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Americas and the Caribbean
Why China’s BYD and Geely are eyeing Mexico’s idle auto plants
With Mexico’s auto sector battered by tariffs, Chinese investment offers a lifeline that threatens to inflame tensions with Washington.
12 Feb 2026 - 10:30PM
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Made in China 2025
Chinese healthcare firms expand overseas to support growing expat community
11 Feb 2026 - 5:08PM
Diplomacy
Trump official says US to fund ‘free speech’ initiatives in Europe
10 Feb 2026 - 12:21PM
Donald Trump
Leaders invited to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting in US. Who’s going?
Argentina’s Javier Milei and Hungary’s Viktor Orban confirm attendance after invitations go out.
9 Feb 2026 - 11:57AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese carmaker BYD chases 24% export growth with new models, more showrooms
Shenzhen-based company expects to sell 1.3 million cars this year outside mainland China.
25 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
Watch Trump showcase his ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos
Donald Trump has extended invitations to dozens of nations and hinted at the board’s future role as conflict mediator - with him as chairman.
22 Jan 2026 - 6:38PM
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US-China relations
Greenland meltdown: what does Trump’s quest mean for the global order and China?
Dispute over the Danish territory has strained Europe’s relationship with the US and it could force the EU to recalibrate ties with China.
22 Jan 2026 - 11:28AM
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Donald Trump
Allies tepid on joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as countries study invites
Some leaders sign on to the Trump-chaired body, but initial reaction from two key allies, France and Canada, was lukewarm.
20 Jan 2026 - 12:29PM
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Donald Trump
A ‘Trump UN’ with US$1 billion entry? Nations cautious on Board of Peace plan
US president invites 60 nations to join his ‘Board of Peace’, with permanent membership available for states that pay US$1 billion.
19 Jan 2026 - 1:11PM
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China-EU relations
Opinion
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EU-China ties are stuck between interdependence and rivalry
To break the pattern of trade escalations with Beijing, Brussels must move beyond tariffs and invest in its own competitiveness.
13 Jan 2026 - 5:57PM
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My Take
My Take
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The days of EU and Nato may be numbered under von der Leyen and Kallas
Europe’s leaders continue to play supplicants to Trump, who may be an even bigger existential threat than Putin with his undisguised US imperialism.
11 Jan 2026 - 10:15PM
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China economy
Opinion
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Innovation and exports will winnow China’s car industry in 2026
Exports will be key to profitability and chips will be the new battleground but consolidation is likely to be confined to the battery sector.
6 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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Infrastructure
China plans 19% high-speed rail expansion by 2030 amid global dominance
Beijing aims to expand the nation’s entire rail network to about 180,000km as part of 2026-2030 infrastructure push, boosting connectivity nationwide.
5 Jan 2026 - 5:32PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s EV makers to corner one-third of global market by 2030, UBS says
Analysts see China’s EV edge enduring, citing overseas profits and supply chain strengths despite tariffs and Western protectionism.
1 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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United States
Opinion
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For Trump, the only communists to really dislike are those at home
The limited discussion of China in the new US national security document indicates that the US president’s focus is on domestic challenges to his authority.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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European Union
As I see it
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Russia will end the European Union, not the other way around
The end of history is more history, as Hegel might have said, with the postmodern unified EU potentially reverting back to rival modern states.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:16AM
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My Take
My Take
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The emerging axis of lawlessness – the European Union, United States and Israel
From Ukraine to the Caribbean and Middle East, we are witnessing the application of the law of the jungle by the West and its ally.
14 Dec 2025 - 10:15PM
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Ukraine war
EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so they can be used to help Ukraine
Hungarian PM Orban, a Putin ally, accused the European Commission, which prepared the decision, ‘of systematically raping European law’.
13 Dec 2025 - 3:33AM
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European Union
Opinion
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How to preserve Europe’s liberty in the Trump 2.0 era
If Europe truly values liberty, it must build the means to defend it and start finally seeing the world as it is, not as it remembers it.
9 Dec 2025 - 9:12PM
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China-EU relations
Macron’s trade ultimatum to China goes public: fix surplus or face tariffs
French president says EU could copy American protectionism, warning that a lopsided flow of goods results in China ‘effectively killing their own customers’.
8 Dec 2025 - 6:01PM
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Ukraine war
Hungary’s Orban to send team to Russia, expecting end of Ukraine war
The PM is anticipating a post-war landscape in which sanctions are lifted and Russia becomes reintegrated with the Western economy.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:40AM
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China trade
Explainer
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As China’s companies become industry leaders, where in the world are they going?
Across numerous sectors, China’s firms are setting up shop worldwide – and gaining ground on their well-entrenched competitors.
11 Dec 2025 - 11:21AM
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Banking & finance
Opinion
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How yuan internationalisation is helping to close the climate finance gap
Through fast-growing markets for yuan-denominated bonds, China is showing it can support sustainability projects across the Global South.
3 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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Africa
Africa attracts smaller EU nations scrambling for influence
Estonia and Finland are among those seeking to boost their presence on the continent, revamping diplomatic and trade ties over the past five years.
23 Nov 2025 - 5:46PM
CATL
Co-founder of EV battery giant CATL pockets US$239 million from 1% stake sale
Huang Shilin retains more than 9 per cent of CATL, whose shares have skyrocketed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
21 Nov 2025 - 4:58PM
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.
13 Nov 2025 - 11:50PM
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China-EU relations
Chinese firms in EU report solid performance despite mounting uncertainties
But the survey of companies warns ‘politicisation of commercial issues’ a threat, as Brussels seeks to de-risk supply chains.
12 Nov 2025 - 6:15PM
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Books and literature
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay wins Booker Prize for ‘Flesh’
Szalay’s exploration of troubled masculinity beat favourites Kiran Desai and Andrew Miller to claim the prestigious US$65,500 literary award.
11 Nov 2025 - 12:12PM
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