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Hours before Caracas was rocked by explosions on Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) held a three-hour meeting with Qiu Xiaoqi, China’s special envoy appointed by President Xi Jinping. Photo: handout
US-Venezuela conflict

What assets does China have in Venezuela, and what may happen with Maduro gone?

US move calls into question China’s future financial commitments in Latin American country, potentially hurting Beijing’s regional strategy.

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Aerospace: Geopolitics

Why are rich Chinese moving private jets offshore, slumming it in budget seats?

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Retailing

‘C-beauty’ cosmetics brands find retail expansion outside China a slow slog

Going Global

Chinese companies expand globally

Chinese firms are investing in overseas factories and marketing to develop global brands. Domestic price wars are pushing more companies to go global – “chuhai” in Chinese – in search of new growth opportunities.

Chinese companies expand globally
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.

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China’s private sector

Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

Tencent has been dropped as a financing partner from Paramount Skydance’s US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery.

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US-China relations

Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths

While Beijing has long engaged with resource-rich nations, Trump’s Washington is seen as more ‘aggressive’ and reactive.

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China exports

Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom

Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.

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China trade

Explainer | From railways to Labubus: how China Inc. went on a 50-year trip abroad

Chinese companies have steadily expanded their global reach over the past half-century, but it has been a winding, often turbulent journey.

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China manufacturing

China Inc. goes global

With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter.

Cargo ships sail on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, November 30, 2025. Photo: EPA
China manufacturing

Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions

With many of their clients moving or building sites abroad, China’s factory owners are following suit, seizing a ‘last chance’ for new revenues.

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Nexperia

China, EU shift Nexperia strategy: let the companies work it out

Wang Wentao shifts focus to the boardroom but warns the Dutch government must still scrap the executive order and court ruling fuelling the crisis.

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China-EU relations

Ireland business chamber welcomes Chinese investment despite US, EU pressures

Dublin Chamber of Commerce CEO says country welcomes business ties ‘within EU rules’, notes existing partnerships in tech and pharmaceuticals.

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China manufacturing

Chinese vice-premier urges manufacturing upgrades, trade diversification

He Lifeng highlights importance of technological innovation and a unified domestic market to support sustainable economic growth amid external uncertainties.

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Vice-Premier He Lifeng inspects a hi-tech company in China’s Hubei province on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
China-EU relations

‘Compliance maze’: EU scrutiny of Huawei, ZTE, Shein ups stakes for China firms

Firms operaing in EU may face regulatory costs, political risk, supply-chain exposure, analysts say, as contingency plans may be in works.

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French police walk past a Shein advertisement on November 5 in Paris. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

China woos Northern Ireland with promises to boost investment, trade

Beijing seeks closer ties with Belfast at a new trade forum, with Northern Ireland offering potential entry to European market.

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US-China relations

Courts turn ‘slam dunk’ case into hard battle in Florida’s Chinese property ban

Legal experts say persuading conservative judges will be difficult and new plaintiffs may be needed to move the case forwards.

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China trade

Brazil-China trade heats up amid investment surge, export opportunities

Brazilian firms eye China expansion as Chinese investments are rapidly growing in the South American nation.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appears at last month’s opening of a BYD vehicle assembly line in Brazil. Photo: handout
US-China relations

US appeal court says Florida can ban Chinese citizens from property purchases

Court rejects claims the law was motivated by racism against Chinese people and Asians; ruling may encourage other US states to adopt it.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s China-funded ‘Whoosh’ railway faces corruption probe

The investigation follows allegations that Indonesia paid almost three times more per kilometre than China did for its own high-speed rail.

US-China relations

‘No structure to say yes’: can Chinese investment still find a home in America?

Even as Beijing pushes for an opening, US rules, local backlash and political fear keep China on the sidelines.

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China-EU relations

Nexperia seizure: China urges Dutch to ‘properly’ resolve case as talks continue

Beijing said The Hague’s seizure of chipmaker Nexperia threatened global supply chains as two sides held first ministerial call over issue.

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A view of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia’s factory in China’s southern Guangdong province. The Dutch government seized control of the Chinese-owned company in late September. Photo: Coco Feng
US-China trade war

Explainer | How a single rule change sparked a major flare-up in US-China tensions

A string of recent events – from China’s new export curbs to the Dutch seizure of chip firm Nexperia – had the same trigger, analysts say.

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Indonesia

Will a Chinese firm’s Bali beach lift project alter the local landscape?

182-metre glass lift will transport tourists down the cliffside at popular Kelingking Beach in symbolic project backed by Chinese investment.

China energy security

China surpasses 10,000km of subsea pipelines, boosting offshore energy network

Pipeline network is designed to be able to carry green fuels, offering China more flexibility in its transition towards clean energy.

A worker stands on pipes at an offshore oil engineering company in China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

TikTok deal: for US-China investments, is this a new normal or reciprocity risk?

Following Trump’s executive order on TikTok, Beijing urges Washington to provide a level playing field for Chinese investors.

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US President Donald Trump shows a signed executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, at the White House on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
China trade

China is now Southeast Asia’s leading partner as US influence wanes, report says

China is the ‘most influential power’ in six of 11 countries in the region, with Trump’s tariffs and aid cuts eroding US clout, report finds.

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Infrastructure

Chinese state firm to help build Chilean railway, expanding global business base

Expanding their global building base, Chinese firms are seeking opportunities abroad as domestic urban infrastructure development seen slowing.

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