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How Chinese solar cell makers can fend off Trump’s looming 3,521% import tariffs
Chinese firms have been exporting from offshore factories to beat US tariffs for a decade, and Washington is determined to shut the loophole.
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Chinese businesswoman divides opinion by saying her company won’t hire overseas-educated executives due to security concerns.
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Marxism and meal plans: cadres tackle weighty issues at China’s top party school
Promising young and mid-ranking officials given ‘life-changing’ lessons on political doctrine, loyalty, and how to look after their health.
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Where will Trump sit during Pope Francis’ funeral? It’s complicated
Kings and presidents will be among the VIPs, but detailed rules and the whims of the French alphabet will determine who’s in the front row.
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China’s military identifies US and Japanese destroyers as ‘enemy vessels’
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Singapore election rallies are back, but will they sway voters?
With the competing parties holding their first rallies in 10 years, there is strong interest to hear what their candidates have to say.
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Officials in Chinese agencies and state firms started working on a playbook long before the US presidential elections in November.
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Bangladesh’s new leader dreams big, with a little help from China
A popular revolt that ousted the kleptocratic Sheikh Hasina thrust Muhammad Yunus, 84, into power. Now he’s looking to China for help.
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China-born scientist forged a rare-earth-free magnet. Will it help the West?
The race is on to commercialise technology that could overcome China’s dominance of the supply of critical minerals.
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US launches secretive ‘Dark Eagle’ hypersonic missile
The test comes a day after the weapon received its official name, in reference to the national bird of America.
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‘Nothing like this in US’: for China’s robot makers, Trump’s tariffs don’t bite
Many firms say they feel little pressure to lower prices, as there are few viable alternatives to their products.
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Beijing adviser Yan Anlin on why a timetable for reunification has drawbacks
‘We are in a preparatory phase’, noted Taiwan studies expert and former aide to lead negotiator in historic 1993 cross-strait talks says.
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Ex-diplomat Kerry Brown on how Trump ‘stunned’ China with his ‘lack of caution’
King’s College, London professor says he ‘cannot think of a worse tactic’ than threatening Beijing and presenting ‘zero-sum’ options.
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Ex-CIA official Dennis Wilder on why US-Europe rift is ‘highly exaggerated’
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China ‘still far behind’ US in maths prowess but is on the rise: Shing-Tung Yau
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China’s financial hub steps up challenge to American space giants such as SpaceX and Blue Origin.
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Pure EVs regain market share in China on lithium cost, battery technology
Lithium prices are just one-ninth of the peak in 2022, allowing EV makers to win over new buyers in mainland China.
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Baidu offers new AI models at lower cost than DeepSeek’s products
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China waives retaliatory tariffs on some US chip imports, report says
China has waived its retaliatory 125 per cent tariffs on certain semiconductor imports from the US, according to a Caijing report.
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As Trump’s tariffs hit US allies hard, will China make inroads?
From the EU to Australia, the West’s geopolitical partnerships have fractured, but suspicions about Beijing persist.
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In hot water: CK Hutchison's ports deal risks being dunked
The company’s Panama Canal ports are at the centre of a geopolitical storm that shows no sign of abating
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US opposition to Trump has mobilised, but is it enough to slow his agenda down?
Anger has led to massive marches and confrontations with Republicans, but analysts question whether the movement poses a serious challenge.
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Chinese universities are dominating global research on chips, US report says
While institutions from China take up most places on top 10 rankings for published papers and citations, there are none from the US.
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