toward implementing an upgraded version of the free trade agreement between the two countries.

  • New post-Brexit tariff to apply to UK cars going to Canada

    A post-Brexit deal has expired with no new agreement, which leaving UK exports to Canada subject to new tariffs.

  • China lifts punitive tariffs on Australian wine as trade ties improve

    China said Thursday it would lift punitive tariffs on Australian wine, as trade ties improve between the two countries after years of tension, with Canberra soon afterwards announcing it would drop its case against Beijing at the World Trade Organization. Duties were imposed on key Australian exports such as wine, barley and beef in 2020 […]