15 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

62 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

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65 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 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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9 d. ago China's expanded visa waiver policies fuel travel surge, strengthen global ties

China's expanded visa waiver policies fuel travel surge, strengthen global ties  China Daily - Global Edition

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1 week ago Hong Kong pushes local currency use to shield Asia from global uncertainties

Hong Kong is ramping up efforts to expand the use of local currencies across the Asia-Pacific region, including developing a local currency debt market, as part of a push to hedge against rising geopolitical risks, according to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) CEO Eddie Yue Wai-man. Speaking at the fourth edition of the Asean+3 Economic Cooperation and Financial Stability Forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Yue underlined the need to strengthen regional financial ties as Hong Kong and its...

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

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

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2 w. ago ‘We need stability’: China and Germany strive to reset trade ties in Beijing

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil tried to find common ground after a financial dialogue in Beijing on Monday, with both officials saying the two countries should strengthen ties and support open, rules-based global trade. Klingbeil’s trip marked the first visit to China by a German minister since the new coalition government took office earlier this year and came at a delicate time for Sino-German relations, with Berlin gripped by supply chain anxieties...

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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

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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...

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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

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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

3 w. ago China and Spain strengthen ties: Zhao Leji meets King Felipe VI in Beijing

China and Spain strengthen ties: Zhao Leji meets King Felipe VI in Beijing  AnewZ

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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

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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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