42 h. ago Is China’s new Type 076 drone carrier starting key catapult test?

Speculation has grown that China’s latest Type 076 amphibious warship, which will serve as a drone carrier and is capable of launching fixed-wing fighters, has begun testing its advanced electromagnetic catapult. The Sichuan, which is currently being fitted out at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, was pictured on Chinese social media with its state-of-the-art launch system pointing towards the open waters of the Yangtze River, rather than facing inward towards the dock. The photo, claimed to...

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48 h. ago Beijing boss out to turn things around, starting with Hong Kong champions Tai Po

Beijing boss out to turn things around, starting with Hong Kong champions Tai Po  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Landmark Studio Recording of Xiaogang Ye’s ‘Song of Farewell’ Starts in China

Landmark Studio Recording of Xiaogang Ye’s ‘Song of Farewell’ Starts in China  OperaWire

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4 d. ago Trump’s hand in the tariff war he started gets weaker as China GDP comes in ahead of growth forecasts

Trump’s hand in the tariff war he started gets weaker as China GDP comes in ahead of growth forecasts  Fortune

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4 d. ago China posts lacklustre Q3 economic data as key Beijing conclave starts

China posts lacklustre Q3 economic data as key Beijing conclave starts  KTEN

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7 d. ago Singles Day: China's biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending

Singles Day: China's biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending  BBC

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7 d. ago Missouri’s weapon in the AI race with China: KC tech companies, says GOP lawmaker

Missouri’s weapon in the AI race with China: KC tech companies, says GOP lawmaker  startlandnews.com

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9 d. ago Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest visit to China this year turned out to herald the launch of the iPhone Air on the mainland, as the country’s three major telecommunications network operators start commercial trials of the eSIM function on smartphones. China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom each confirmed on Monday that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved the eSIM trials, as Cook later that evening joined Apple’s live streaming session on ByteDance-owned platform Douyin...

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1 week ago Trade tensions between the U.S. and China rise as new port fees start

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China rise as new port fees start  CBS News

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1 week ago Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhone Air to release in China next week

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday said the iPhone Air would make its official debut in China next week, with pre-orders to start on Friday, according to his post on Weibo. Cook’s announcement was made on the same day that China Unicom said it received government approval to conduct commercial trials for eSIM functions on smartphones. Cook kicked off his second visit to China this year, meeting the men behind Pop Mart’s Labubu toys. He met Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung, creator of the popular Labubu...

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1 week ago iPhone Air preorders in China rumored to start on October 17

iPhone Air preorders in China rumored to start on October 17  AppleInsider

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1 week ago Trump announces additional 100% tariff on China starting next month

Trump announces additional 100% tariff on China starting next month  CBS News

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1 week ago Trump threatens to hit China with 100 percent tariff starting in November

Trump threatens to hit China with 100 percent tariff starting in November  Politico

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1 week ago ICYMI: Trump to impose 100% tariff on China starting November 1

ICYMI: Trump to impose 100% tariff on China starting November 1  Investing.com

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2 w. ago (TSLA) Tesla’s China Shipments Rise at Start of Busy Sales Season

(TSLA) Tesla’s China Shipments Rise at Start of Busy Sales Season  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago From Beijing to Hong Kong: 3,000km run to raise US$1 million for disabled

A jockey-turned-entrepreneur and his team will embark on a gruelling 3,000km (1,864 miles) run from Beijing to Hong Kong in 60 days to raise US$1 million for people with disabilities. Jo Lodder, a 55-year-old Hong Kong-based Briton, will depart for Beijing with a 20-strong crew on Friday, starting the journey from the Great Wall of China next Wednesday. An entrepreneur involved in businesses ranging from overseas real estate to software development, Lodder re-evaluated his life during the...

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2 w. ago China Stopped Buying U.S. Soybeans. The Real Problem Started Decades Ago.

China Stopped Buying U.S. Soybeans. The Real Problem Started Decades Ago.  Farm Action

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2 w. ago Impact of Anthropic’s China ban unlikely to ‘move the needle’, expert says

US artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic’s ban on China-backed entities’ access to its models was not expected to deter mainland firms nor hamper their progress in the field, according to industry experts and analysts. “When it comes to the impact on China’s [AI] competitiveness and development, I don’t think it will move the needle very much,” said Ben Reynolds, a Rhodium Group analyst specialising in US and China semiconductor competition. While noting that the move was consistent with...

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2 w. ago Volkswagen to Use XPeng’s AD Tech in China Starting From 2026: Report

Volkswagen to Use XPeng’s AD Tech in China Starting From 2026: Report  eletric-vehicles.com

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2 w. ago China’s AI research prowess is proof of global innovation power shift: book

The belief that China is a country only good at adopting technologies at scale has been a “misperception”, according to the author of The New Geography of Innovation, a recently published book that maps the rise of new tech powers around the world excluding the US. “The geography of innovation is shifting”, the book, which came out in July, concluded. Covering tech start-ups across China, the UK, Singapore and Canada, among other countries, author Mehran Gul said China today “is the only...

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