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China’s move to cut EV payment cycles may push weaker carmakers out: S&P
China’s weaker EV makers may soon be running on fumes as tighter payment cycles squeeze cash flow and curb price wars.
Paraguay and Taiwan reaffirm ties after China sought to lure away another Taipei ally
Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña says he deeply values his country’s ties with Taiwan, in a show of solidarity after China asked the South American nation to sever diplomatic relations with Taipei.
Shenzhen leads China’s low-altitude economy development
This photo taken on May 6, 2026 shows a drone delivering takeout food in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. South China’s tech hub of Shenzhen now stands as a leading manufacturing base for …
Baidu’s AI Chip Unit Plans Dual IPO in Shanghai and Hong Kong
Baidu Inc.’s chip unit Kunlunxin is planning an initial public offering on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style bourse in addition to a separate listing plan in Hong Kong as the Chinese search engine giant looks …
China’s exports likely picked up pace in April on Iran war stockpiling: Reuters poll
BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – China’s export growth likely quickened in April, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as companies rushed to stockpile components from the manufacturing powerhouse amid fears …
Trump plans to bring a smaller CEO delegation to Beijing summit, sources say
US CEO delegation much smaller than Trump’s 2017 trip USTR reluctant to bring large CEO group to keep focus on ‘managed trade’ Last-minute invites reflect divisions in US administration: sources …
China hands suspended death sentences to former defense ministers for corruption
The pair were among dozens of senior military figures ousted in the most extensive purges since the Mao era.
Trump’s China trip sparks chaos as CEOs chase down aides for invites: report
Trump is leaving business executives and CEOs confused and uncertain about whether they’re invited to cooperate with China, according to a new report. “The president is ‘wheels up’ in about a week,” …
‘The biggest China dove in the administration’: Trump to test limits of dealmaking in Beijing
The wrangling over a business delegation for next week’s summit in Beijing is just one sign of the delicate balancing act the administration is trying to strike on the commercial relationship between …
China sentences former defence ministers to death with reprieve
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) – Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state news agency …
Reedley biolab operator convicted in scheme to sell millions of faulty COVID tests
A federal jury has convicted Jia Bei Zhu, operator of a Reedley biolab, in a $3.8-million scheme selling faulty, misbranded COVID-19 tests.
Both engines shut off and cockpit struggle came before 2022 China plane crash, NTSB data suggests
Newly released data suggests that someone intentionally cut off the fuel to both engines of a China Eastern Airlines jet and there was a struggle over the controls before the plane slammed into a …
