8 h. ago China slammed 'blind box' addiction — but that shouldn't faze Labubu

China slammed 'blind box' addiction — but that shouldn't faze Labubu-maker Pop Mart  CNBC

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3 d. ago By toy or tea, some China retailers still see US as path to profit

On a recent Sunday afternoon in lower Manhattan, a small shop inside the Oculus, a soaring curvilinear mall at the World Trade Center, stands out for the bustling crowd thronging its space. “We’re out of stock,” more than one employee can be heard telling customers. This is not one of New York’s many top-brand boutiques but Pop Mart, a Chinese designer toy brand that has become a sensation in the United States. Its signature “blind box”, containing collectable figurines revealed only when the...

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8 d. ago Think tank slams China’s aggression, rebukes Duterte for echoing Beijing’s position

Think tank slams China’s aggression, rebukes Duterte for echoing Beijing’s position  Manila Standard

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9 d. ago ‘Naked political provocation’: China slams US over spy recruitment videos; mocks CIA’s drive as ‘absurd’

‘Naked political provocation’: China slams US over spy recruitment videos; mocks CIA’s drive as ‘absurd’  Times of India

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1 week ago China decries latest EU trade salvo putting medical devices in the line of fire

China has hit back at the EU’s decision to exclude Chinese companies from the 27-member bloc’s public tenders for multi-million-euro medical devices – the latest items on a growing list of trade disputes between Beijing and Brussels. “The European side has disregarded the goodwill and sincerity that China has repeatedly conveyed through bilateral dialogues,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. “China is strongly dissatisfied with the decision and resolutely opposes...

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1 week ago China’s magnet exports to US slammed in May as Beijing’s rare earth curbs hit: data

China’s magnet exports to US slammed in May as Beijing’s rare earth curbs hit: data  MSN

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2 w. ago China’s magnet exports to US slammed in May as rare earth curbs hit: data

The volume of China’s export shipments of magnets to the US, a chokepoint in the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, plunged in volume by 93.3 per cent in May, year on year, according to the latest customs data. China exported around 46.4 tonnes of magnets to the US last month. It was also a sharp month-on-month decline of 81 per cent from 246.3 tonnes shipped in April. The total export of magnets, which dominate China’s critical minerals shipments, fell by nearly 74.3...

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2 w. ago China zoo visitors slammed for ‘lucky’ tiger hair pulling, warned over provocation

A group of tourists who pulled out the hair of a tiger at a zoo in China, thinking it would ward off evil spirits, have sparked outrage online. On June 8, a viral video showed several visitors at a zoo in Liaoning province, northeastern China, pulling hair from the big cat’s belly and tail through a metal fence. The incident took place in a special zone where tigers often rest on top of a steel viewing tunnel. In the video, one of the tourists, a woman, is heard saying: “Let’s pull more! Tiger...

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3 w. ago China’s PLA Daily slams US Golden Dome plan, warns of space arms race

China’s military newspaper has condemned America’s planned “Golden Dome” space-based missile defence system, warning that it may threaten global strategic stability and trigger an arms race in space. “The development of the Golden Dome system and the US Space Force’s rapid expansion have further militarised outer space,” a commentary in the PLA Daily warned on Thursday, adding that such moves could potentially intensify great power rivalry and challenge international arms control norms. The...

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3 w. ago US Treasury chief slams ‘unreliable’ China at House hearing on Trump trade policy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Beijing on Wednesday for its aggressive export policies, urged it to be a more dependable partner and depicted China’s disjointed economic structure as hurting not only the US but the entire globe. “China currently has the most unbalanced economy in the history of the world,” Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, told the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. “They cannot be allowed to export their way back to prosperity, not only for working...

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3 w. ago Labubu becomes bait for China’s Ping An Bank to lure young customers

Hoping the world’s trendiest monster will scare up some new customers, China’s Ping An Bank is rewarding those who open new accounts with a Pop Mart Lababu doll amid fierce competition for young customers among Chinese retail banks. New clients who open a savings account and deposit more than 50,000 yuan (US$6,954) for at least three months could receive a blind box from the first or second series of the Chinese toy retailer’s popular collectibles, according to media reports. Customers who also...

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3 w. ago China slams US as research pair face toxic fungus smuggling charge

China has condemned “political manipulation” by the United States and its “overstretched concept of national security”, days after two Chinese researchers were charged with illegally importing a toxic fungus described by US authorities as a “dangerous biological pathogen”. The Chinese Consulate in Chicago said in a statement on Saturday that it was seeking information about the case and had lodged a “stern representation” with the US side. This comes after the US Department of Justice announced...

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4 w. ago Trump touts 'very positive' breakthrough with Xi after slamming China for trade violation

Trump touts 'very positive' breakthrough with Xi after slamming China for trade violation  Fox News

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last month Beijing slams Rubio 'attack' on China after Tiananmen Square remarks

Beijing slams Rubio 'attack' on China after Tiananmen Square remarks  Yahoo

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