10 h. ago World Focus: The Beijing Olympics – a pivotal moment for China

World Focus: The Beijing Olympics – a pivotal moment for China  Daily Press

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3 d. ago Will US Turn Focus On China If Russia Suffers Defeat In Ukraine? Beijing's Fears Exposed

Will US Turn Focus On China If Russia Suffers Defeat In Ukraine? Beijing's Fears Exposed  Times Now

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3 d. ago Why Singapore refused to be a ‘Third China’ – and how Lee Kuan Yew made it clear

In his new memoir Ink and Influence: An OB Markers Sequel, Cheong Yip Seng reflects on the intersection of geopolitics, media, and identity through the lens of his long career as editor-in-chief of The Straits Times. In this excerpt, Cheong recounts a revealing moment during an official visit to China in 1976 with then-prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Among the officials present was S.R. Nathan, later Singapore’s sixth president, who witnessed Lee subtly rebuff a Chinese attempt to influence the...

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4 d. ago Russia’s loss in Ukraine war a threat to China, US focus shift a reality; EU gets Beijing’s warning loud a

Russia’s loss in Ukraine war a threat to China, US focus shift a reality; EU gets Beijing’s warning loud a  The Economic Times

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5 d. ago China tells EU it cannot afford Russian loss in Ukraine war, sources say

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing cannot afford a Russian loss in Ukraine because it fears the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing, according to several people familiar with the exchange. The comment, to the EU’s Kaja Kallas, would confirm what many in Brussels believe to be Beijing’s position but jar with China’s public utterances. The foreign minstry regularly says China is “not a party” to the war. Some EU...

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5 d. ago China tells EU it does not want to see Russia lose its war in Ukraine: sources

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing does not want to see a Russian loss in Ukraine because it fears the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing, according to several people familiar with the exchange. The comment, to the EU’s Kaja Kallas, would confirm what many in Brussels believe to be Beijing’s position but jar with China’s public utterances. The foreign minstry regularly says China is “not a party” to the war....

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5 d. ago 13th World Peace Forum held in Beijing with focus on global security issues

13th World Peace Forum held in Beijing with focus on global security issues  Xinhua

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6 d. ago Guangdong's largest jewelry store opens at Beijing Road with heritage craft focus

Guangdong's largest jewelry store opens at Beijing Road with heritage craft focus  Guangdong News

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1 week ago CNY/USD: China Seizes Moment to Globalize Yuan as Dollar Doubts Mount

CNY/USD: China Seizes Moment to Globalize Yuan as Dollar Doubts Mount  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago China ‘unlikely to take decisive role’ as US bombing of Iran tests influence

Even as US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities put China’s influence to the test in the strategically important region, most observers expect Beijing to avoid direct intervention of any kind. They said Beijing was likely to instead focus on diplomatic support for Tehran as the US became more entangled in the Israel-Iran conflict. US bombing over the weekend reportedly damaged three of Iran’s nuclear facilities, marking the most significant Western military action against Tehran since the...

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2 w. ago China’s Rains Arrive at Critical Moment for Coal and Dam Sectors

China’s Rains Arrive at Critical Moment for Coal and Dam Sectors  Bloomberg

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2 w. ago Dunhuang culture studies in focus at Beijing International Book Fair

Dunhuang culture studies in focus at Beijing International Book Fair  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago Hong Kong could serve as stablecoin test bed to raise yuan’s profile

Hong Kong could serve as a stablecoin test bed to boost the internationalisation of the yuan as Beijing puts more focus on the digital version of its currency, according to the chairman and CEO of HashKey Group. “Due to its ‘one country, two systems’ characteristics, Hong Kong’s stablecoins can serve as a testing ground for the mainland, providing both experience and lessons,” said Xiao Feng, who heads one of the city’s licensed cryptocurrency exchange operators, on Wednesday. Earlier in the...

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3 w. ago China’s Biotech Moment Ignites a 60% Stock Rally That Beats AI

China’s Biotech Moment Ignites a 60% Stock Rally That Beats AI  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago ‘Watershed moment’: how Huawei’s HarmonyOS flourished in China amid US sanctions

Huawei Technologies has shipped more than 103 million smartphones and 21 million tablets running its proprietary HarmonyOS operating system, with nearly half delivered in 2024, according to consultancy Canalys. The Shenzhen-based technology giant shipped 46 million smartphones and 10.5 million tablets last year, signalling an accelerating pivot to its in-house operating system, serving as an alternative to Google’s Android amid US sanctions. Huawei has been transitioning its devices to its own...

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3 w. ago China Focus: Beijing to open world's first "4S store" for embodied AI robots

China Focus: Beijing to open world's first "4S store" for embodied AI robots  Xinhua

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3 w. ago U.S. defense chief: Beijing undecided on Taiwan invasion, drills suggest intent

U.S. defense chief: Beijing undecided on Taiwan invasion, drills suggest intent  Focus Taiwan

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