Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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Xi’s One-Man Rule Over China’s Economy Is Spurring Unrest
Chinese leader’s consolidation of power makes him bigger target as economic slowdown that’s hit household wealth sees protests rise
- Friday March 1, 2024
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Josh Xiao
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Xi’s One-Man Rule Over China’s Economy Is Spurring Unrest
Chinese leader’s consolidation of power makes him bigger target as economic slowdown that’s hit household wealth sees protests rise
- Friday March 1, 2024
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Josh Xiao
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China Protests Due To Labor, Property Issues Rise, Report Says
Some 952 “dissent events” were recorded in the fourth quarter, the most in any such period of 2023, according to Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor project.
- Tuesday February 20, 2024
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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Hong Kong’s New Security Law Brings Fresh Anxiety to Finance Hub
Hong Kong’s leader John Lee has spent the past year trying to revive the city’s business environment that’s been battered by pandemic curbs and China’s economic slowdown. His decision to enact a domestic security law risks undermining those efforts.
- Friday February 2, 2024
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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Hong Kong’s New Security Law Brings Fresh Anxiety to Finance Hub
Hong Kong’s leader John Lee has spent the past year trying to revive the city’s business environment that’s been battered by pandemic curbs and China’s economic slowdown. His decision to enact a domestic security law risks undermining those efforts.
- Friday February 2, 2024
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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So Where Exactly Is Jack Ma? "Conflicting Schedules" Claim Is Made
The potential sale of as much as $8 billion in offshore debt was planned for as early as this week; however, a marketing memorandum hasn't yet been received by prospective investors, according to people familiar with the matter
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Coco Liu and Ina Zhou, Bloomberg
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China Unlikely To Launch ‘D-Day’ On Taiwan, Singapore PM Says
A meeting between the presidents of the US and China is necessary and can help dial down tensions between the world’s biggest economies, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- Author: Philip J. Heijmans, Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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China Unlikely To Launch ‘D-Day’ On Taiwan, Singapore PM Says
A meeting between the presidents of the US and China is necessary and can help dial down tensions between the world’s biggest economies, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- Author: Philip J. Heijmans, Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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Will Xi Jinping’s Gamble on Vladimir Putin Pay Off?
Xi is set to meet his Russian counterpart just as the US presses China to help it reduce tensions in the Middle East. The relationship between the two leaders faces heightened scrutiny.
- Tuesday October 17, 2023
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Colum Murphy
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Will Xi Jinping’s Gamble on Vladimir Putin Pay Off?
Xi is set to meet his Russian counterpart just as the US presses China to help it reduce tensions in the Middle East. The relationship between the two leaders faces heightened scrutiny.
- Tuesday October 17, 2023
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Colum Murphy
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Will Xi Jinping’s Gamble on Vladimir Putin Pay Off?
Xi is set to meet his Russian counterpart just as the US presses China to help it reduce tensions in the Middle East. The relationship between the two leaders faces heightened scrutiny.
- Tuesday October 17, 2023
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Colum Murphy
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UK Seizes On US-China Thaw As Moment To Reset Ties With Beijing
Cleverly will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and with Vice President Han Zheng, his office said on Tuesday in a statement.
- Tuesday August 29, 2023
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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Hong Kong’s Economic Growth Cools As Spending Boom Lets Up
Hong Kong is likely to report the economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter than the previous three months, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said, as a spending boom that helped the city exit recession begins to run out of steam.
- Monday July 31, 2023
- Author: Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Kari Lindberg
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Macron Seeks Bigger French Say in Pacific as China’s Clout Grows
Emmanuel Macron slammed what he called the imperialism of neighboring powers on a visit to the South Pacific, seeking to promote France as a balancing force in a region with strategic significance to both China and the US.
- Thursday July 27, 2023
- Author: Ania Nussbaum, Rebecca Choong Wilkins
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Xi’s Bet on Putin Looks Even More Risky After Russian Rebellion
At the same time, it’s a reminder of what can go wrong once a war starts, said Wen-Ti Sung, lecturer at Australia National University.
- Monday June 26, 2023
- Author: Lucille Liu, Rebecca Choong Wilkins, Kari Lindberg