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Temu’s Super Bowl ads spark backlash over China-based firm’s forced labor allegations
China’s biggest problem is a ‘lack of confidence,’ Standard Chartered CEO says
Investors are closely watching China, whose stock market gyrations, deflation problem and property woes are casting a shadow over global growth outlook.
Punish China, create US jobs: trade envoy defends Joe Biden’s retention of Donald Trump-era tariffs
Katherine Tai sees ‘strategic value’ in duties while bolstering American middle class and reinvigorating stateside manufacturing and domestic economy Tariffs and laws championed by Biden …
Philippines vs. China: The South China Sea Ruling Beijing Calls Invalid
After eight years, the Philippines’ turf war with China is still defined by the 2016 ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
China Desperately Hopes ‘Dragon Babies’ Can Reverse Population Slump
China is due a year-of-the-dragon mini baby boom, state media forecasts, but demographic and social trends may put a damper on long-term growth.
Mobileye Says China Could Hold An Edge In Self-Driving-Car Demand. Can The U.S. Catch Up?
With the material rollout of self-driving cars in question in the U.S., auto suppliers are increasingly looking to China to gauge consumer demand.
China invests in ‘Chiplet Valley’ to bypass US sanctions
The Chinese government is pouring millions into chiplet technology as it looks for self-reliance in semiconductor manufacturing.
Despite A Record Travel Boom, China’s Economic Rebound Falls Short
Indeed, in a shift not seen in over 20 years, Mexico outpaced China last year to become the top supplier of imports to the U.S. This change highlights the escalating strains between Washington and …
Data from China suggest no survival benefit of two antiviral drugs in elderly COVID patients
A total of 77 patients (31%) died during follow-up. Neither antiviral demonstrated a survival benefit, with a Cox analysis of all-cause death showing a 0.73 risk of death in the azvudine group and …
China’s economic turmoil won’t stop its manufacturing dominance
The flight of foreign investment poses a risk to China’s dominance, but trade rivals like Mexico and Vietnam still can’t match its huge capacity.
Talking about AI could help US-China cool off say experts
Relations between US and China have been cold for a while but deployment of new tech like AI could see the countries warm up to each other.
China, opium and racial capitalism: Amitav Ghosh on the roots of a deadly business
In ‘Smoke and Ashes,’ Amitav Ghosh draws comparisons between America’s modern opioid crisis and the West’s flooding of China with opium in the 18th century.
China’s rural policy bank issues loans totaling 2.78 tln yuan in 2023
BEIJING — The Agricultural Development Bank of China, the country’s rural policy bank, has said that it issued loans totaling approximately 2.78 trillion yuan ($391.35 billion) in the country in 2023 …
