7 h. ago China’s VP has ‘constructive’ call with Trump officials Bessent and Greer

Beijing and Washington held a call on Friday to discuss bilateral trade and economic ties, as a variety of practical issues – from soybean orders to computer chips – remain problematic despite the trade truce in October. Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng’s video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was part of a bilateral negotiation mechanism started this year to address issues between the world’s two largest economies. The two sides had...

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36 h. ago Lessons from Japan’s efforts to wean itself off Chinese rare earths

Lessons from Japan’s efforts to wean itself off Chinese rare earths  The Economist

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41 h. ago Macron calls on China to back Ukraine peace efforts in Beijing

Macron calls on China to back Ukraine peace efforts in Beijing  Yahoo

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41 h. ago Ukraine, trade, pandas: What China's Xi and France's Macron discussed in Beijing

Ukraine, trade, pandas: What China's Xi and France's Macron discussed in Beijing  CNBCMacron Seeks Xi’s Support on Ukraine, Calls for China Investment  Bloomberg.comEmmanuel Macron warns of ‘disintegration’ risk to world order in Xi Jinping meeting  Financial Times

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53 h. ago Bessent calls Beijing an ‘ally’ after Trump signs bill on ties with Taiwan

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday described the United States as an ally to both mainland China and Taiwan, while at the same time asserting that its relationships have not shifted, hours after US President Donald Trump enacted legislation deepening US ties with the self-governed island. Asked about concerns among some in Washington about the Trump administration’s approach to the long-held policy of strategic ambiguity on the Taiwan issue at The New York Times DealBook Summit,...

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54 h. ago China unlikely to aid Maduro if US acts, but may benefit from fallout: analysts

Beijing is unlikely to offer military help to Venezuela if the United States moves against President Nicolas Maduro, analysts say, but it could still benefit from a shift in Washington’s global posture that revives old notions of spheres of influence, including one that might one day favour its ambitions towards Taiwan. While Beijing has condemned what it calls “external interference” and urged restraint, it has shown no sign it would defend the Venezuelan leader. The United States has deployed...

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3 d. ago China’s finance chief calls for fiscal firepower as Beijing weighs 2026 goals

China’s finance minister has called for a more proactive fiscal policy to boost domestic demand, strengthen industrial security and advance technological self-reliance while mitigating debt risks, as Beijing prepares for one of its most important economic planning meetings of the year. Finance Minister Lan Foan outlined the country’s top fiscal priorities on Tuesday in an editorial published in the People’s Daily, the ruling Communist Party’s flagship newspaper. He stressed the need to support...

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3 d. ago America is foolishly waving goodbye to thousands of Chinese boffins

America is foolishly waving goodbye to thousands of Chinese boffins  The Economist

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5 d. ago Mourners pay tribute to Hong Kong fire victims as Beijing calls for unity

Thousands of mourners poured into Tai Po on Sunday, forming a solemn river of remembrance for the 146 lives lost in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in more than seven decades, while Beijing called for unity and healing as a massive rescue and recovery operation continued amid the charred ruins. The scale of the calamity was evident, as the Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) discovered 18 more bodies in the wreckage of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po following Wednesday’s blaze. They have completed...

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6 d. ago Uptick in China’s bitcoin mining prompts debate on tapping energy surplus

A mild uptick in bitcoin mining in China has prompted calls for Beijing to loosen its restrictions and let the power-hungry industry tap into the country’s oversupply of energy, but experts said the likelihood of China ending its mining ban was low. China’s bitcoin mining market share by hash rate rose from 13.75 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 to 14.06 per cent in the current quarter, making it the third largest bitcoin mining country behind the US and Russia, according to Hashrate Index,...

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8 d. ago Beijing’s latest provocation: Time to call the Chinese bluff on Arunachal Pradesh

Beijing’s latest provocation: Time to call the Chinese bluff on Arunachal Pradesh  Firstpost

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1 week ago ‘Integral and inalienable part’: India hits back at Beijing for calling Arunachal Pradesh China’s part

‘Integral and inalienable part’: India hits back at Beijing for calling Arunachal Pradesh China’s part  WION

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1 week ago Grape expectations: Chinese wine may be finer than you think

Grape expectations: Chinese wine may be finer than you think  The Economist

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1 week ago Trump’s calls with Xi and Takaichi hint he won’t let Taiwan derail Beijing ties

US President Donald Trump’s phone calls with both his Chinese and Japanese counterparts this week suggest Washington is engaged in a delicate balancing act over the Taiwan issue. These high-level communications are also intended as a message to Japan, and other US allies, that Taiwan is not a top priority for the Trump administration and should not disrupt the stabilisation of Sino-American ties, according to diplomatic observers. On Tuesday morning, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...

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1 week ago 'China Never Acknowledged Arunachal': Beijing Rejects Harassment Claim, Calls State ‘Zangnan’

'China Never Acknowledged Arunachal': Beijing Rejects Harassment Claim, Calls State ‘Zangnan’  Republic World

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1 week ago 'Call me anytime': Japan PM Takaichi, Trump talk as Beijing’s fury over Taiwan remark deepens

'Call me anytime': Japan PM Takaichi, Trump talk as Beijing’s fury over Taiwan remark deepens  Moneycontrol

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1 week ago Trump talks to Japanese PM hours after his overnight call with China’s Xi

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed “the close cooperation” between Tokyo and Washington in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours after Trump spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Takaichi said her conversation with Trump covered the strengthening of the Japan-US alliance along with the various challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region, according to the Fuji News Network. The phone call came amid escalating tension between Beijing and Tokyo...

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1 week ago China says Xi stressed Taiwan position in Trump call amid Beijing

China says Xi stressed Taiwan position in Trump call amid Beijing-Tokyo row  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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1 week ago Trump accepts Beijing visit as Xi–US call seeks stability in China ties

Trump accepts Beijing visit as Xi–US call seeks stability in China ties  Yeni Safak English

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1 week ago Trump accepts Xi’s invite to Beijing and calls China relations ‘extremely strong’ despite trade war

Trump accepts Xi’s invite to Beijing and calls China relations ‘extremely strong’ despite trade war  New York Post

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