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US-China trade war
China-free supply chain? US firm has a rare earth strategy – but can it work?
Backed by Washington, REalloys seeks to break dependence on China but says achieving fully self-sufficient supply chain will take time.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:30PM
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China's economic recovery
Beijing digs in for trade ‘struggles’, eyes strategy of growth and resilience
12 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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China GDP
China to keep high fiscal deficit ratio in 2026 to buoy spending plans: analysts
12 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
China-EU relations
‘Discriminatory’: Chinese firms protest as EU steps up anti-subsidy probes
Chinese business group warns of a ‘targeted and excessive’ campaign as Brussels raids one firm and launches fresh probe against another.
12 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM
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A Chinese business group has accused the European Commission of unfairly targeting Chinese companies with anti-subsidy investigations. Photo: AFP
China trade
China’s food-security push to slash soy imports by two-thirds: Goldman Sachs
Beijing is lowering feed content and making related advancements that analysts say could reduce China’s foreign-soybean dependence dramatically within a decade.
12 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
US-China trade war
‘Maximum pressure’: why China is taking Mexico’s tariff move ‘very seriously’
Beijing sees Mexico’s move as driven by a wider US pressure campaign – and could take retaliatory measures, analysts say.
11 Dec 2025 - 10:55PM
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China may buy Nvidia’s H200 – but homegrown chip strategy here to stay: analysts
Despite Trump easing curbs, domestic chipmakers expected to remain central to Beijing’s tech ambitions.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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The chip industry remains a crucial battleground in the US-China tech rivalry, with the high-end market still dominated by American, Japanese and European companies Photo: Shutterstock Images
China's economic recovery
China sets sights on ‘fully tapping’ domestic market potential after policy meet
Following annual central economic work conference, leaders also pledge to stabilise property sector, fight deflation and curb cutthroat competition to counter risks.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:02PM
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China-EU relations
Beijing urges Dutch government to push for China visit by Nexperia execs
China’s Ministry of Commerce says trip by Dutch chip firm’s management should be made ‘as soon as possible’ amid heated war of words.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:55PM
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China GDP
China can sustain 5 to 6% GDP growth through 2035: economist
Tech, talent and the Chinese system give Beijing unique advantages over other late-developing economies, top economist says.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:13PM
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China manufacturing
China’s biotech firms may see ‘major breakthroughs’ within a decade. Here’s why
Strong manufacturing base a driving force behind overseas expansion, but industry leaders and analysts say hurdles remain.
11 Dec 2025 - 3:36PM
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Chinese biotech firms set to crack the global market within a decade, according to industry experts. Photo: Getty Images
Banking & finance
China’s sovereign fund reveals it opened London office after Trump win
China Investment Corporation opened its third offshore office in London in December 2024, joining outposts in Hong Kong and New York.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:43PM
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China's space programme
China launches satellite ‘super factory’ in bid to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
The facility features a ‘factory-to-launch’ pipeline, expected to make it faster and cheaper to build low Earth orbit constellations.
10 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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China GDP
IMF raises China growth forecast to 5% for 2025, citing resilience
The assessment is up from October’s forecast, with the fund citing government stimulus and lower tariffs as drivers.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:04PM
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China consumption
China’s consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 2 years in November
Consumer price index rises by 0.7 per cent for the month, while factory-gate prices continue long decline.
10 Dec 2025 - 11:25AM
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Customers shop at a store in Beijing on October 19. Photo: Reuters
China trade
‘Toothpaste without China’? EU firms must stop Beijing, US overreliance: report
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China urges companies to “eliminate single-source dependencies”.
10 Dec 2025 - 2:09PM
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China GDP
China’s powerhouse province targets doubling GDP by 2035 – but can it deliver?
Southern province in Greater Bay Area has fallen short of national average since 2021, but new proposals pin hope on hi-tech industries.
11 Dec 2025 - 6:21PM
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US-China tech thaw? Trump clears Nvidia H200 exports – why it matters
It’s a ‘sliding scale’ strategy, analysts say of Trump’s U-turn – preserve American market share while dampening Beijing’s self-reliance push.
9 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping talk after a bilateral meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30. Trump said on Monday that he had reached an agreement with Xi to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors
China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say
Nvidia faces stronger domestic competition from the likes of Huawei, Cambricon, Moore Threads and MetaX.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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China manufacturing
‘China threat’ narrative a ‘complete mislabelling’, economist Jin Keyu says
At a recent summit, the economist said China has been a ‘benefactor’ by lowering the cost of technology for developing economies.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:05AM
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China-Japan relations
‘We’ve been careful’: Japanese firms in China stay calm amid political storm
Japanese businesses in China are under pressure amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan, but they have dealt with political tensions for years.
9 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM
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Consumers
China’s cautious shoppers continue to challenge consumer brands
Makers of fast-moving goods must look to lower-tier cities for growth as deflation persists, Bain & Co and Kantar Worldpanel say.
9 Dec 2025 - 6:45PM
A woman shops in a supermarket in Beijing on December 8, 2025. Photo: EPA
China manufacturing
Are US, EU and Japan banking on defence spending for an economic boost?
As advanced economies ramp up military expenditures, they have multiple goals - including a reduced reliance on China in defence supply chains.
9 Dec 2025 - 5:28PM
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China-EU relations
China leans on German carmakers to help break Brussels tariff deadlock
Commerce vice-minister urges German industry leaders to leverage their clout to push the European Commission towards a compromise on the anti-subsidy probe.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:58PM
China's economic recovery
China warns internet platforms not to shift tax burden onto gig workers
Celebrities and high-profile influencers also under scrutiny, with regulators pursuing hundreds of such cases in recent years.
8 Dec 2025 - 8:36PM
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