Weekly Top News - 2018 December 23
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On China’s 40th anniversary of opening up and reform (改革开放) on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping gave a major speech commending China’s reform process. - Read more
China has bought US soybeans for the first time since the trade war between the two countries started in July. US officials hailed China's purchase of 1.13 million tonnes of US soybeans on Thursday as a "great step". - Read more
Trump on Wednesday signed into law the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act. It seeks to promote access to Tibet for US diplomats and other officials, journalists by denying US entry for Chinese officials deemed responsible for restricting access to Tibet. - Read more
The US, UK and other allies have taken the unprecedented step of accusing hackers linked to the Chinese government of waging a sustained cyber-campaign focused on large-scale theft of commercial intellectual property. - Read more