Total trade between China and Africa was worth $296bn in 2024. Yet the value of what China exported west ($179bn) was much higher than what Africa sent east ($117bn). This year, partly as a result…
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Xiaomi unit wins land tender in Beijing for EV manufacturing
A Xiaomi unit has won a tender to buy a plot of land in Beijing close to its existing car factory for 635 million yuan ($88 million), which it plans to use for a smart…
After Donald Trump’s warning to Iran, China warns against ‘use of force’. What Beijing said
Chinese President Xi Jinping stated Beijing was “deeply worried” about Israel’s military strikes against Iran.
How China’s Surprise ICBM Test Alarmed US Pacific Ally
The Chinese military has claimed that the ICBM test launch was a routine arrangement in its annual training plan.
China Goes on Diplomatic Offensive as Israel-Iran War Distracts America
China hosted a summit for African leaders last week while the Trump administration weighed adding two dozen more African countries to its travel ban list.
China Floods Brazil With Cheap EVs Triggering Backlash
BYD, the world’s top producer of electric and plug-in hybrid cars, is the largest among several Chinese brands targeting Brazil for growth. China-built vehicle imports are expected to grow nearly 40% …
China Unleashes Hackers Against Its Friend Russia, Seeking War Secrets
Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.
Beijing book fair commemorates wartime history
A newly opened book fair in Beijing features an exhibit commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World …
China likely to keep lending rates steady after May cut, trade truce
China is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Friday, a Reuters survey showed, after Beijing rolled out sweeping monetary easing measures a month earlier to aid the…
China’s extended 618 shopping fest fails to stir excitement
China’s biggest mid-year shopping festival, 618, ended on Wednesday evening without much fanfare after more than a month of promotional events aimed at enticing consumers to part with more of their …
China’s iron ore imports rise even as steel struggles
China’s iron ore imports are on track in June for their strongest month this year, showing a resilience that isn’t being mirrored in the sluggish steel sector.
Taiwan pursues homegrown Chinese spies as Beijing’s influence grows
Taiwan is vetting hundreds of thousands of military service members, public school teachers and civil servants in a bid to root out potential homegrown Chinese sympathisers, as Beijing intensifies …
Trump’s Envoy to China Calls Out Threat of Foreign Supply Chains
The US wants to revamp its trading relationship with China and the world by bringing many critical supply chains back onshore, the American ambassador to Beijing said.
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