Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their U.S. counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, …
Monthly Archives For June 2025
Supporting Regional Integration with Payment Services: UnionPay Attends the First ASEAN-GCC-China Economic Forum
From May 27 to 28, the ASEAN-GCC-China Economic Forum 2025 was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mr. Dong Junfeng, Chairman of China UnionPay and UnionPay International, was invited to attend the Forum, …
A tale of two cities: why China appears so different when viewed from Barcelona and Prague
The stark contrast between Spain’s wish for close economic ties and Czech suspicion highlights the growing divide within the EU over China.
Robbery suspect handed over after Shenzhen arrest
A man suspected of involvement in Monday’s bank robbery in Sha Tin was arrested by mainland authorities in Shenzhen before he was handed over to …
Video Shows US Ally Confronting China in Contested Waters
Video shows the Philippine crew broadcasting radio warnings and ordering their Chinese counterpart to leave the EEZ, citing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which both countries …
China alarms US ally in disputed waters
China and South Korea have established a provisional measures zone in the Yellow Sea, where their exclusive economic zones overlap.
What to Know About China’s Halt of Rare Earth Exports
China has stopped almost all shipments of critical minerals that are needed for cars, robots, wind turbines, jet fighters and other technologies.
China’s Top Negotiator Shows How Trade War Has Changed Since Trump’s First Term
At the center of the latest trade storm between the U.S. and China is He Lifeng. Since He became vice premier in early 2023, China’s leader Xi Jinping has essentially put him in charge of…
Game Time For Another IPO Hopeful In China’s Booming Toy Market
Finances aside, 52Toys is also at a scale disadvantage. Chen once vowed to make the company a leading seller of collectibles in its own right rather than aspiring to be a Pop Mart clone, but…
Trump trade war has caused these 3 consumer companies to aggressively rethink China
They are picking up the nuts and bolts from their legacy China operations and moving to relatively smooth trade partners such as India and Thailand. The goal: Protect profits and protect the stock …
Pony.ai partners with Xihu to deploy 1k robotaxis in Shenzhen
Pony.ai has plans to expand its Chinese deployments, and establish services in Europe and the Middle East this year.
Diplomats, automakers push Beijing to loosen rare earth magnet export restrictions
Diplomats, automakers and other executives from India, Japan and Europe were urgently seeking meetings with Beijing officials to push for faster approval of rare earth magnet exports, sources said, as …
Exclusive: China’s rare earth export curbs risk halting German car production, lobby group warns
Germany’s auto lobby warned on Tuesday that export restrictions by China on rare earths alloys, mixtures and magnets posed a serious risk to the industry and could cause production delays and outages …
