air new zealand, huawei 5g ban, tourism, trade

NZ Plane Prevented From Landing in Shanghai After Referencing Taiwan

China has always attempted to isolate Taiwan internationally and eliminate its identity. In another such brazen attempt, Beijing forced a New Zealand plane to turn back to Auckland while en route to Shanghai since its paperwork included a reference to Taiwan. China apparently saw it as an acknowledgment of Taiwan being a separate country. Turning ...

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An Air New Zealand jet.

Trans-Pacific Partnership Goes Into Effect Without the US

A new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) comprising 11 nations, dubbed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), came into force effective December 30, 2018. In countries like Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Japan, and Singapore, the CPTPP is already in effect. Vietnam will soon follow on January 14. Peru, Chile, Brunei, and Malaysia will ...

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Why China’s 2025 Plan Is Not Acceptable to Many Western Countries

When China announced the Made in China 2025 plan, it was very clear that this would be a very hard pill to swallow for the world, especially the West. The negative outlook is not because China is aiming to advance technologically, but the path it is choosing to advance is fraught with possibilities of global ...

Armin Auctor

China’s Trade Practices Under Scrutiny in the EU, Too!

Amid the whole discourse on the possibility of a trade war between China and the U.S., China’s trade practices have, once again, come under scrutiny in Europe. The European Union and Italian authorities are working together on an investigation of large tax fraud by Chinese criminal gangs. Prior to that, the Italian government found evidence ...

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China’s Recycling Ban: Turning Treasure Into Trash

When you put out the recycling bin, do you stop to think about where your waste ends up? Would you be surprised to learn the answer, in most cases, is China? But now, China’s recycling ban threatens the entire recycling industry. For decades, shipping containers have been loaded with recyclable material and dispatched to China ...

David Clapp

The Legendary Silk Road

The legendary Silk Road connected the famous big cities of China with those of India, and reached all the way to the Mediterranean Sea from the period 100 B.C. until the year A.D. 1500. It was a route that opened up many countries for trade. Chinese tradesmen exchanged mainly Chinese silk in return for Roman ...

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