10 h. ago Most Comprehensive Unclassified Order of Battle for China’s Sea Services! “Modern Chinese Maritime Forces”—1 July 2025 ed.—Includes New Liaowang

Most Comprehensive Unclassified Order of Battle for China’s Sea Services! “Modern Chinese Maritime Forces”—1 July 2025 ed.—Includes New Liaowang-1 Space Support Ship!  Andrew S. Erickson

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5 d. ago ‘Chinese will have to be careful’: US trade truce may come, but risks remain

After months of chest-thumping, accusations and threats, look for US-China trade relations to weather an uneasy pause as the giants retreat from extremist positions, guard against backtracking and alter the negotiating dynamic toward an eventual agreement, analysts and former US officials say. The breather follows this month’s London sit-down after the two engaged in a high-stakes tariff battle then went for each other’s jugulars, with China blocking rare earth exports and Washington choking off...

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6 d. ago Dining app Eatigo sorry for joke on Hong Kong singer Keung To’s fall into sea

A well-known restaurant reservation platform has issued a public apology after making fun of Hong Kong singer Keung To’s recent fall into the sea in an online post to promote its booking service, sparking calls for a boycott of the app. Eatigo, which offers restaurant bookings with bill discounts in Asia, said sorry on Tuesday night, following the post on social media platform Threads, saying the promotion lacked “proper respect and sensitivity”. The now-deleted post said: “To all Keung To fans,...

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1 week ago China And The Digital Yuan: The Ultimate Battle Against Dollar Hegemony?

China And The Digital Yuan: The Ultimate Battle Against Dollar Hegemony?  Cointribune

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2 w. ago Carmakers battle to find supplies of rare earths as China tightens its grip

Carmakers battle to find supplies of rare earths as China tightens its grip  Financial Times

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3 w. ago Japan spots Chinese navy’s show of force in west Pacific amid maritime row

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier has for the first time ventured into the easternmost edge of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, in what is seen as a show of force aimed at Tokyo, Washington and the broader region. The Liaoning – Beijing’s first aircraft carrier – and at least three accompanying warships were spotted on Saturday around 300km southwest of Minamitori, a remote Japanese island in the western Pacific, which serves as a bulwark for Tokyo to assert its maritime claims. The group, which...

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3 w. ago Disinformation, China and Indonesia’s Viral Battleground After Trump’s Tariffs

Disinformation, China and Indonesia’s Viral Battleground After Trump’s Tariffs  Fair Observer

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3 w. ago How China’s diaspora became both an asset and a source of anxiety

Wang Gungwu – one of Asia’s most respected historians and a pioneering scholar of the Chinese diaspora – explores in Roads to Chinese Modernity: Civilisation and National Culture how China evolved into a modern nation navigating reform and globalisation. In this excerpt, Wang traces how, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, reformers and revolutionaries such as Kang You-wei, Liang Qichao and Sun Yat-sen began rallying support from overseas Chinese communities. Once dismissed as disloyal...

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3 w. ago Why China’s leaders seek a culture that is both modern and distinctly Chinese

Renowned historian Wang Gungwu’s Roads to Chinese Modernity: Civilisation and National Culture traces China’s transformation from an ancient civilisation into a modern nation-state shaped by revolution, reform and global engagement. Drawing on decades of scholarship and his unique perspective as an overseas Chinese intellectual, Wang reflects in this excerpt on Deng Xiaoping’s legacy and the enduring challenge facing China’s leaders today: how to build a modern national culture that embraces...

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3 w. ago China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield

China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield  Reuters

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3 w. ago Harvard battle is Trump’s ‘Mao moment’: lessons from China’s state

Harvard battle is Trump’s ‘Mao moment’: lessons from China’s state-sanctioned university crackdown  The Conversation

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