14 h. ago China’s economic focus in 2026: what to expect as leaders prep for major meeting

As the Chinese leadership prepares to set the economic agenda for the year ahead, analysts expect Beijing to mostly maintain this year’s policy tone but say it could tolerate a slightly lower growth target. Chinese leaders will hold a closed-door meeting to discuss next year’s main policy goals during the central economic work conference, which usually takes place in early or mid-December. “To address the demand slump, we expect Beijing to maintain its proactive fiscal policy stance, with a...

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15 h. ago ‘Breasts will be larger’: China parenting app messages leave expectant dads uneasy

A leading parenting platform in China has sparked discomfort among expectant fathers with feeds such as “her body has become the shape of S” and “you can have some sex at this stage,” leading many to voice their complaints on social media. An internet user, whose wife is 22 weeks pregnant, shared that both he and his wife are registered members of Baby Tree, an app that caters to families with pregnant women and infants. According to the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, the couple regularly receive...

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16 h. ago China's 'little Nvidia' aspires to become 'leading global player' after shares soar 468%

China's 'little Nvidia' aspires to become 'leading global player' after shares soar 468%  Yahoo Finance

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16 h. ago Moore Threads aspires to become ‘leading global player’ in AI chips after IPO

Moore Threads, a five-year-old graphics processing unit (GPU) developer created by Nvidia’s former China chief, aspires to become one of the leading global players in artificial intelligence chip development, its founder and CEO Zhang Jianzhong said. Zhang, Nvidia’s China general manager from 2006 to 2020, was quoted as saying by the official Shanghai Securities Journal that the start-up would introduce a new-generation chip each year to provide key hardware for China’s AI development. “Our goal...

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21 h. ago Xi joins Macron in southwest China on rare trip with a global leader outside Beijing

Xi joins Macron in southwest China on rare trip with a global leader outside Beijing  Reuters

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34 h. ago China Bets on Hubei to Lead the Next Phase of Olive Oil Development

China Bets on Hubei to Lead the Next Phase of Olive Oil Development  Olive Oil Times

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42 h. ago As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?

With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. The “Made in China” label has evolved considerably in recent decades. Mostly found affixed to low-cost goods of relative simplicity in China’s early years as a...

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64 h. ago Leading Scientists Lay Out Roadmap to Advance China’s Alternative Protein Sector

Leading Scientists Lay Out Roadmap to Advance China’s Alternative Protein Sector  Green Queen Media

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3 d. ago Germany’s China playbook: if you can’t beat them, partner up

German companies are accelerating efforts to partner with Chinese rivals, conceding in fresh survey results that the local competitors appear poised to seize the lead in global innovation. While business sentiment among surveyed German firms in China has seen a slight uptick, optimism has been tempered by fierce price competition and a nationalist “Buy China” push, according to findings from the German Chamber of Commerce’s 2025/26 Business Confidence Survey. About 56 per cent of surveyed firms...

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4 d. ago China believes under leadership of President Japarov, Kyrgyzstan will certainly achieve enduring stability and security: FM

China believes under leadership of President Japarov, Kyrgyzstan will certainly achieve enduring stability and security: FM  Global Times

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5 d. ago China’s National Security: The People’s Liberation Army’s Shrinking Role in Protecting the Nation’s Core Interests

China’s National Security: The People’s Liberation Army’s Shrinking Role in Protecting the Nation’s Core Interests  China Leadership Monitor

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5 d. ago China Southern And China Eastern Lead The Charge In Cutting Over Nine Hundred Flights To Japan For December 2025, Reducing Flight Capacity By Over Sixteen Percent Amid Political Strain

China Southern And China Eastern Lead The Charge In Cutting Over Nine Hundred Flights To Japan For December 2025, Reducing Flight Capacity By Over Sixteen Percent Amid Political Strain  Travel And Tour World

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6 d. ago ‘It is fake’: why US industry leader refused to believe China’s robot march clip

On November 14, Chinese robotics firm UBtech released footage showing hundreds of Walker S2 humanoid robots standing in precise formation inside a warehouse. The machines turned their heads in unison, waved their arms and marched into shipping containers – a scene so visually arresting it evoked sci-fi blockbusters like I, Robot. Brett Adcock, founder and CEO of leading US robotics company Figure, responded with disbelief. He immediately took to social media to suggest the footage was...

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7 d. ago Why Chinese women like me are done being quiet and ‘appropriate’

In China, girls are taught early to be “appropriate” – to listen, not lead; to speak gently, not loudly. We grow up believing that quietness is likeability, and likeability is safety. But something is shifting. When Chinese writer Jiang Fangzhou said to me during a recent interview, “I can’t be waiting for some influential man to say, ‘I’ll give you an hour to talk about literature’. You can’t be waiting for a seat, for a microphone”, it struck a chord far beyond us. It was a generational...

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7 d. ago 3 reasons China wants green leadership – and 2 reasons it doesn’t

3 reasons China wants green leadership – and 2 reasons it doesn’t  Asia Times

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7 d. ago Alibaba Gains Lead as China's Top AI Enabler, Morgan Stanley Survey Shows

Alibaba Gains Lead as China's Top AI Enabler, Morgan Stanley Survey Shows  Yahoo Finance

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7 d. ago Li Minyong, noted Chinese chemist and Royal Society fellow, dies at age 49

Li Minyong, a prominent medicinal chemist and a fellow of multiple international research societies, died on November 16 at the age of 49. His sudden death marks China’s latest loss of a leading scientist at the height of their research career. Li, a professor and deputy dean of the school of pharmaceutical sciences at Hainan University, dedicated himself to pioneering drug discovery through light-controlled and bioactive visualisation technologies. He was elected a Fellow of Britain’s Royal...

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7 d. ago Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after Cop30 – and two reasons it doesn’t

Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after Cop30 – and two reasons it doesn’t  The Conversation

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8 d. ago ‘Internal affair’: China dismisses reported US mediation in Japan row

Beijing has warned against foreign interference in its internal affairs following reports that US President Donald Trump privately pressed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to dial back her rhetoric on Taiwan. During a call on Tuesday, the US leader urged Takaichi not to provoke China, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cited government officials. While reportedly briefed on Takaichi’s domestic political constraints, Trump asked her to “temper” her tone, but stopped short of...

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8 d. ago Tesla cofounder leads U.S. ‘urban mines’ to compete with China in battery recycling, critical minerals

Tesla cofounder leads U.S. ‘urban mines’ to compete with China in battery recycling, critical minerals  Fortune

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