6 h. ago ‘Pessimistic’: Ukraine war, trade expected to mar progress at China

European Union envoys to China say they have low expectations of any substantial achievement at the coming EU-China summit, citing complex trade challenges and the ongoing Ukraine war. “I am sorry to be pessimistic – the next EU-China summit will be a wonderful summit with wonderful statements of principles, but I doubt that we will get some strategic incremental progress,” Italy’s ambassador to China, Massimo Ambrosetti, said at the World Peace Forum in Beijing on Friday. European Commission...

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3 d. ago France praises China Cognac progress, warns of unresolved issues

France praises China Cognac progress, warns of unresolved issues  CBS 19 News

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4 d. ago China, US ease export curbs but Trump’s Vietnam deal risks blowback: analysts

A week after announcing long-anticipated progress from high-level talks in London, China and the United States are taking concrete steps to clear export hurdles and issue licenses for strategic goods. The easing of trade restrictions signals a tentative reset between the world’s two largest economies. But the thaw remains fragile, as analysts warned that Washington’s new trade deal with Vietnam could provoke a response from Beijing. Still, for now, both sides have moved to restore access to...

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7 d. ago Beijing: China's tech progress aims to benefit global development

Beijing: China's tech progress aims to benefit global development  news.cgtn.com

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7 d. ago Ford's CEO says China's EV progress is 'the most humbling thing' he's ever seen

Ford's CEO says China's EV progress is 'the most humbling thing' he's ever seen  Business Insider

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1 week ago Ahead of a crunch summit with China, the EU is complaining of ‘stinking fish’

A month out from a crunch summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the European Union, senior EU officials have landed on an unsavoury term to describe their trade ties with China: “the stinking fish.” The analogy, used when briefing member state diplomats on progress in trade talks with China, refers to the European Commission’s frustration that each of its top demands from Beijing is around the removal of measures that were introduced to punish Europe or the US. Brussels...

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1 week ago Decoding the future of China’s C919 jet in a shifting aviation landscape

The C919, China’s first indigenous narrowbody jet, embodies Beijing’s progress in pursuing technology self-sufficiency and holds the potential to reshape the global aviation market, but it faces a host of difficulties in challenging established giants Boeing and Airbus. In the latest China Future Tech webinar, Jason Li Hanming, a US-based aviation analyst, along with SCMP reporters Frank Chen, William Zheng and moderator Ralph Jennings, discussed questions surrounding the home-grown Chinese...

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1 week ago China’s space military tech ‘threat’, EU and rare earths: 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 moving ‘breathtakingly fast’ in space military tech: US general China is moving “breathtakingly fast” in space military technologies and posing strategic threats to the United States, America’s top space force official said on Tuesday. 2. US-China trade deal is near, expert says: ‘they are going to stabilise this’ The United States and China could...

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1 week ago US strike on Iran highlights China’s need for strategic bombers, analysts say

Strategic bombers remain “irreplaceable” for China’s military – even as it makes progress with sixth-generation fighters and long-range missiles – given their role in global strikes and nuclear deterrence, analysts say. They pointed to the American B-2 stealth bombers that hit Iran’s three nuclear sites on Saturday, dropping bunker-buster bombs directly over the facilities before returning unscathed. Seven of the B-2 bombers were flown nearly 27,000km (16,700 miles) – supported by more than 100...

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1 week ago U.S. intelligence community veteran warns about China’s quantum computing progress

U.S. intelligence community veteran warns about China’s quantum computing progress  Washington Times

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s research strength is vital to China’s third wave of reform

As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of the importance of basic research, education and talent development. Soon after, the government outlined reforms to accelerate the development of hi-tech emerging...

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2 w. ago The United States wondered how China managed to make such progress in the field of electronic chips. Huawei and Xiaomi are the answer, with massive development

The United States wondered how China managed to make such progress in the field of electronic chips. Huawei and Xiaomi are the answer, with massive development  Glass Almanac

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2 w. ago US official acknowledges China closing gap in chips and AI despite US export controls; restrictive policy driven by anxiety over China’s tech progress

US official acknowledges China closing gap in chips and AI despite US export controls; restrictive policy driven by anxiety over China’s tech progress  Global Times

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2 w. ago EU Refused Meeting With China on Lack of Trade Progress, FT Says

EU Refused Meeting With China on Lack of Trade Progress, FT Says  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago China’s orchard of AI, chip grads now ripe for the pickin’ as tech trade sours

When Jack Wang enrolled as an undergraduate in microelectronics at a prestigious Chinese university, the year was 2019, and China was in the early days of its trade war with the United States. Looking back, his decision to focus on the field revolving around the design and manufacture of hi-tech microchips has proved prescient. Today, it complements Beijing’s aspirations to make world-leading semiconductors amid Washington’s amped-up efforts to curtail China’s technological progress. Indeed, the...

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4 w. ago US stocks rise on hopes of trade progress with China. Inflation data ahead.

US stocks rise on hopes of trade progress with China. Inflation data ahead.  USA Today

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last month China Hints at Rare Earths Progress With E.U. Before Talks With U.S.

China Hints at Rare Earths Progress With E.U. Before Talks With U.S.  The New York Times

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last month China Says Progress Made With EU on Electric Vehicle Price Talks

China Says Progress Made With EU on Electric Vehicle Price Talks  Bloomberg.com

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