4 d. ago Beijing Moves to Prop up Solar Panelmakers Hit Hard by Price War

Beijing Moves to Prop up Solar Panelmakers Hit Hard by Price War  Asia Financial

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4 d. ago China trade war threatens US fireworks industry: Stars, Stripes and Sticker Shock

China trade war threatens US fireworks industry: Stars, Stripes and Sticker Shock  Fox Business

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6 d. ago Wang Yi tells top EU officials to unite against ‘unilateralism and bullying’

Beijing’s top envoy has called for China and Europe to join forces against “unilateralism and bullying” in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, after meeting European Union leaders in Brussels. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, before sitting down for marathon political talks with the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas that were expected to run over dinner. “The world today...

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6 d. ago The world is going all in on stablecoins. Is China’s digital yuan any different?

When South Korea reportedly halted its digital currency pilot programme this week in favour of stablecoins – cryptocurrencies pegged to a reference asset, typically a fiat currency – it sent shock waves through central banks across the world. It also left China – a pioneer in central bank-backed digital currencies with its digital yuan, or e-CNY – with an important question to answer, namely whether it should continue to explore such digital assets or revisit the possibility of adopting the...

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8 d. ago Not Just Shock Absorbers: How ASEAN Is Shaping the China Trade Balance

Not Just Shock Absorbers: How ASEAN Is Shaping the China Trade Balance  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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2 w. ago China’s Hard Fought Leverage In The Middle East Evaporates As Beijing Watched Iran

China’s Hard Fought Leverage In The Middle East Evaporates As Beijing Watched Iran-Israel War Helplessly  EurAsian Times

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2 w. ago China’s Hard Fought Leverage In The Middle East Dented As Beijing Helplessly Watched Iran

China’s Hard Fought Leverage In The Middle East Dented As Beijing Helplessly Watched Iran-Israel War: Analyst  EurAsian Times

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2 w. ago “China in Shock”: New Hypersonic Aircraft With Mach 5+ Speeds Triggers Massive Global Reaction After US Engine Breakthrough

“China in Shock”: New Hypersonic Aircraft With Mach 5+ Speeds Triggers Massive Global Reaction After US Engine Breakthrough  Sustainability Times

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2 w. ago Von der Leyen's return as China hawk ends talk of diplomatic reset

Von der Leyen's return as China hawk ends talk of diplomatic reset  Euronews.com

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2 w. ago Chinese and EU trade officials hold talks after von der Leyen outburst

Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao and European trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic held a video call on Thursday, as the two sides strive to keep a lid on simmering economic tensions and pave the way for a leaders’ summit in Beijing. “Both sides agreed to work together to lay the groundwork for key economic and trade items on the China-EU agenda this year,” the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement released on Friday. The two officials discussed a series of topics during the call,...

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2 w. ago China hits back at Ursula von der Leyen's 'baseless, biased' speech at G7 summit

China hits back at Ursula von der Leyen's 'baseless, biased' speech at G7 summit  Euronews.com

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen blasts China's 'blackmail' in appeal to Trump at G7

Von der Leyen blasts China's 'blackmail' in appeal to Trump at G7  Euronews

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen blasts China's 'blackmail' in direct appeal to Trump at G7 summit

Von der Leyen blasts China's 'blackmail' in direct appeal to Trump at G7 summit  Euronews

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3 w. ago ‘A new China shock’: von der Leyen revives hard line on Beijing at G7 summit

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has accused Beijing of deliberately creating a near-monopoly in the global supply of rare earth elements, then weaponising the world’s reliance on those chains. Addressing the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Monday, von der Leyen made a hawkish return to form, reversing a course of toned-down criticism of China spurred by the return of US President Donald Trump in January. In two separate speeches in the first two months of the year, she...

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3 w. ago Public shock as Taiwan actress reveals face pinned with needles from skin therapy

Taiwanese actress and singer Joe Chen Chiao-en has caused shock by revealing photos of herself after she underwent an all-over acupuncture treatment. The glaring images have sparked controversy on social media in mainland China. Known as the Queen of Idol Dramas, Chen, 46, first rose to fame in 2013 for her portrayal of Dongfang Bubai in the series Swordsman. She solidified her popularity with hit dramas such as Fated to Love You and The Prince Who Turns into a Frog. Her performance in Fated to...

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3 w. ago Moutai, China’s premier liquor brand, may find austerity rules hard to swallow

China’s premier liquor distiller Kweichow Moutai – a brand that had, over decades, become synonymous with sumptuous feasts – is heeding a renewed mandate for austerity from Beijing, distancing its products from the extravagant hard-drinking lifestyle with which it had been linked in the public consciousness. Management at the company, valued at 1.86 trillion yuan (US$258.73 billion), has pledged to comply with strictures stressing thrift – guidelines that have helped to remove Moutai’s expensive...

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3 w. ago China’s top baijiu maker faces sobering reality as austerity trims profits

China’s premier liquor distiller Kweichow Moutai – a brand that had, over decades, become synonymous with sumptuous feasts – is heeding a renewed mandate for austerity from Beijing, distancing its products from the extravagant hard-drinking lifestyle with which it had been linked in the public consciousness. Management at the company, valued at 1.86 trillion yuan (US$258.73 billion), has pledged to comply with strictures stressing thrift – guidelines that have helped to remove Moutai’s expensive...

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