8 h. ago American company restarts domestic graphite production after decades of China imports

American company restarts domestic graphite production after decades of China imports  Fox Business

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22 h. ago Counting China’s wins and losses among ‘swing nations’ in new era of power rivalry

It took the United States less than three hours to stun the world with its abduction of the sitting leader of a sovereign state, but the strategic ramifications of that dramatic operation are likely to reverberate for decades. In laying bare the limits of China’s economic-centric diplomacy towards third countries in its competition with the US, the Venezuela crisis has delivered a stark reminder that spheres of influence continue to shape global politics in this new era of great power...

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34 h. ago China vows tighter market oversight as stock benchmark nears decade high

China vows tighter market oversight as stock benchmark nears decade high  Reuters

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39 h. ago China's 2025 economic growth likely slowest in decades: analysts

China's 2025 economic growth likely slowest in decades: analysts  Yahoo Finance

Economics

3 d. ago I'm 32 and have lived abroad for nearly a decade. Now, I'm weighing life in China against returning to the US.

I'm 32 and have lived abroad for nearly a decade. Now, I'm weighing life in China against returning to the US.  Business Insider

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4 d. ago Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations

Canadian prime minister visits China after nearly a decade of tense relations  Reuters

Politics

4 d. ago China woman buys US$28 ‘love insurance’, claims US$1,400 after marriage a decade later

China woman buys US$28 ‘love insurance’, claims US$1,400 after marriage a decade later  South China Morning Post

Economics

6 d. ago China births seen sinking under 9m, a decade after end of one

China births seen sinking under 9m, a decade after end of one-child policy  Nikkei Asia

Politics

7 d. ago How China’s global investment model is changing – and what it means for the yuan

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a crucial pillar of China’s economy since it opened up, drawing in trillions and helping fuel its rise as the “world’s factory”. But outbound direct investment (ODI) has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, transforming the country into a major exporter of capital. Today, China’s outbound investments exceed inflows, and the country has consistently ranked among the top three global investors in recent years. In this explainer, the Post examines the...

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1 week ago BYD’s win, Tesla’s defeat, Ford’s pivot: the widening gap in US

After years of competing head-to-head with China in electric vehicles, the United States is now widely seen as falling behind – a reality increasingly acknowledged even within Detroit. When asked about the topic recently on a podcast, US carmaker Ford’s own CEO said: “There’s no real competition from Tesla, GM or Ford with what we’ve seen from China. It is completely dominating the EV landscape globally and more outside China.” For much of the past decade, the global electric vehicle market was...

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1 week ago Canada’s Carney to visit China, as Trump tariffs hurt US ties

Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to China next week as his government tries to rebuild relations with the Asian superpower and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US. Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday. It will be the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade, after a diplomatic row was sparked by...

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1 week ago Canada’s Carney to meet Xi in China, as Trump tariffs hurt US ties

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to China next week as his government tries to rebuild relations with the Asian superpower and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the US. Carney is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the visit and will have discussions on trade, energy, agriculture and international security, his office said Wednesday. It will be the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade, after a diplomatic row was...

Politics

1 week ago Energy markets are political – Venezuela is the latest proof

The United States’ forcible removal of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro from power has reignited a debate over international law and sovereignty. But this risks obscuring a more consequential fact: global energy markets are not governed primarily by liberal market logic, but are shaped by geopolitical strategy. Venezuela matters less as a case in itself than as a signal of how energy is being repositioned amid intensifying US-China economic competition. For decades, many assumed that energy...

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1 week ago China Will Become Global Math Leader in Next Decade, First Chinese Fields Medal Winner Says

China Will Become Global Math Leader in Next Decade, First Chinese Fields Medal Winner Says  Yicai Global

Politics

1 week ago Capital marks progress in decadelong fight against air pollution

Capital marks progress in decadelong fight against air pollution  China Daily

Politics

1 week ago ‘Embrace the moment’: on China, Daniel Kritenbrink puts pragmatism first

Daniel J. Kritenbrink is a partner at The Asia Group. Previously, Kritenbrink served in the United States government as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs and ambassador to Vietnam. His diplomatic career spans three decades and includes assignments in Japan, China, Kuwait and Washington. In this interview, Kritenbrink discusses the many nuances of the US-China relationship, from cooperation to competition to rivalry, and argues both countries should weigh the...

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1 week ago Nobel Prize jurist Thomas Mikael Oliveberg joins top medical school in southern China

After working in Europe for 35 years, Mikael Oliveberg, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) and a judge of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, has taken a full-time position at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University in China. Oliveberg has left Stockholm University after nearly two decades as a tenured professor with its Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. He was welcomed to his new post by Li Lang, Guangxi Medical University’s vice-president, at a...

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2 w. ago Beijing to levy condom tax after over three decades: As birth rate drops to record levels, Communist China ...

Beijing to levy condom tax after over three decades: As birth rate drops to record levels, Communist China ...  Bhaskar English

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2 w. ago Japanese business leaders shelve annual China trip as tensions mount

A group of about 200 prominent Japanese business leaders has reportedly postponed their annual visit to mainland China, the first such deferral in more than a decade, amid tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over Taiwan. The postponement, first reported by Bloomberg and Kyodo, is widely seen by observers as a worrying sign of fraying corporate diplomacy – long regarded as a stabilising channel in the countries’ complicated relationship. It comes amid Beijing’s intensified efforts to rally a...

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3 w. ago ‘No need to explain’: leading mRNA vaccine scientist Hu Haitao leaves US for China

Vaccine expert Hu Haitao, who studied under Drew Weissman, the Nobel laureate and pioneer of mRNA biology, has given up his tenured position at a US research institute and returned to China – a decision that required little explanation in 2025, he said. Even just one year ago, people close to him would have thought it “unbelievable” that he might give up an academic career established over nearly two decades in the United States, Hu told the South China Morning Post. But academic prospects in...

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