45 m. ago Apple stock holds Buy rating at Goldman despite China challenges

Apple stock holds Buy rating at Goldman despite China challenges  Investing.com

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3 h. ago Chinese Ran Campaign to Undermine Rafale Sales: French Intelligence

Chinese Ran Campaign to Undermine Rafale Sales: French Intelligence  The Defense Post

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4 h. ago China is making rapid gains in space tech. Here’s how the military could use it

The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival China is narrowing the gap as it makes rapid technology gains. While China says its ambitious plans remain peaceful and that it rejects the weaponisation of space, some of the technologies it has developed in recent years also have military uses. Here are some of them. BeiDou network The Chinese navigation satellite system provides positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide. Its network of 60...

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4 h. ago China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them

The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival, China, is narrowing the gap as it makes rapid technological gains. While China says its ambitious plans remain peaceful and that it rejects the weaponisation of space, some of the technologies it has developed in recent years also have military uses. Here are some of them. BeiDou network The Chinese navigation satellite system provides positioning, navigation and timing services worldwide. Its network of 60...

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4 h. ago China's Hikvision says it is challenging Canada's shut down order

China's Hikvision says it is challenging Canada's shut down order  Yahoo

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4 h. ago US Ally Gives Military Shootdown Authorization Against Chinese Drones

US Ally Gives Military Shootdown Authorization Against Chinese Drones  Newsweek

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5 h. ago Chinese AI scientists, Beijing’s message to Brics: 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. Trump vows tariff boost for ‘anti-American’ policies as China urges Brics action US President Donald Trump has threatened to slam an additional 10 per cent tariffs on countries supporting what he calls “anti-American policies” after the leaders of Brics nations condemned unilateral tariffs. 2. Australia’s Albanese to address Darwin Port sale on China...

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5 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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7 h. ago China protests over Indian PM Narendra Modi’s birthday greetings to Dalai Lama

China has protested to India over birthday greetings sent to the Dalai Lama by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India should fully appreciate the great sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, recognise the separatist nature, honour the commitments it has made to China related to Tibet-related issues, and act prudently, and stop using these issues to meddle in China’s internal affairs,” Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday afternoon. She added that Beijing had lodged a protest...

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8 h. ago China urged to take bolder steps to tackle price wars, deflation and weak demand

Beijing’s latest push to curb price wars may help ease deflationary pressures, but analysts warn the current measures fall short of addressing deeper structural problems facing the world’s second-largest economy. China’s GDP deflator – a broad measure of prices across goods and services – has been negative since the second quarter of 2023, while consumer prices have fallen for four straight months year-on-year. To stop the deflationary spiral, Chinese authorities should address the cause: weak...

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9 h. ago Chinese man smashes train window after collision traps passengers on hot day

Passengers on a train in eastern China’s Jinhua were trapped after the vehicle collided with a freight train on July 2. One man, finding the heat unbearable, broke a window for fresh air as the air conditioning had been off for more than two hours. He was later taken away by police and reprimanded.

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9 h. ago Chinese President Xi's move to share power, his absence from BRICS fuels speculation about his political future

Chinese President Xi's move to share power, his absence from BRICS fuels speculation about his political future  The Hindu

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10 h. ago Trump’s Vietnam tariff pact challenges Asean unity in key summit

Southeast Asian nations are scrambling to recalibrate their approach to US tariffs ahead of a key diplomatic gathering that starts in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, as Washington’s preference for one-on-one trade deals casts doubt over Asean’s collective bargaining power. US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a delay to the next round of his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs – pushing the deadline from July 9 to August 1 – to give time for finalising deals with 18 major trade partners,...

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10 h. ago Meet some of the Chinese AI scientists dominating the global top 100

A study of nearly 200,000 researchers and 100,000 high-impact papers has revealed that the vast majority of the world’s top 100 brains in the field of artificial intelligence are of Chinese origin. The list was compiled by ITPO China – part of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) – and the Shenzhen-based technology firm Dongbi Data. It was presented last week at a conference in Beijing. According to the report, which does not give individual rankings, 50 of the top 100 AI experts...

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10 h. ago Marriages of inconvenience: the remote Indian village cut off from love

In the heart of southern India, where dense forests eclipse the sun, the villagers of Jondalgatti have not celebrated a wedding in more than a decade. The culprit, villagers say, is not tradition or fate, but the simple absence of a road. Home to around 200 people, the tiny village in Karnataka state is now a place where eligible bachelors linger in limbo. Twenty young men, all of marrying age, have spent years searching for partners willing to brave the village’s isolation. “Some youths have...

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11 h. ago China marks 88 years since start of resistance against Japanese aggression

China marks 88 years since start of resistance against Japanese aggression  news.cgtn.com

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11 h. ago This Chinese jeweler is using traditional techniques to challenge Cartier — and it's starting in Singapore

This Chinese jeweler is using traditional techniques to challenge Cartier — and it's starting in Singapore  CNBC

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12 h. ago Li Qiang urges Brics collective action as Trump tariff deadline looms

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged Brics nations to lead reforms of global governance, calling on member states to uphold independence and act collectively amid the threat of higher tariffs from the United States. “As the leading bloc of the Global South, Brics countries should strive to be a pioneering force in advancing the reform of global governance,” Li said in a speech at the Brics summit on Sunday. At an event widely seen as a direct challenge to the Western-led world order, the premier...

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12 h. ago As tariff truce deadline nears, China’s premier has a message for Brics nations

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged Brics nations to lead reforms of global governance, calling on member states to uphold independence and act collectively amid the threat of higher tariffs from the United States. “As the leading bloc of the Global South, Brics countries should strive to be a pioneering force in advancing the reform of global governance,” Li said in a speech at the Brics summit on Sunday. At an event widely seen as a direct challenge to the Western-led world order, the premier...

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12 h. ago How China’s C919 could win big from revived US jet engine exports: analysts

China is expected to sustain production of its home-grown aircraft and expand access to foreign skies, following the United States’ removal of a ban on selling American jet engine parts and technology to Chinese buyers. But analysts cautioned that earlier export restrictions imposed by the Trump administration had a chilling effect – one that could harden Beijing’s resolve to accelerate the development of indigenous engines and other critical components. Sales resumed last week after a bilateral...

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