Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Chinese counterpart agreed Thursday to “regularize channels of communication” in Canada’s estranged relationship with China and hold talks to resolve a trade war …
Monthly Archives For June 2025
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces second charge under Beijing-imposed national security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, already serving time for subversion, now faces a new charge of collusion under Beijing-imposed national security law. Authorities allege he conspired with …
Rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered amid tariff and economic struggles
Rebrands are all the rage for this year’s Beijing art week, which ran from 22 May to 1 June, now brandishing the new title of Beijing Art Season, comprising a gallery weekend plus two fairs.…
Exclusive: China issues rare earth licenses to suppliers of top 3 US automakers, sources say
China has granted temporary export licenses to rare-earth suppliers of the top three U.S. automakers, two sources familiar with the matter said, as supply chain disruptions begin to surface from Beijing’s export curbs on those…
Chinese Brand Turns Windshield Into One Giant Head-Up Display
Other brands like Audi and Mercedes already offer augmented reality head-up displays. Electric vehicles have been rapidly evolving into tech showcases, and the latest from Xpeng looks ready to push …
China urges BYD, EV rivals to end price war and avoid cost undercutting
The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the market regulator and the top economic planning agency …
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump, Xi Jinping speak at last as US and China lean on key exports in trade fight
President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday, and both countries pledged to restart tariff and trade talks in the coming days. Trump hailed the call as “positive,” with both leaders inviting the…
US-China trade call’s impact on manufacturers, Trump and Musk feud: SCMP daily highlights
From the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
China’s rare earth threat
On April 4, two days after President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, Beijing had hit back by calling halt to its export of rare earth magnets. China controls over 90 per cent of the global processing…
China’s rare earth weapon changes contours of trade war battlefield
China has signalled for more than 15 years that it was looking to weaponise areas of the global supply chain, a strategy modelled on longstanding American export controls Beijing views as aimed at …
The Download: China’s AI agent boom, and GPS alternatives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
New coronavirus in China shows pandemic-like threat, scientists warn
Scientists have turned their focus to a lesser-known subgroup called merbecoviruses. Among these, one subgroup in particular, called the HKU5 viruses, is raising red flags.
Even after Trump-Xi call, China’s rare earth controls aren’t going away
China views its rare earths as a national security issue, not a trade one, and that’s why Beijing is unlikely to loosen controls any time soon, experts say.
