China warns US of "high price" of possible visit to Taiwan by UN ambassador
Lusa - International - 08/01/2021
US asks Pope for "courage" to face China
Lusa - Italy - 30/09/2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today asked Pope Francis for “courage” to combat religious persecution, particularly against China, with which the Vatican is about to renew an agreement on the appointment of bishops
“I appeal to all religious leaders…
"China will start to lose population and will be a weaker power"
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 30/09/2020
He is co-author of a book that predicts the decline of the world population. Canadian journalist John Ibbitson participates this Wednesday in the first of the three days of the Lisbon Conferences on the acceleration of global changes.
The fourth edition of the Lisbon…
Ambassador asks for choice between USA and China. Government says that Portugal decides
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 26/09/2020
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, guarantees that the decision maker in Portugal is the Government, in response to statements by the United States Ambassador, who demanded that Lisbon choose between its allies and China.
The head of Portuguese…
US presses Vatican not to renew deal with China
Istoé - Brazil - 20/09/2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the Vatican not to renew an agreement with China regarding the appointment of bishops of the Catholic Church.
The pact was signed in 2018 and expires next October, but the Holy See has already confirmed its intention to extend…
‘Made in Hong Kong’ victim of tensions between the US and China
AFP - Hong Kong - 06/09/2020
In Hong Kong, employees at the Koon Chun sauce factory work hard to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with a new “Made in China” label, proof that this popular Hong Kong brand is a victim of Chinese-American tensions.
Founded a century ago, the family business…
Washington accuses Beijing of “destabilizing” the South China Sea
Lusa - China - 28/08/2020
The United States accused Beijing on Thursday of firing missiles, for promoting “destabilizing” acts in the South China Sea, in a region where several countries are vying for sovereignty over strategic islands.
In a statement, the Pentagon, the headquarters…
China reduces customs duties on 79 goods imported from the United States
Dinheiro Vivo - Portugal - 12/05/2020
The 79 products will be exempt from additional customs duties from May 19 and for a period of one year.
China has announced that it will reduce customs duties applied to 79 products imported from the United States, during the period of one year, part of the “Phase…
China urges U.S. to respond to concerns of its people and the world
Xinhua - China - 28/04/2020
China on Monday called on the United States to respond to in a timely manner the concerns of its people and the international community on fighting COVID-19.
