29 h. ago Trump’s Energy Innovation Retreat Is a Win for China, Loss for Climate

Trump’s Energy Innovation Retreat Is a Win for China, Loss for Climate  Council on Foreign Relations

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4 d. ago Kenya’s plan to switch debt payments from US dollars to yuan is a ‘win

Kenya’s plan to convert its US dollar-denominated Chinese debt to yuan is a “win-win”, as it is expected to reduce interest payments for the African nation while advancing China’s goal of increasing the global use of its currency, according to analysts. The deal would be precedent-setting and could establish a new rule book for future debt restructuring and possibly cut reliance on the US dollar. In late August, Kenya’s Treasury announced that talks with the Export-Import Bank of China were at...

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5 d. ago How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy

How Trump is helping China extend its massive lead in clean energy  MIT Technology Review

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9 d. ago Putin Arrives in China as Ukraine Celebrates Crucial Battle Win

Putin Arrives in China as Ukraine Celebrates Crucial Battle Win  Newsweek

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1 week ago Alibaba claims win in China’s instant commerce war as quarterly profit rises

Alibaba Group Holding, China’s e-commerce and cloud computing services giant, on Friday reported a 78 per cent surge in profit for the June quarter, while “robust AI demand” led to a 26 per cent revenue growth for its cloud business. Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders advanced 78 per cent to 43.1 billion yuan (US$6 billion) in the period, up from 24.3 billion yuan a year earlier, primarily due to “mark-to-market changes from our equity investments and gains from the disposal of the...

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2 w. ago China may not be waging war in Ukraine. But it still stands to win

It seems clear that US President Donald Trump achieved little more than a photo opportunity from the bilateral summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his subsequent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders. Now, a ceasefire seems more out of reach than ever. For a negotiated peace agreement, Putin has insisted on his demands that Ukraine give up ambitions to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, as well as land occupied...

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2 w. ago As the West cedes leverage over Ukraine, China stands to benefit

It seems clear that US President Donald Trump achieved little more than a photo opportunity from the bilateral summit in Anchorage, Alaska, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his subsequent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders. Now, a ceasefire seems more out of reach than ever. For a negotiated peace agreement, Putin has insisted on his demands that Ukraine give up ambitions to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, as well as land occupied...

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2 w. ago As US retreats from clean energy race, Chinese firms push into emerging markets

As America retreats from clean energy investment around the world, with US President Donald Trump labelling wind and solar power “the scam of the century” on Wednesday, Chinese “cleantech” firms have been striding into emerging markets in Southeast and Central Asia and Latin America. Mabill Technologies, a Malaysian cleantech start-up developing a predictive AI algorithm that will connect energy efficiency analytics and sustainable cooling solutions, said Chinese investors had been showing...

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3 w. ago Major Regulatory Win: FibroGen's $815M China Business Sale to AstraZeneca Gets Green Light from Regulators

Major Regulatory Win: FibroGen's $815M China Business Sale to AstraZeneca Gets Green Light from Regulators  Stock Titan

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3 w. ago Beyond chow mein: Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?

Beyond chow mein: Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?  BBC

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3 w. ago China’s corporate bonds win record share of top credit ratings

China’s corporate bonds win record share of top credit ratings  Financial Times

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3 w. ago China is winning on renewables. Will it win on green steel, too?

China is winning on renewables. Will it win on green steel, too?  Canary Media

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3 w. ago Kevin O'Leary Says Nvidia, AMD Still Win Under Trump China Plan Despite 15% 'Form Of Blackmail' Levy

Kevin O'Leary Says Nvidia, AMD Still Win Under Trump China Plan Despite 15% 'Form Of Blackmail' Levy  Yahoo Finance

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