Tag: Beijing

Chinese miners kidnapped in Niger freed after nearly nine months

By Agence France-Presse Two Chinese miners who were kidnapped in jihadist-torn Niger almost nine months ago have been released in neighbouring Burkina Faso, sources said on Tuesday.“The two Chinese hostages were released in Burkina Faso in February,” a Nigerien security source told Agence France-Presse, giving no further details.China’s ambassador in Niamey, Jiang Feng, speaking on […]

Australia’s biggest bank scales back stake in Chinese lender amid continuing bilateral tension

By Frank Tang Australian banks are retreating from China’s most lubricant financial businesses, even as Wall Street and European competitors queue up to get deeper into the world’s second largest market.The sharp contrast came amid tension between Beijing and Canberra over the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and […]