8 h. ago China Pledges to Address ‘Irrational Competition’ in EV Sector

China Pledges to Address ‘Irrational Competition’ in EV Sector  Bloomberg

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15 h. ago Chinese county admits plagiarism after web users flag data identical to another

A county government in southern China has confirmed plagiarism in an official document and pledged to “promptly correct” the offending sections in a rare admission of such misconduct. This came after internet users flagged information almost identical to that filed by another county about 400km (250 miles) away in a neighbouring province. In a news release on Tuesday, the government of Pingle county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region said it had detected plagiarism in “a limited number of...

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18 h. ago China’s open source AI is ‘a catalyst for global progress’, Jensen Huang says

Nvidia’s co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang lauded China’s progress in open source artificial intelligence and pledged to work with Chinese companies, as the chip designer driving the growth of AI resumes shipping its sought-after chips to the country. Large language models (LLM) developed by Chinese companies, including DeepSeek, Alibaba Group Holding, Tencent Holdings, MiniMax and Baidu, were “world class”, “developed here and shared openly”, and had spurred AI developments worldwide, Huang...

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18 h. ago Beijing firmly opposes Trump’s secondary tariffs threat to Russia

Beijing firmly opposes Trump’s secondary tariffs threat to Russia  WION

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30 h. ago China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia After Trump’s Sanctions Threat

China Pledges Closer Ties With Russia After Trump’s Sanctions Threat  The Moscow Times

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33 h. ago Trump’s team is waking up the reality of rivalry with Russia

Based on his recent statements, it appears that US President Donald Trump’s position on Ukraine has evolved to match that of his predecessor. He now says shipments of weapons will continue and that Ukraine must be able to defend itself. He has expressed unhappiness with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and on Monday threatened 100 per cent tariffs on Russia and countries doing business with it if a Russia-Ukraine deal isn’t reached in 50 days. This may surprise some observers, especially...

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35 h. ago India in a fix over Trump’s tariff threat aimed at Russian oil

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep secondary tariffs on countries trading with Russia has raised alarm in India over the future of its discounted oil purchases from Moscow, with analysts warning the issue could complicate negotiations on a bilateral trade deal with Washington. Trump vowed on Monday to impose “very severe tariffs” if Russia did not end its war in Ukraine within 50 days. Washington would target Moscow’s remaining trade partners with measures aimed at choking off...

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41 h. ago If the US wants Japan, Australia to commit to Taiwan role, will they agree?

The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from Japan and Australia on what they would do if a conflict broke out with Beijing over Taiwan, according to analysts in mainland China and the US. They said Washington’s efforts to pressure its two key Asia-Pacific allies while amplifying the so-called China threat only revealed “weakening” confidence in its ability to manage regional tensions. Over the weekend, the Financial Times reported that the US had also been putting pressure on...

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43 h. ago Oil prices dip as traders weigh Trump’s Russia tariff warning, China Q2 GDP

Oil prices dip as traders weigh Trump’s Russia tariff warning, China Q2 GDP  Investing.com

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51 h. ago Opinion: Let’s free ourselves of the U.S. and forge closer ties with China

Opinion: Let’s free ourselves of the U.S. and forge closer ties with China  The Globe and Mail

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53 h. ago Trump to Russia: 100% ‘secondary’ tariffs if no deal on Ukraine

Voicing sharp frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose 100 per cent “secondary” tariffs on any country doing business with Russia if a Ukraine ceasefire isn’t secured within 50 days. Speaking alongside Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump took direct aim at Putin as he also announced plans to boost arms sales to the transatlantic alliance in support of Ukraine. “I’m disappointed in President Putin, because...

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53 h. ago Trump threatens Russia with 100% ‘secondary’ tariffs if no deal on Ukraine

Voicing sharp frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose 100 per cent “secondary” tariffs on any country doing business with Russia if a Ukraine ceasefire isn’t secured within 50 days. Speaking alongside Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump took direct aim at Putin as he also announced plans to boost arms sales to the transatlantic alliance in support of Ukraine. “I’m disappointed in President Putin, because...

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68 h. ago Australian PM Albanese pledges to work with China on excess steel capacity

Australian PM Albanese pledges to work with China on excess steel capacity  Yahoo

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3 d. ago Hong Kong’s focus on South Korean trade collaboration spurred by geopolitics

Hong Kong’s finance chief has launched a strategic offensive to forge closer business ties with South Korea, with investors showing interest in the city’s latest cryptocurrency policy and its role as a “superconnector” to international markets amid geopolitical tensions. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who concluded a three-day visit to Seoul on Thursday, proposed a direct cross-listing of exchange-traded funds and highlighted Hong Kong’s use of an exclusive derivative financial product as...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong’s focus on South Korean business collaboration spurred by geopolitics

Hong Kong’s finance chief has launched a strategic offensive to forge closer business ties with South Korea, with investors showing interest in the city’s latest cryptocurrency policy and its role as a “superconnector” to international markets amid geopolitical tensions. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, who concluded a three-day visit to Seoul on Thursday, proposed a direct cross-listing of exchange-traded funds and highlighted Hong Kong’s use of an exclusive derivative financial product as...

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4 d. ago US officer urges closer South Korea, Japan defence ties amid North threat

America’s highest-ranking military officer has called for closer trilateral defence ties with South Korea and Japan in response to what he described as an “unprecedented” military build-up by North Korea and China. The remarks by General Dan Caine, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, come amid growing pressure on Seoul to shoulder more of the cost of hosting 28,500 US troops and to support their expanded role beyond the Korean peninsula – a move that could test South Korea’s willingness to...

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5 d. ago Trump’s Brics wrath: will India be caught out by tariff threat?

US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap an additional 10 per cent tariff on Brics nations may be more of a strategic warning rather than a prelude to action – and is not expected to disrupt India’s efforts to finalise a trade pact with Washington, according to analysts. In a speech on Tuesday, Trump accused the 10-member bloc – comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, alongside newer entrants such as Iran, Egypt and Indonesia – of undermining the United States and seeking to...

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6 d. ago Key Country Wooed by China, Russia Responds to New Trump Tariffs

Key Country Wooed by China, Russia Responds to New Trump Tariffs  Newsweek

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7 d. ago Trump Slams Putin, Signals Ukraine Shift as Beijing Fuels Russia's War Machine

Trump Slams Putin, Signals Ukraine Shift as Beijing Fuels Russia's War Machine  cbn.com

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7 d. ago China pledges to build megaprojects despite pivot to domestic consumption

China will continue to “scientifically” plan and build megaprojects while maintaining its “investment intensity” over the next five years, officials said – even as Beijing seeks to shift to a more consumption-driven growth model. “To further drive economic development and improve people’s livelihoods, it is essential to maintain a certain scale of investment,” said Li Chunlin, vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, at a press...

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