74 m. ago Visa Power: How China is Buying its Way into America’s Heart

Visa Power: How China is Buying its Way into America’s Heart  Newsweek

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4 h. ago China commerce minister says Beijing and Washington can "totally find ways to resolve" disputes

China commerce minister says Beijing and Washington can "totally find ways to resolve" disputes  tag24.com

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6 h. ago Beijing urges Hongkongers to stay vigilant against bids to foil Legco election

Beijing has called for vigilance against any attempts to jeopardise Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council election, warning that local law enforcement agencies will not “sit back and do nothing” in the face of such efforts. The central government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office posted the strongly worded commentary under the pen name “Gang Ao Ping” in the early hours of Friday, coinciding with the start of the two-week nomination period for the December 7 race. The article urged the public...

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8 h. ago Beijing says foreign firms view China investment as ‘necessity’, not ‘option’

This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. After China’s ruling Communist Party concluded the fourth plenum of its powerful Central Committee on Thursday, a press conference was held on Friday morning to review the events of the conclave and the committee’s conclusions. Among those who attended the briefing were the head of the country’s top economic planner, the minister of commerce, the minister...

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8 h. ago Beijing opposes EU listing of Chinese firms in Russia sanctions package

Beijing opposes EU listing of Chinese firms in Russia sanctions package  chinadailyasia.com

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12 h. ago China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep Discount

China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep Discount  Yahoo Finance

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12 h. ago From the Badlands to Beijing, these are the top travel destinations for 2026, according to National Geographic

From the Badlands to Beijing, these are the top travel destinations for 2026, according to National Geographic  Yahoo

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12 h. ago China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep D

China Traders Defy Beijing's Ban to Snap Up BHP Ore at a Steep D  GuruFocus

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12 h. ago Trump and Modi’s tariff tango: Russian oil, soybeans and a delayed deal

A long-awaited trade deal between India and the United States may be facing political delays, despite broad agreement that would cut the steep 50 per cent duties imposed on New Delhi by US President Donald Trump to about 15-16 per cent, according to two people familiar with the talks. The sources, who declined to be identified given sensitive negotiations, said that while Washington is eager to conclude the deal quickly to appease US farmers caught in the crossfire with trade frictions with...

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12 h. ago China’s rare earth export control regime is blowback from US policy

To justify his threat of a 100 per cent tariff on imports from China, US President Donald Trump framed China’s tightening of its export controls on rare earths as “hostile”. However, Beijing’s expanded rules are a direct and reasonable response to the Trump administration’s relentless campaign of ratcheting up restrictions on Chinese companies and exports. On September 12, just two days before US-China trade talks in Madrid, Spain, the US blacklisted 23 Chinese institutions. On September 25,...

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13 h. ago US threats can’t stop our growing relations with Central America: China reacts to visa restrictions

US threats can’t stop our growing relations with Central America: China reacts to visa restrictions  Peoples Dispatch

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15 h. ago The 'Woman Who Built Beijing' Closes On Site Of First NYC Development

The 'Woman Who Built Beijing' Closes On Site Of First NYC Development  Bisnow

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15 h. ago China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch

China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch  SpaceNews

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16 h. ago Kudlow warns as Beijing tightens grip on global markets: ‘You can’t trust the Chinese’

Kudlow warns as Beijing tightens grip on global markets: ‘You can’t trust the Chinese’  Fox Business

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17 h. ago US lawmakers urge Trump to press Xi on American detainees, exit bans

A group of US Republican lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping at an expected summit next week about Americans they view as unjustly detained or barred from leaving China, framing Beijing’s use of exit bans and detention as “tools” to gain leverage. In a letter released on Thursday, three Republicans – Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Representatives Chris Smith of New Jersey and John Moolenaar of Michigan – highlighted the cases of two Americans,...

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18 h. ago Zelensky: “It is not China’s interest for Russia to lose the war.” How Beijing reshapes balance of power

Zelensky: “It is not China’s interest for Russia to lose the war.” How Beijing reshapes balance of power  Eunews

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18 h. ago How Beijing Buys Control — One Loan, One Port, One Warship at a Time

How Beijing Buys Control — One Loan, One Port, One Warship at a Time  Times Now

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18 h. ago Moscow, Beijing slam 'counterproductive' US sanctions on Russian oil giants

Moscow, Beijing slam 'counterproductive' US sanctions on Russian oil giants  thecradle.co

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19 h. ago New Chinese Visas to Poach US Tech Talent, House Democrat Warns

New Chinese Visas to Poach US Tech Talent, House Democrat Warns  Bloomberg.com

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20 h. ago 5 tenants lose bid to block eviction at Hong Kong estate set for redevelopment

Five residents who are among the last seven refusing to leave an ageing private housing estate in Hong Kong have lost a legal bid against their evictions, after a judge found they had never enjoyed a permanent right to property at the city’s only privately owned low-rent development. The District Court on Thursday handed down the first judgment of two civil trials implicating a total of seven Tai Hang Sai Estate tenants, who refused to move out of the Shek Kip Mei compound and give way for its...

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