37 h. ago Trump pick for South America command sidesteps China questions at Senate hearing

Days after the operation that abducted then Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump’s nominee to command US forces in Latin America dodged pressure from senators to endorse a military-first plan to counter China’s growing influence in the region. Lieutenant General Francis Donovan, who is nominated to lead US Southern Command (Southcom), repeatedly declined to say whether Washington should rely mainly on force projection to push back against Beijing’s expanding footprint. The...

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4 d. ago China’s Strategic Plan for Iran and Venezuela, How the US Counters China’s Global Strategy, and Misreading the Monroe Doctrine

China’s Strategic Plan for Iran and Venezuela, How the US Counters China’s Global Strategy, and Misreading the Monroe Doctrine  Hudson Institute

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5 d. ago Argentina’s Milei plans China trip for 2026 as US pressures Buenos Aires to curb ties

Argentine President Javier Milei said he intends to travel to China in 2026, confirming the plan at a moment when the United States is stepping up pressure on Buenos Aires to scale back its relations with Beijing. Milei made the remarks in an interview with the local newspaper Clarin that was published on Sunday. Asked whether the trip was still on his schedule, he said it was and framed the visit as part of Argentina’s wider commercial agenda rather than a political signal. “We have a very good...

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5 d. ago Hong Kong marathon sets record with 1 in 4 of 74,000 runners from outside city

About a quarter of the runners for the coming Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon are from outside the city, a record for the annual race, the organiser has said. Authorities also warned that road closures for Sunday’s marathon will affect services along 269 bus and 40 minibus routes, and called on residents to plan their trips in advance. The Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates, which organises the event, said on Monday that among the 74,000 people set to take part this year,...

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8 d. ago China Vanke Preps Debt Restructuring Plan in Move Toward Default

China Vanke Preps Debt Restructuring Plan in Move Toward Default  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago Chip sales to China part of US plan to build its own digital silk road: official

A senior Trump administration official has defended exports of advanced chips to China, arguing that the US was building its own “digital silk road” to counteract concerns that Washington was eroding the competitiveness of top US models. The comments, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Thursday, came amid questions from Chinese observers over why the US government would make certain advanced integrated circuits, such as Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, available to the...

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1 week ago Inside China’s $10B Plan to Accelerate 50+ AI and Tech Initiatives

Inside China’s $10B Plan to Accelerate 50+ AI and Tech Initiatives  TechRepublic

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1 week ago China Increases Tax on Contraceptives in an Attempt to Boost Birth Rate

China Increases Tax on Contraceptives in an Attempt to Boost Birth Rate  Feminist Majority Foundation

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1 week ago Trump's plan to take Venezuelan oil angers China, pushes prices down

Trump's plan to take Venezuelan oil angers China, pushes prices down  Reuters

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1 week ago Bid to change Taiwan law that prompted Beijing to warn of war risk falls at first hurdle

A controversial plan to change Taiwan’s law governing relations with mainland China, which critics said could edge the island towards “de jure independence”, appears to have collapsed within days. The failure of the draft legislation to even reach the legislature’s agenda committee underscored the sensitivity of the issue amid mounting pressure from Beijing, which warned on Sunday that a declaration of independence would mean war. The initiative to amend the Act Governing Relations Between the...

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1 week ago China’s Shanghai Has Plan to Enhance City’s Business Environment

China’s Shanghai Has Plan to Enhance City’s Business Environment  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Beijing to levy condom tax after over three decades: As birth rate drops to record levels, Communist China ...

Beijing to levy condom tax after over three decades: As birth rate drops to record levels, Communist China ...  Bhaskar English

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2 w. ago China's plan to boost birth rates with condom tax and cheaper childcare

China's plan to boost birth rates with condom tax and cheaper childcare  BBC

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2 w. ago China’s New Hypersonic Missile Plan to Make the U.S. Navy Obsolete at ‘Mach 5’

China’s New Hypersonic Missile Plan to Make the U.S. Navy Obsolete at ‘Mach 5’  19FortyFive

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2 w. ago China issues early 2026 investment plan for ’Two Major’ projects worth $42 billion By Reuters

China issues early 2026 investment plan for ’Two Major’ projects worth $42 billion By Reuters  Investing.com

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2 w. ago China issues early 2026 investment plan for 'Two Major' projects worth $42 billion

China issues early 2026 investment plan for 'Two Major' projects worth $42 billion  Reuters

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2 w. ago China rolls out plan to boost health of children, youth through 2030

China rolls out plan to boost health of children, youth through 2030  chinadailyasia.com

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2 w. ago China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for drug discovery

Biotech firm Insilico Medicine, backed by the Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), is building a “digital Einstein” to revolutionise how scientists discover new medicines, and plans to continue expanding its research base in China to stay ahead of global rivals after its Hong Kong listing on Tuesday. “Biotechnology is a high-risk field like a ‘molecular casino’,” said founder Alex Zhavoronkov. “Even with artificial intelligence, you can lose 90 per cent of the time.” The 11-year-old company...

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2 w. ago China’s Spring Airlines, Juneyao plan Airbus A320 orders worth over $8B

China’s Spring Airlines, Juneyao plan Airbus A320 orders worth over $8B  AeroTime

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2 w. ago Exhibition on China's manufacturing achievements under 14th Five

Exhibition on China's manufacturing achievements under 14th Five-Year Plan kicks off in Beijing  Xinhua

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