10 m. ago Hong Kong’s hawkers could ‘disappear’ by 2033 unless rules are eased: lawmaker

Hong Kong should relax hawker licensing rules so assistants who are not family members can take over stalls, a lawmaker and district councillor have urged, as the city has recorded an 80 per cent drop since 2000 in the number of itinerant street sellers, and the sector could disappear entirely by 2033. The plea came after research by the Legislative Council found that the number of fixed-pitch hawkers in Hong Kong had decreased by 40 per cent since 2000 to 4,848 in 2024, while itinerant street...

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10 m. ago Indonesia and China’s Battery Alliance Must Be Built on Sustainability

Indonesia and China’s Battery Alliance Must Be Built on Sustainability  The China-Global South Project

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28 m. ago Quad countries agree to diversify critical mineral supplies amid China concerns

Quad countries agree to diversify critical mineral supplies amid China concerns  The Guardian

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40 m. ago US defence 'made in China': Is Washington ready for war with Beijing

US defence 'made in China': Is Washington ready for war with Beijing - or too dependent to fight?  Times of India

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73 m. ago Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace

Xpeng defies China’s EV price war with steady sales as Tesla and local rivals try to keep pace  CNBC

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2 h. ago China Is Quickly Eroding America’s Lead in the Global AI Race

China Is Quickly Eroding America’s Lead in the Global AI Race  WSJ

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2 h. ago Hong Kong stocks gain amid surge in mainland fund inflows, Beijing pledge

Hong Kong stocks gain amid surge in mainland fund inflows, Beijing pledge  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago ‘Unprecedented’: Taiwan to test war fitness, urban survival under 24/7 live fire

For the first time, Taiwan’s largest annual military exercise will combine conventional war games and urban survival drills under “unprecedented” live-fire conditions when it gets under way next week. The move signals growing concerns in Taipei that Beijing could trigger a prolonged conflict requiring both military defence and civilian resilience. The 41st Han Kuang exercise from July 9 to 18 would test joint operational readiness under “unprecedented 10-day, round-the-clock live-fire...

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4 h. ago Israel Urges China to Pressure Iran to Rein in Nuclear Ambitions

Israel Urges China to Pressure Iran to Rein in Nuclear Ambitions  Bloomberg

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5 h. ago China Urged to Embrace Stablecoins as US Moves to Cement Lead

China Urged to Embrace Stablecoins as US Moves to Cement Lead  Bloomberg.com

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5 h. ago FBI blocked probe into alleged 2020 election plot by China because it would ‘contradict Director Wray’s testimony’ to Congress, docs show

FBI blocked probe into alleged 2020 election plot by China because it would ‘contradict Director Wray’s testimony’ to Congress, docs show  New York Post

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5 h. ago Internal records point to FBI playing politics with evidence of China tampering in 2020 election

Internal records point to FBI playing politics with evidence of China tampering in 2020 election  Washington Times

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5 h. ago Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball? – Analysis

Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball? – Analysis  Eurasia Review

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6 h. ago China mostly unscathed by turbulent six months, but 2025 still an uphill climb

While China’s economy has shown considerable resilience through a turbulent first half of 2025 – navigating the dramatic twists and turns of US trade policy while maintaining steady growth - experts warn Beijing’s challenges are far from over. Although many believe the country can still hit its annual goal of “around 5 per cent” for gross domestic product growth, more pressure points are expected to emerge in the latter half of the year. After the bilateral trade war saw a temporary...

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6 h. ago China mostly unscathed by turbulent 6 months, but 2025 still an uphill climb

While China’s economy has shown considerable resilience through a turbulent first half of 2025 – navigating the dramatic twists and turns of US trade policy while maintaining steady growth - experts warn Beijing’s challenges are far from over. Although many believe the country can still hit its annual goal of “around 5 per cent” for gross domestic product growth, more pressure points are expected to emerge in the latter half of the year. After the bilateral trade war saw a temporary...

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6 h. ago “China Unleashes Invisible Firepower”: Newly Revealed Stealth Missiles Could Radically Transform the Future of Modern Warfare

“China Unleashes Invisible Firepower”: Newly Revealed Stealth Missiles Could Radically Transform the Future of Modern Warfare  Sustainability Times

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7 h. ago China's Take on Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases: Implications for Beijing’s Regional Military Strategy

China's Take on Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases: Implications for Beijing’s Regional Military Strategy  Modern Diplomacy

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7 h. ago Potential Taiwan clash on the line as PLA, US military develop new fighter jets

America’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA. In the second of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at the race for air superiority. The high-stakes race for air superiority between China and the United States will have profound implications should a conflict break out – including how a war over Taiwan would be fought. Both militaries are...

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7 h. ago China boosts tech outreach to Global South as US collaboration dips: analysts

China is ramping up its science and technology outreach to the Global South while its collaboration with the US on the same front is receding, analysts said on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Institute for China-America Studies, a Washington think tank. “China is very heavily engaging with those countries,” said Caroline Wagner of the Ohio State University, noting Beijing has signed science and technology agreements with “dozens and dozens of countries”. That development marks a “critical...

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7 h. ago Tariff Fears Prompted Some Shoe Firms To Get Out of China Fast: But Did They Move Too Quickly?

Tariff Fears Prompted Some Shoe Firms To Get Out of China Fast: But Did They Move Too Quickly?  WWD

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