35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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75 m. ago Republicans urge US schools to drop ‘nefarious’ Chinese scholarship programme

Republicans urge US schools to drop ‘nefarious’ Chinese scholarship programme  South China Morning Post

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2 h. ago CHINA Chinese dissidents: Peng Lifa, Beijing’s banner man sentenced to nine years in prison

CHINA Chinese dissidents: Peng Lifa, Beijing’s banner man sentenced to nine years in prison  AsiaNews

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2 h. ago Nvidia’s Jensen Huang plans Beijing trip ahead of new China AI chip launch

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang plans Beijing trip ahead of new China AI chip launch  Financial Times

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2 h. ago Explained: China’s Secret Role in Russia’s Drone War: How Beijing is Powering Putin’s Arsenal

Explained: China’s Secret Role in Russia’s Drone War: How Beijing is Powering Putin’s Arsenal  The Indian Express

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2 h. ago My Take 5 (Edition 48): China’s stand on Ukraine war; Beijing’s help to Pakistan

My Take 5 (Edition 48): China’s stand on Ukraine war; Beijing’s help to Pakistan- The week that was in int  The Times of India

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2 h. ago Steel, cars, copper: list grows of US import tariffs by category, not country

US President Donald Trump increased tariffs this week on imports from 14 countries with duties of 25 to 40 per cent, making waves in Asia where most of the target countries are located. While those country-by-country outcomes have captured much of Trump’s trade spotlight, the US has also raised tariffs on a series of product sectors – in some cases, made anywhere in the world – affecting producers from China to Canada. Copper was the latest target this week. The US now levies tariffs on the...

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2 h. ago China's stand on Ukraine war; Beijing’s help to Pakistan: The week that was in international affairs

China's stand on Ukraine war; Beijing’s help to Pakistan: The week that was in international affairs  The Times of India

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3 h. ago China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply

China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply  The Conversation

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3 h. ago Big Tech rallies — plus, where we stand on Starbucks after China stake offers

Big Tech rallies — plus, where we stand on Starbucks after China stake offers  CNBC

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4 h. ago Fresh case of bitumen in water supply for Hong Kong housing, lawmaker says

Hong Kong authorities have provided temporary tanks and vowed to improve the pipes for thousands of households in Sai Wan Ho after bitumen particles were found in water supply samples, according to a lawmaker and the management of a housing estate. Lawmaker Edward Leung Hei said on Wednesday that he had also received complaints about particles in the water from some residents at the Grand Promenade and Lei King Wan estates, which are home to about 2,000 and 2,300 households respectively. “The...

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4 h. ago China Calls German Claim of Laser Targeting Plane ‘Inconsistent’

China Calls German Claim of Laser Targeting Plane ‘Inconsistent’  Bloomberg.com

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4 h. ago China deflation worries, top Chinese oncologist’s death: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China denies giving Iran air defence systems after conflict with Israel China has denied transferring surface-to-air missile batteries to Iran following Israel’s attacks on the Islamic Republic last month. 2. Export ban for Taiwan firms a stern warning for separatist forces: Beijing Beijing has banned the export of dual-use items to eight Taiwan-based...

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5 h. ago University of Hong Kong’s revised IT hub plan angers Pok Fu Lam residents

A revised expansion plan by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has triggered fresh anger among Pok Fu Lam residents, who have accused it of dismissing alternative sites without proper due diligence and only meeting them for three hours over the past eight months. But some lawmakers on Wednesday said the university had made “major concessions” by leaving a green belt in the area largely untouched and altering its proposal to instead consider building its global innovation centre on an adjacent...

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5 h. ago Will Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill offer opportunities for China?

US President Donald Trump’s latest tax and spending act might “cause some trouble” for China, according to analysts. However, they also said Beijing may be able to benefit in certain areas if the act – known officially as the One Big Beautiful Bill – generates further political instability and damages domestic industries such as the US clean energy sector. The act aims to make permanent tax cuts, lock in Trump’s priorities on border and defence financing, increase Washington’s debt limit by US$5...

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5 h. ago Watch Deal Roundup: AES, Starbucks China and Kuwait BofA Stake

Watch Deal Roundup: AES, Starbucks China and Kuwait BofA Stake  Bloomberg

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6 h. ago Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems

Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems  Fox News

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6 h. ago JD.com’s US$1.4 billion plan heats up delivery battle with Meituan, Alibaba

JD.com has pledged more than 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) under its ambitious “Double Hundred Plan” to support so-called benchmark brands across various categories, further heating up China’s on-demand delivery sector, as industry-wide daily orders reached a new high of more than 200 million. The Beijing-based e-commerce giant’s latest initiative seeks to elevate sales of select brands beyond one million items on its platform via measures that include increased traffic, marketing incentives...

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6 h. ago China pledges to build megaprojects despite pivot to domestic consumption

China will continue to “scientifically” plan and build megaprojects while maintaining its “investment intensity” over the next five years, officials said – even as Beijing seeks to shift to a more consumption-driven growth model. “To further drive economic development and improve people’s livelihoods, it is essential to maintain a certain scale of investment,” said Li Chunlin, vice-chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, at a press...

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6 h. ago China: 10 years after 709 crackdown, human rights are waning

China: 10 years after 709 crackdown, human rights are waning  DW

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