11 h. ago Can Scott Bessent see China’s trade counterstrike with clear eyes?

After a video call last Saturday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng are expected to meet in Malaysia this week to hopefully ease tensions before US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping potentially meet on the sidelines of this year’s Apec summit. The meeting was in doubt when Trump threatened to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on China, despite later relenting that it might not be sustainable. Washington blamed Beijing for the escalation,...

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33 h. ago Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key

Is China President Xi Jinping picking his successor? Key Beijing meet holds key  The Economic Times

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3 d. ago 'Stupid ': Trump shocks China just before Xi Jinping meet, intensifies rare earths

'Stupid ': Trump shocks China just before Xi Jinping meet, intensifies rare earths-100% tariff war? | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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3 d. ago Trump and Xi’s shock tactics see trade war remain in a stalemate

Blame games, tit-for-tat threats, off-again on-again meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and wild tariff swings seem to be the recent order of the day. According to former government officials and analysts, however, this should come as no surprise – it’s just the price you pay when diplomatic norms are brushed off. In the latest twist in the saga, Trump on Friday swung from tough to conciliatory, appearing to reverse threats made a week earlier to cancel...

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4 d. ago Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its...

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4 d. ago Trump confirms Xi meeting, retreats on 100% tariffs: ‘not sustainable’

In a turnaround from the tough stance he took a week ago, US President Donald Trump said Friday that he planned to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in two weeks and suggested that imposing an additional 100 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods appeared unworkable. But he also blamed China for the latest stand-off in trade talks. The mercurial president called into question his planned sit-down with Xi seven days ago and threatened the draconian tariff increase in addition to...

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8 d. ago ‘Guilt exercise’: China school slammed as students cross parental ‘human bridge’

A shockingly bizarre so-called guilt education activity has played out in China during which parents knelt down to form a “bridge” while students stepped on their backs. A video of the strange activity, during which some of the students are blindfolded, was filmed in Henan province, central China. The clip has gone viral and stirred controversy online. Emotional music played as a host encouraged the students, saying: “Go ahead.” The activity is part of the school’s “guilt education”, which aims...

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1 week ago Trump’s 100% tariff on China threatens new supply chain shock

Trump’s 100% tariff on China threatens new supply chain shock  Yahoo Finance

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1 week ago Trump threatens to scrap trade talk with China's Xi Jinping: 'There seems to be no reason' to meet

Trump threatens to scrap trade talk with China's Xi Jinping: 'There seems to be no reason' to meet  qz.com

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1 week ago Trump threatens new tariffs on China amid Beijing's rare earth move, says ‘no reason to meet Xi Jinping at APEC’

Trump threatens new tariffs on China amid Beijing's rare earth move, says ‘no reason to meet Xi Jinping at APEC’  Mint

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1 week ago Trump keeps door open to Xi meeting, even after new 100% China tariff bomb

US President Donald Trump on Friday signalled he may still meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later this month on the sidelines of a multilateral forum in South Korea, even as he announced an additional tariff of 100 per cent on all Chinese imports, on top of levies already in place – doubling down on his tough trade stance. “I haven’t cancelled, but I don’t know that we’re going to have it, but I’m going to be there regardless. So I would assume we might have it,” Trump told reporters in the...

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1 week ago 'No reason to meet Xi Jinping now': Donald Trump slams 'hostile' China’s rare earth curbs; warns of 'mass

'No reason to meet Xi Jinping now': Donald Trump slams 'hostile' China’s rare earth curbs; warns of 'mass  Times of India

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1 week ago Outrage over restrained China bridesmaids forced to kiss strangers as wedding prank

Shocking footage of two bridesmaids in China being taped to an electric bike and forced to kiss strangers has ignited widespread outrage over vulgar marriage traditions. In September, a viral video from Shaanxi province in northwestern China showed several men taping two women to an electric bike by the roadside, with one man holding their heads down while another kissed them. The bridesmaids, dressed in formal gowns, appeared visibly distressed and were screaming, with one of them blushing in...

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1 week ago China woman swallows 8 live frogs for lower back pain; hospitalised for infections

An 82-year-old woman in eastern China shocked the nation by swallowing eight small live frogs as she followed a folklore remedy to treat her lower back pain. The octogenarian, surnamed Zhang, was sent to a hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in early September due to severe abdominal pain, the Hangzhou Daily reported. “My mother ate eight live frogs. Now the sharp pain has made her unable to walk,” her son told the doctor. Zhang, who had suffered from a herniated disc for a long time, heard...

Science

2 w. ago China accelerates oil reserve buildup after energy shock from Ukraine war

China accelerates oil reserve buildup after energy shock from Ukraine war  Cryptopolitan

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2 w. ago Sinner responds to Alcaraz shock by reclaiming China Open title

Sinner responds to Alcaraz shock by reclaiming China Open title - reaction  The Independent

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2 w. ago Jannik Sinner v Learner Tien live: China Open final latest score and updates after Carlos Alcaraz shock

Jannik Sinner v Learner Tien live: China Open final latest score and updates after Carlos Alcaraz shock  The Independent

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3 w. ago Germany thrived in the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic. : Planet Money

Germany thrived in the first China Shock. But the next one could prove catastrophic. : Planet Money  NPR

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3 w. ago Lys shocks Rybakina in China Open breakthrough; to face Kessler in fourth round

Lys shocks Rybakina in China Open breakthrough; to face Kessler in fourth round  WTA Tennis

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3 w. ago American man shocked after trying robotic legs in China: 'It's moving for me' | Hindustan Times

American man shocked after trying robotic legs in China: 'It's moving for me' | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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