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Taiwan Enters Election Season
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PLA Completes Participation in Russia’s Centre-2026 Military Exercise, Guancha Discusses V4's Support for India's Bid for a Permanent UNSC Seat, NDRC Introduces Measures to Support Service Industry
US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s family
A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. Wanying Zhang, 34, was detained by the FBI at Los Angeles airport “attempting to depart for China”, First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said in an
Holiday backlash: Are Chinese people getting enough time off?
Backlash against holiday make-up days has sparked intense discussion on Chinese social media, but the root cause is hard to treat.
HK’s largest hospital opens in Kai Tak with launch of general outpatient services
Kai Tak Hospital, Hong Kong’s largest public hospital, has begun operations, with general and specialist outpatient services offered in its first phase. Bookings at the Family Medicine Integrated Centre, which provides general outpatient services, were full on the first day, according to a government statement. Specialist outpatient services will begin later this month. Located in
Where is China at the 77th International Astronautical Congress
Booths and technical presentations for those in Türkiye, along with discussions for others following along online.
Trending Now: China’s Social Media Highlights (#28 September 2026 – 2 October 2026#)
WeiboImage source: WeiboThe eighth round of China–US trade talks puts tariffs, bilateral trade and supply-chain stability back in focusChina’s Ministry of Commerce said the latest negotiations produced agreements including a new bilateral trade council and a reciprocal tariff-reduction framework covering around US$30 billion of imports on each side. The developments keep China–US trade relations, tariff policy, exports and global supply chains central to business planning. Read more ->Mid-holida
How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports
India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.
Supporting Asia’s Energy Transition
The role of alternative financing
The Survivor
Sanctions and export controls failed to contain the rise of Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp. Now the national champion is riding the AI boom to a record IPO.
Made of Memory
China’s exports are leaning heavily on a handful of hi-tech, pricey products.
Logan Wright on China’s Financial Decay
The economist explains why China’s export-led growth strategy is at a dead end and what it would take to turn its economy around.
YMTC, the Company that Would Not Die
Plus an alleged Sino-Belgian semiconductor caper, and Logan Wright on China’s financial decay.
Chips, China And Trade Secrets: How an Arrest In Brussels Could Tie Them Together
Belgian prosecutors are investigating whether a state-backed Chinese firm stole trade secrets from the country’s leading chipmaker before it collapsed.
China slams US ‘lie’ over Starbucks stores in Xinjiang
China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of “fabricating claims” after its chairman called on Starbucks to shutter two newly opened cafes in Xinjiang over alleged rights abuses. John Moolenaar, chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, called the decision to open stores in the regional capital Urumqi on Tuesday
The Transsion Story: How a Chinese Firm Conquered Africa’s Tech Market
The phone maker became a dominant force in Africa by tapping into a scrappy global trade in knock-off Chinese handsets, scholar Lu Miao explains.
The AI Buildout Is Already Earning Money
Part 2: Can those profits fund the next wave of growth and leave enough for shareholders?
Episode with Snek on Bond & rest of finance market
This week, I welcomed back my friend Snek on the show to talk about something that will inevitably effect the entire global economy, but especially the tech sector, which is the bond meltdown and rising oil prices across the board.
Putin, Answering Henry Huiyao Wang, Says Xi-Trump-Putin Meeting at APEC Is Possible
At the Valdai Discussion Club, the CCG founder pressed the Russian president on China’s potential role in peacemaking and a possible trilateral summit in Shenzhen.
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