19 h. ago China Dominates Textile Machinery Investment as Global Shipments Show Divergence in 2024

China Dominates Textile Machinery Investment as Global Shipments Show Divergence in 2024  Sourcing Journal

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26 h. ago Valeo SE: China Customer Repositioning Pressuring Sales (OTCMKTS:VLEEF)

Valeo SE: China Customer Repositioning Pressuring Sales (OTCMKTS:VLEEF)  Seeking Alpha

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67 h. ago China to stay cautious as Iran seeks aid amid US, Israel clashes: Mideast expert

Iran may look to China for weapons support amid conflicts with the US and Israel, but Beijing will remain cautious, considering strained economic ties with Tehran and its broader interest in balancing ties with Israel and other Western-aligned states in the region, according to a veteran Chinese expert on the Middle East. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Pan Guang, a Chinese scholar of Jewish and Middle East studies, said the conflict between Iran and Israel was...

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3 d. ago Richtech Robotics and Beijing's AI Ecosystem: A Recipe for Global Robotics Dominance?

Richtech Robotics and Beijing's AI Ecosystem: A Recipe for Global Robotics Dominance?  AInvest

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4 d. ago China Confirms US Trade Truce As Beijing Seeks Cancellation Of Trump Administration’s Restrictive Measures

China Confirms US Trade Truce As Beijing Seeks Cancellation Of Trump Administration’s Restrictive Measures  MSN

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4 d. ago Chinese smartphone maker Honor moves closer to onshore share listing

China’s fourth-largest smartphone maker Honor took an important step towards a domestic stock market debut on Thursday by filing documents with securities regulators. The company completed initial public offering (IPO) counselling recordation, the formal filing of pre-IPO guidance with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The step is required for companies seeking to list mainland shares, known as A shares. The Shenzhen-based company, a spin-off from smartphone and...

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4 d. ago India seeks 'permanent solution' to border dispute with China

India seeks 'permanent solution' to border dispute with China  Reuters

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4 d. ago How unique US advantages are fuelling Trump’s reckless behaviour

If there is one theme that has dominated financial markets since US President Donald Trump began his second term, it is the future of “American exceptionalism”. This is the notion that US assets deserve to be valued more highly because of the US dollar’s role as the world’s pre-eminent reserve currency, America’s huge natural and human resources, deep and transparent capital markets and the dominance of US technology companies in global stock market indices. Some investment strategists believe...

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5 d. ago OpenAI: Zhipu AI is fuelling China’s global push for US tech alternatives

OpenAI said its analysts found that Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Zhipu AI had made “notable progress” in providing infrastructure solutions to governments and state-owned firms in non-Western markets, as Beijing seeks to strengthen its global leadership in the rapidly evolving technology. In a post on Wednesday, the ChatGPT maker, which has previously urged Washington to support US companies in their competition with Chinese rivals, said Zhipu represented “China’s answer” to...

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6 d. ago China steps up push to internationalise the yuan as global dollar dominance wavers

China steps up push to internationalise the yuan as global dollar dominance wavers  Forexlive | Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools

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6 d. ago China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report

China ‘dominates’ global hydropower development amid energy storage push: report  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago China’s yuan set to benefit as central banks report doubts about US dollar

Central banks are showing more interest in the Chinese yuan as doubts grow about the future of the US dollar, but this shift is not enough to challenge the greenback’s dominance in global reserves, according to a new survey. In its latest Global Public Investor poll released on Tuesday, the London-based Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) said a net 14 per cent of reserve managers plan to increase their yuan exposure in the next two years, up sharply from the 2 per cent...

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7 d. ago Iran attacks US military base in Qatar, after vowing response to strikes on nuclear sites

The Middle East crisis has intensified after Iran struck back against the United States following recent US actions targeting its nuclear programme. This critical development escalates an already volatile situation, building on weeks of rising tensions between arch-rivals Iran and Israel – and now, Israel’s key ally, the United States. Since June 13, Israel and Iran have exchanged wave after wave of devastating and deadly strikes. Israel launched its aerial campaign asserting that Tehran is on...

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8 d. ago Texas governor signs bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property in state

A bill to restrict property ownership in Texas by Chinese citizens became law, more than two years after it was first introduced, setting up what could be a prolonged legal and political battle as critics plan to file a suit challenging its constitutionality. Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced on Saturday that he had signed the bill, which also targets nationals from Iran, North Korea and Russia, into law. Abbott expressed support for the bill in February, writing on social media that...

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1 week ago Top Thai lawmaker invited to China as Cambodia border row tests Beijing’s diplomacy

Thailand’s top lawmaker will arrive in China on Sunday for a week-long visit as his country is roiled by a political crisis that threatens to topple its coalition government. The political turmoil in Thailand and a deadly border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia late last month has put China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test, with Beijing seeking to maintain stability in a region crucial to its strategic interests. Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, speaker of the Thai House of Representatives,...

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1 week ago China’s Central Bank Seeks Bigger Role for Yuan on Global Stage

China’s Central Bank Seeks Bigger Role for Yuan on Global Stage  WSJ

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1 week ago China Unleashes Hackers Against Its Friend Russia, Seeking War Secrets

China Unleashes Hackers Against Its Friend Russia, Seeking War Secrets  The New York Times

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1 week ago Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking ‘US global dominance’

Trump advisor admits: War on Iran targets China, seeking ‘US global dominance’  Geopolitical Economy Report

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1 week ago US brain drain gathers pace as academics seek posts outside Trump’s America

A brain drain hitting American universities is expected to gather pace before the start of the new academic year as funding cuts and attacks on academic freedom have led increasing numbers of academics to question whether they wish to stay in the United States. Last month, the historians Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore, who are married to each other, announced their departure from Yale University to join the University of Toronto, citing concerns over the direction of American democracy during...

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1 week ago Trump demands Khamenei’s ‘unconditional surrender’ in standoff with Iran

Introduction The Middle East finds itself on the precipice as the conflict between arch-foes Iran and Israel is on its fifth brutal day, with both sides escalating their attacks and the civilian toll mounting. As Israeli strikes continue to zero in on Iran’s nuclear facilities and other targets, and Iranian missiles light up the skies over Israeli cities, a chilling new dimension has been added to the crisis: a demand from US President Donald Trump to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

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