14 h. ago BYD founder bets on new tech to win back customers as sales decelerate

BYD, China’s electric vehicle (EV) king, is pinning its hopes on next-generation technology to engineer a turnaround in sales amid fierce competition in the world’s largest automotive market, according to its founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu. Speaking at a shareholders’ meeting in Shenzhen on Friday, the billionaire said the company’s 12,000 engineers – the backbone of the carmaker – would help it regain a technological edge over rivals. “We have heavyweight new technology in the pipeline,” he...

Economics

61 h. ago Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other (Ep. 263)

Dan Wang on What China and America Can Learn from Each Other (Ep. 263)  Conversations with Tyler

Politics

64 h. ago China, Russia united against ‘Japanese militarism’ as Wang Yi, Shoigu meet

China and Russia had reached a “high degree” of strategic consensus on issues related to Japan and jointly opposed the revival of “Japanese militarism”, a readout from Beijing said after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met chief Kremlin security aide Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Statements from the World War II allies after Tuesday’s meeting indicated continued solidarity amid growing China-Japan tensions. Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also told Wang that Russia could achieve...

Events

3 d. ago Russia says no Ukraine compromise reached after Putin meets Trump envoys

Russia and the US did not reach a compromise on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s top envoys, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Trump has repeatedly complained that ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II has been one of the elusive foreign policy aims of his presidency. The US president has at times scolded both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Talks in Moscow between...

Politics

3 d. ago China’s Wang Yi Attends Security Talks in Moscow Amid Parallel US

China’s Wang Yi Attends Security Talks in Moscow Amid Parallel US-Russia Meeting  Kyiv Post

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1 week ago Wang Huning attends closing ceremony of China's 15th National Games

Wang Huning attends closing ceremony of China's 15th National Games  CPPCC National Committee

Politics

1 week ago US peace plan for Ukraine being refined under Trump’s deadline pressure

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sympathetic to Moscow. In a joint statement released after talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian delegations, the two sides said their discussion was “highly productive” and said they would continue in coming days. They did not provide specifics about a host of...

Events

1 week ago US and Ukraine refine draft of peace plan under Trump deadline pressure

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an “updated and refined peace framework” to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sympathetic to Moscow. In a joint statement released after talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian delegations, the two sides said their discussion was “highly productive” and said they would continue in coming days. They did not provide specifics about a host of...

Events

1 week ago Wang Yi says China to accelerate common development with Central Asian countries

Wang Yi says China to accelerate common development with Central Asian countries  news.cgtn.com

Politics

1 week ago ‘Blood and lives’: Chinese foreign minister wades into war of words with Japan

Politburo member Wang Yi has become the most senior Chinese official to wade into the war of words over the new Japanese prime minister’s comments on the Taiwan Strait, saying her remarks “crossed a red line”. Wang, who is China’s foreign minister, said China must “resolutely respond” to the comments to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and defend its post-war achievements. “It is shocking that Japan’s current leader has publicly sent the wrong signal of attempting military intervention in the...

Events

1 week ago Wang Yi: China will never allow external forces to meddle in Taiwan region

Wang Yi: China will never allow external forces to meddle in Taiwan region  news.cgtn.com

Politics

2 w. ago Missile defence in focus as China, Russia generals pledge deeper cooperation

The Chinese and Russian militaries have pledged to deepen cooperation in sensitive areas including missile defence, following high-level talks in Moscow involving China’s top general. General Zhang Youxia, the first-ranking vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, met with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov on Thursday, according to China’s defence ministry announcement. The visit – Zhang’s first in two years – signalled a continued strengthening of defence ties between the two...

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2 w. ago Songmont, Feng Chen Wang, and Champion join China’s fragrance race

Songmont, Feng Chen Wang, and Champion join China’s fragrance race  Jing Daily

Sport

2 w. ago China’s Wang Yi visits Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to strengthen ties

China’s Wang Yi visits Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to strengthen ties  TRT World

Politics

2 w. ago Fame for China food vendor who resembles Japan animator, offers free meals to needy

A wonton street shop owner in China has become a local celebrity for looking like the Japanese animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Yin Zhenggen, 76, who has been nicknamed the Hayao Miyazaki of Nanjing because he bears a striking resemblance to the filmmaker. His shop is also like one that appears in Miyazaki’s fairy tales; it provides free food for people in need. Yin and his wife, Wang Chunlan, have been running the shop in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, for the past four...

Politics

2 w. ago China’s top diplomat Wang hosts Syrian foreign minister in Beijing

China’s top diplomat Wang hosts Syrian foreign minister in Beijing  Anadolu Ajansı

Politics

2 w. ago Fan defeats Wang to reach table tennis men's singles final at China's National Games

Fan defeats Wang to reach table tennis men's singles final at China's National Games  Xinhua

Sport

4 w. ago Wang: China, Britian should promote sustainable development of bilateral ties

Wang: China, Britian should promote sustainable development of bilateral ties  chinadailyasia.com

Politics

4 w. ago Dominance in energy storage + Dan Wang on China’s engineering state + Industry association criticizes CBAM

Dominance in energy storage + Dan Wang on China’s engineering state + Industry association criticizes CBAM  Table.Briefings

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