9 h. ago Dutch minister admits he was blindsided by China in Nexperia chip crisis

Export controls may have been the economic weapon of choice in 2025, but the Dutch minister at the centre of the Nexperia crisis has admitted he was blindsided by Beijing when it blocked the company’s chips from leaving China. His concession raises fresh questions over how much planning went into the decision to reach for a Cold War-era law to intervene in the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker in September, a move that triggered a supply chain shock in the global automotive...

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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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68 h. ago IMF's Dan Katz makes first China visit after leaving Trump administration

IMF's Dan Katz makes first China visit after leaving Trump administration  MSN

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68 h. ago IMF’s Dan Katz makes first China visit after leaving Trump administration By Reuters

IMF’s Dan Katz makes first China visit after leaving Trump administration By Reuters  Investing.com

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5 d. ago China’s factory activity contracts in November for 8th month in a row

China’s factory activity contracted for an eighth consecutive month in November, according to official data, as external headwinds and weak domestic demand continued to drag on the world’s second-largest economy. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 49.2 in November, up from 49 a month earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. The reading was in line with a forecast of 49.2 based on economists polled by financial data provider Wind. The monthly index...

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6 d. ago China’s factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows By Reuters

China’s factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows By Reuters  Investing.com

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6 d. ago China's factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows

China's factory activity shrinks for eighth month in November, PMI shows  Reuters

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7 d. ago Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks

Beijing has frozen youth exchange programmes with Tokyo amid continuing fallout over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, a diplomatic source said, raising concern that the bilateral rift could affect generations to come. The Japanese side was told about the cancelled programmes in recent weeks after China launched retaliatory measures against Japan over Takaichi’s comments earlier this month, according to the diplomatic source. “Usually, November and December are the...

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7 d. ago Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi Taiwan row

Beijing has frozen youth exchange programmes with Tokyo amid the fallout over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, according to a diplomatic source, raising concern that the bilateral rift could affect younger generations. The Japanese side was told about the cancelled programmes after China launched retaliatory measures against Japan over Takaichi’s comments earlier this month, the source said. “Usually, November and December are the season for youth exchanges, but now...

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8 d. ago China’s Price Wars Leave Meituan Facing First Loss Since 2022

China’s Price Wars Leave Meituan Facing First Loss Since 2022  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago Despite debt fears, one of China’s largest companies has refused to leave Africa

Despite debt fears, one of China’s largest companies has refused to leave Africa  Business Insider Africa

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2 w. ago China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth straight month  Reuters

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2 w. ago China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 6th straight month in November

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 6th straight month in November  Reuters

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2 w. ago Stranded astronauts return, university ranking ridiculed: 7 science highlights

We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Mathematician Qian Hong, son of top scientific clan, leaves US for China A renowned mathematician who is also part of China’s Qian clan – a surname linked in the annals of Chinese scientific history to national pioneers in science and engineering – has become the latest US-based scientist to return to...

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariff war is leaving Ohio farmers in the red and China in driver's seat| Opinion

Trump’s tariff war is leaving Ohio farmers in the red and China in driver's seat| Opinion  The Columbus Dispatch

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2 w. ago EXCLUSIVE: Global Times reporters spot Japanese diplomat Masaaki Kanai leaving China at Beijing airport

EXCLUSIVE: Global Times reporters spot Japanese diplomat Masaaki Kanai leaving China at Beijing airport  Global Times

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2 w. ago Senior Japanese official leaves China's Foreign Ministry without any response to media

Senior Japanese official leaves China's Foreign Ministry without any response to media  ecns.cn

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2 w. ago Mathematician Qian Hong, son of top scientific clan, leaves US for China

A renowned mathematician who is also part of China’s Qian clan – a surname linked in the annals of Chinese scientific history to national pioneers in science and engineering – has become the latest US-based scientist to return to China. After more than 40 years in the United States, Qian Hong has left his endowed professorship at the University of Washington to join the prestigious and private Westlake University in eastern China. Qian’s appointment last month as a full-time chair professor with...

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2 w. ago How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

It happens in an instant – your eyes register motion, your brain predicts what comes next and, in a split second, you think you understand what you are seeing. But what if that instinct is wrong? That happened when the world saw China’s most advanced warship, the Fujian, in action earlier this month. When a video was released on November 8 showing the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult firing in an empty launch, viewers saw the catapult accelerate down the deck with blinding force and then stop...

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3 w. ago China's economy in crisis? Tariff war with Trump leaves export

China's economy in crisis? Tariff war with Trump leaves export-driven Beijing with bruises as Xi Jinping’s  The Economic Times

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