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The billionaire has touted his business experience, saying it was the ‘era of entrepreneurs’ rule’
The billionaire founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou, has announced he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate, pledging to fix cross-strait relations and boost Taiwan’s economy.
At a press conference on Monday, Gou – a well-known and outspoken businessman – announced what he called “the era of entrepreneurs’ rule”.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart have expressed support for improving trade conditions as Raimondo begins a visit to Beijing as part of U.S. efforts to improve chilly ...

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart have expressed support for improving trade conditions as Raimondo begins a visit to Beijing as part of U.S. efforts to warm chilly relation ...

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said US-China economic relations matter not just to the two countries, but also to the rest of the world.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart have expressed support for improving trade conditions as Raimondo begins a visit to Beijing as part of U.S. efforts to improve chilly ...

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said US-China economic relations matter not just to the two countries, but also to the rest of the world.

Yang Hengjun has told supporters he is in pain from a cyst on his kidney that remains untreated
Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun fears he could die in a Chinese prison from a worsening medical condition he says is not being properly treated.
He has told supporters he is in pain from a large cyst on his kidney. The Australian government is being urged to intervene and secure, through diplomatic means, his release to Australia on medical parole.

NEWS ANALYSIS. South Korea and Japan signed a trilateral agreement with the United States, despite their painful past and their ambiguous relations with their powerful neighbor, China.

The US has taken a public stand over China’s crimes against humanity. In Beijing this week, the UK foreign secretary should do the same and shame his hosts
Last week’s US involved in Beijing’s ongoing criminal efforts to erase Tibet as a separate political, ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious entity showed America at its best.
Few other governments give a hoot. Most cravenly look the other way.
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The plan was to profit from Chinese pandemic recovery, before signs emerged that all was not well
With strong financial ties to China, Australia is bracing for impact as the country’s deepening economic woes threaten its trading partners.
Growth has stalled in China, as has foreign investment, at the same time as a property crisis worsens, with developers and facing severe financial difficulties.

Beijing has become more aggressive in its pursuit of dissidents overseas, as highlighted by the arrest of a Chinese rights lawyer in Laos.