Storms drenched southern parts of the Chinese mainland on Monday, triggering warnings of flash floods and landslides, a day after Typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong.
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China’s Problem With Competition: There’s Too Much of It
The Chinese government is taking steps to rein in what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition that is hurting local companies and fueling the country’s deflationary spiral.
China’s Q2 smartphone shipments down 2.4%, says Counterpoint
Smartphone shipments in China were down 2.4% for the second quarter compared with a year ago, Counterpoint Research said on Tuesday.
China-backed hackers used Microsoft flaw in attacks, defenders say
Researchers say Chinese actors, along with other criminal hackers, exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses.
China needs to cut 2025 steel output to meet decarbonisation target, report says
China needs to cut steel output from the coal-powered blast furnace process by more than 90 million metric tons from 2024’s level to achieve its green steel target this year, researchers said in a …
Washington says China will not let US government employee leave the country
The U.S. State Department said on Monday that the Chinese government had blocked a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee visiting the Asian country in a personal capacity from leaving.
Trump, Xi aides discussed autumn US-China leaders’ meeting, sources say
Aides to Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have discussed a potential meeting between the leaders during a trip by the U.S. president to Asia later this year, according to two people familiar …
China’s oil ties with Russia and Iran are trade flashpoints, US says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dependence on Iranian and Russian oil is a key issue in upcoming trade talks.
Zhipu, Not DeepSeek, Is OpenAI’s Real Threat – And It’s Reportedly Considering A Hong Kong IPO
DeepSeek may be grabbing all the headlines as China’s homegrown challenger to foreign AI dominance. But U.S.-based ChatGPT creator OpenAI more likely views Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co. Ltd. — …
Trump Hosts US’s Oldest Pacific Ally Amid Tensions With China
Under a 2014 deal, called the Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement, or EDCA, the U.S. military has access to Philippine bases and sites for joint training and for facilities such as runways, fuel …
China blocks Wells Fargo banker from leaving due to ‘criminal case’
A Wells Fargo banker has been blocked from leaving China due to a criminal matter, the country’s foreign ministry has confirmed.
China begins building world’s largest dam, fuelling fears in India
Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese Premier Li …
Kremlin Doesn’t Rule Out a Putin-Trump Meeting in Beijing in September
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the possibility of a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump if the Russian and U.S. presidents were both in Beijing at…
