34 h. ago China producer price deflation deepens as US trade war bites

China producer price deflation deepens as US trade war bites  Financial Times

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3 d. ago Ministerial Meeting of Global Civilizations Dialogue to be held in Beijing

Ministerial Meeting of Global Civilizations Dialogue to be held in Beijing  China.org.cn

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7 d. ago 798 Art District Shines Overseas, Embodying China’s Role in the Global Art Dialogue

798 Art District Shines Overseas, Embodying China’s Role in the Global Art Dialogue  GlobeNewswire

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2 w. ago China decries latest EU trade salvo putting medical devices in the line of fire

China has hit back at the EU’s decision to exclude Chinese companies from the 27-member bloc’s public tenders for multi-million-euro medical devices – the latest items on a growing list of trade disputes between Beijing and Brussels. “The European side has disregarded the goodwill and sincerity that China has repeatedly conveyed through bilateral dialogues,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. “China is strongly dissatisfied with the decision and resolutely opposes...

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2 w. ago Why Strait of Hormuz matters – and what a blockade could mean for China, Asia

Iran’s parliament has approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz after the United States launched military strikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend. The final decision rests with the country’s Supreme National Security Council and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – but the move has already deepened fears for the global energy trade. In this explainer, we examine why this matters and what the implications of a blockade would be. Where is the Strait of Hormuz? Why is it so...

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3 w. ago China and EU agree to deepen environmental cooperation at ministerial dialogue

China and EU agree to deepen environmental cooperation at ministerial dialogue  chinadailyasia.com

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3 w. ago EU spurns economic dialogue with China over deepening trade rift

EU spurns economic dialogue with China over deepening trade rift  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Dalai Lama succession, Panchen Lama disappearance raised during EU

Dalai Lama succession, Panchen Lama disappearance raised during EU-China rights dialogue  Tibetan Review

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3 w. ago In human rights talks, EU warns of ‘deterioration’ of basic freedoms in China

During thorny human rights talks with China on Friday, the European Union voiced concerns about what it called a “deterioration of fundamental freedoms” in the country. The EU cited “government interference” in the succession plan for the Dalai Lama, an ongoing crackdown in Hong Kong, and jailed Uygur and Tibetan activists as examples in its statement on the 40th edition of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels. The bloc accused China of “persistent restrictions on freedom of...

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3 w. ago China calls on Niger to tackle disputes with energy firms through dialogue

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Niger’s junta government to resolve disputes with Chinese energy companies operating in the West African nation through dialogue. Wang made the remarks during talks with his Nigerien counterpart Bakary Yaou Sangaré in the central Chinese city of Changsha on Wednesday. “The two sides should properly handle the differences and problems encountered in cooperation through dialogue,” Wang said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout of the meeting, which...

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4 w. ago Why US defence chief’s attack on China won’t find favour in Southeast Asia

After listening to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s all-out attack on “communist China” at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, some might have wondered what the Chinese people would make of it. But as a Chinese delegate listening to him live, I was wondering what Hegseth’s boss, US President Donald Trump, would think. In February, Trump called US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich bashing European allies “brilliant”. This time, we haven’t had his thoughts. I wondered, not only...

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