China has warned the European Union against expecting concessions through economic pressure, as Brussels moves towards developing a new instrument that could allow it to restrict Chinese companies’ access to the bloc’s
Europe’s automotive market recorded growth in May as rising demand for electric and hybrid vehicles offset a sharp decline in petrol and diesel sales, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’
MoreChina has added several U.S. companies, including rare earth firms MP Materials and USA Rare Earth, to its export control list as tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to escalate over technology
MoreThe story of Xi Jinping’s China begins far from the gleaming skylines of Beijing and Shanghai. It starts in Liangjiahe, a small village nestled among the dusty, clay-colored hills of Shaanxi province,
MoreThe authenticity of the public articulation of the stunning proposal of an alliance by Majlis speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf — ‘regional bloc’ — built around an Iran-China axis in the Middle East is not
MoreHong Kong Overtakes Switzerland as World’s Top Cross-Border Wealth Hub Amid Surge of Chinese Capital
Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland for the first time as the world’s leading center for cross-border wealth management, marking a significant shift in global capital flows driven largely by a surge of
MoreThe European Union has postponed a direct trade confrontation with China after leaders failed to agree on immediate measures to counter what they described as economic imbalances caused by rising Chinese imports
MoreThe United States has delayed adding Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and more than 100 other firms identified as national security risks to a trade blacklist,
MoreAbandoned Megaprojects Expose China’s Tourism Boom as “White Elephant” Crisis Spreads Across Regions
Across China, a wave of ambitious tourism megaprojects is increasingly stalling or failing to attract visitors, leaving behind unfinished structures and financially burdened local governments. Among the most visible examples is a
MoreChina has expressed strong opposition to a decision by the United States Defense Department to include several prominent Chinese companies on its updated list of firms it alleges are linked to China’s
MoreThe informal grouping known as the “Dumpling Alliance” emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a shorthand for a cluster of Eastern European states that deepened political and symbolic support for Taiwan. Coined
MoreFor years, Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port was the textbook example of what Western politicians called Chinese “debt-trap diplomacy” – the claim that Beijing lures poor countries into unpayable loans and then seizes
MoreChinese firms have unveiled artificial intelligence-enabled policing technologies capable of analysing suspects’ physical health, mental condition and perceived behavioural risk, according to demonstrations presented at a law enforcement equipment exhibition in Beijing.
MoreEurope continues to describe China in familiar categories: partner, competitor, and systemic rival. Yet behind this triad, a growing number of analysts argue that the continent still lacks a coherent strategy for
MoreTaiwan’s emerging drone industry has been thrown into uncertainty after lawmakers scrapped domestic production funding from a major defense spending package, freezing plans that were intended to rapidly scale up one of
More2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). As one of the world’s largest regional bodies, the SCO spans countries across much of Eurasia, representing nearly half of the
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