China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.
Monthly Archives For December 2025
Exclusive: China massing military ships across region in show of maritime force, sources say
China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date, according to four sources…
China’s censorship and surveillance were already intense. AI is turbocharging those systems
Chinese authorities are using artificial intelligence to turbocharge surveillance and censorship, with the technology predicting public demonstrations and monitoring prison inmates, according to a new …
HashKey’s Hong Kong IPO highlights crypto exchange challenges under Beijing’s watchful eye
HashKey is likely to debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange within the next two to three months ‘if it receives adequate investor interest’ The initial public offering (IPO) of HashKey Holdings, …
Nvidia’s chip sales to China at risk of ‘going to zero’ on Beijing policy: Analyst
Dan Kim, Chief Strategy Officer at TechInsights, thinks Nvidia’s China sales could grind to a halt if Beijing decides to pursue a policy that pursues chip self-sufficiency over access to compute power.
China should focus on economy not ‘territorial expansion’, Taiwan president says
China’s economy is in a bad way and President Xi Jinping should focus on improving the lives of his people and not “territorial expansion”, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said in an interview with the …
China’s Cowa Deploys 36 Sanitation Robots in 2.7 Million Sqm Area in Shenzhen
(Yicai) Dec. 4 — China’s Cowa Robot has deployed 36 automated cleaning machines in Shenzhen’s Shijing sub-district, covering an area of about 2.7 million square meters.
China gives most forceful signal since 2022 to slow yuan gains
China set its daily reference rate for the yuan at a level that was significantly weaker than estimates, suggesting the central bank is aiming to limit gains in the managed currency.
China’s President Xi Jinping met French President Emmanual Macron in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping met French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing on Thursday, the French leader’s fourth state visit to the Chinese capital as Europe seeks to rebalance economic and …
Deal for China to up American energy imports being weighed
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New-car carnage as China crushes siblings
Newcomer Chinese brands are making a real impact on Australia’s new-car market, with several household-name brands falling behind in November. Stellantis is home to some of the best-known brands on …
Congress Could Hand Beijing A Win As China Investment Crackdown Falters
Rep. Andy Barr, who introduced the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act that mirrors the language the Senate included in its version of the NDAA, said Tuesday that the …
Beyond factories: how China’s trendy brands turn local success into global influence
From milk tea to blind boxes, light asset firms are reaching more young people worldwide – though jury out on whether success sustainable.
