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People cool off near the Trocadero fountain in front of France’s Eiffel Tower last week during a heatwave. Jean-Herve Lorenzi, president of Le Cercle des economistes, contends that major European powers must reach a strategic agreement with China. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

‘World without bearings’: Lorenzi sees economic conflict and unplottable fixes

Prominent French economist warns that Europe must reach strategic pact with Beijing and enact structural reforms as global order enters volatile era.

China travel

How China’s visa-free boom is reshaping tourism beyond major cities

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China jobs

Why China’s billionaire-backed research universities are looking for more money

China exports

Beijing asserts control over China’s offshore tech transfers with landmark law

Beijing’s ‘milestone’ mandate seen authorising retaliatory responses to trade barriers while restricting research leaks.

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A guard stands at attention outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China has enacted a sweeping overseas investment law. Photo: TNS
A guard stands at attention outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China has enacted a sweeping overseas investment law. Photo: TNS
Electric & new energy vehicles

Will slowing car sales in China reignite brutal price war in crowded market?

Global consultancy AlixPartners delivers most bearish forecast for Chinese carmakers’ fortunes this year.

China manufacturing

China steps up challenge to US, Japan in a strategic aerospace material

New production lines highlight Beijing’s push to strengthen self-sufficiency in a cutting-edge material used across aerospace and advanced industries.

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China trade

China-Canada trade thaw sours as Beijing levies penalties for dumping pea starch

Beijing imposes cash deposits on imports of the widely used agricultural product ahead of Ottawa’s decision on Chinese-made steel racks.

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Canadian exporters sold pea starch at prices undercutting Chinese producers. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Ministry of Commerce said Canadian exporters sold pea starch at prices undercutting Chinese producers. Photo: Shutterstock
China consumption

China faces economic balancing act: AI, exports boom while consumers stay home

Two high-level meetings show that Beijing is aware of economic imbalances as Politburo prepares high-stakes growth assessment next month.

China-EU relations

EU seeks ‘tangible results’ on China trade deficit by October

Hopes of progress in paring the EU’s trade deficit with China by autumn will mean overcoming some seemingly insurmountable barriers.

Education

Education powerhouse: China blueprint tackles talent crunch, tech self-reliance

China issues blueprint to strengthen education’s role to respond to fierce global tech rivalry while adapting to falling birth rates.

Children play with a humanoid robot on May 28 in Huaibei, Anhui province. Kindergartens and primary schools are closing while university dormitories remain packed amid falling birth rates – a mismatch that captures the challenge facing China’s education planners. Photo: Getty
China economy

China’s factory activity rebounds in June but weak domestic demand lingers

The world’s second-largest economy registered robust trade growth this year, with May exports skyrocketing 19.4 per cent year on year.

A woman works on a production line at a silk processing workshop in Xinghua, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on June 23, 2026. Photo: AFP
A woman works on a production line at a silk processing workshop in Xinghua, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on June 23, 2026. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Shanghai needed as finance hub, as Hong Kong ‘not enough’: proposal

Mainland hub is needed to ‘fully meet the special needs’ of Chinese firms expanding abroad, institute leader says in closed-door meeting.

China trade

As China dominates solar and energy sector, fears emerge over EU’s new crackdown

Brussels’ unease over European reliance on Chinese tech sees the bloc impose bans and restrictions, as fears mount on how far it will go.

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China manufacturing

Northern Metropolis: Hong Kong launch pad for Chinese firms

Set for completion in the early 2040s, the 30,000-hectare megaproject leverages Hong Kong’s natural advantages to serve as a new global launch pad for mainland Chinese firms.

Northern Metropolis: Hong Kong launch pad for Chinese firms
China trade

China cuts through Russia, Mideast instability with alternate cargo route

Middle Corridor through Kazakhstan and across Caspian Sea would have transit time of 15 to 18 days, compared with 45 to 60 for ocean routes.

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A photo taken on February 2 shows the first cross-Caspian Sea China-Europe freight train departing from the Nanchang International Land Port in Nanchang, in east China’s Jiangxi Province. Photo: Xinhua
A photo taken on February 2 shows the first cross-Caspian Sea China-Europe freight train departing from the Nanchang International Land Port in Nanchang, in east China’s Jiangxi Province. Photo: Xinhua
China’s private sector

China’s first AI-powered cancer vaccine production line set to launch in Beijing

Likang Life Sciences says it has developed a personalised vaccine using advanced tech to identify tumour-specific mutations.

China trade

China adds 20 Japanese entities to its export-control list

Ministry of Commerce cites national security concerns as reason for move.

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China GDP

Open Questions | Economist Richard Koo on China and Japan’s shared ‘battle against time’

China has strong tech industries and a large market – but so did Japan before its recession, warns the Nomura Research Institute scholar.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong
China’s economic stimulus

China’s newest IP office to cut hi-tech patent approval times ‘by 70%’

Centre in Xiongan New Area projected to fast-track process from 15 months to just three.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s heavy trucks are going electric, and abroad, paving the road to net-zero freight

Analysts say low ownership costs and battery gains are fuelling an export boom to regions such as Southeast Asia and Africa, positioning Chinese firms as main engines.

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Yuan

As Beijing raises Shanghai’s offshore yuan profile, where will Hong Kong fit in?

Geopolitical tensions add fuel to long-standing debate about China’s need for multiple offshore yuan centres – a role that suits Shanghai well.

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China manufacturing

China’s AI-powered laser mosquito zapper goes viral after crowdfunding success

Photon Matrix Lab raises US$2.7 million on Indiegogo, but start of mass production delayed until August.

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A female tiger mosquito. Photo: AFP
A female tiger mosquito. Photo: AFP
China energy security

Global hydropower outlook report puts China at the head of the pack

Centrepiece of country’s efforts is Yarlung Tsangpo project, expected to generate roughly three times as much power as Three Gorges Dam.

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Venezuelan crisis

In Venezuela, China’s oil-for-loan deals run into huge US-led debt restructuring

Beijing’s influence in Caracas seen fading, with Washington controlling Venezuela’s oil revenues and debt overhaul, potentially triggering a stand-off.

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China airliners

China Eastern buys 25 A330neo widebody jets as interest rises in Airbus’ wings

Multibillion-dollar deal marks first Chinese widebody win for the planemaker since 2025, following high-level visits from Paris and Berlin.

An Airbus A330 aircraft operated by China Eastern Airlines is seen on final approach into London. Photo: Getty Images
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