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Trump Hits Some Drones With 100% Tariffs and Orders US Production Push
From Sept. 3, larger or thermal-capable drones face 100% US tariffs; smaller models get 25%, while ally-made systems rat...
China's Financial Regulator Orders Faster Small-Bank Consolidation and Property Credit Fix
Under new party chief Ding Xiangqun, the NFRA is pushing weak rural banks toward consolidation, expanding a property whi...
Is a New Global Financial Map Forming? IMEMO’s Vladimir Milovidov on Gold, the Dollar and Sanctions
An Interfax interview with economist Vladimir Milovidov argues global finance is fragmenting in limited but visible ways...
US places Brazil in group accused of helping China evade Trump tariffs
A White House report puts Brazil among more than 40 countries it says help reroute Chinese goods to dodge US tariffs, al...
PBOC Sets Lending Priorities: Domestic Demand, Tech and Small Business
China's central bank says it will keep monetary policy accommodative and steer credit toward domestic demand, innovation...
China's Landmark Ecological Code Takes Effect, Putting Xi's Green Doctrine Into Law
The new Ecological and Environmental Code, effective Saturday, makes Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization legal...
China Lays Out Five-Year Plan for 1.4 Trillion Yuan Safety and Emergency Equipment Industry
China’s industry and emergency-management ministries have set a 2030 output target of 1.4 trillion yuan for safety and e...
Low Yields and July's Tech Sell-Off Push Chinese Investors Toward Quant Fixed Income+ Funds
China's 10-year sovereign yield has fallen to 1.71%, squeezing deposit and pure-bond returns while sharp equity losses a...
Apple Trains a China-Specific AI Model With Alibaba
The iPhone maker is shifting from relying solely on local AI partners to building its own China model, as it races to br...
Arctic Route Open 10 Months a Year as China Cuts Europe Transit to 20 Days
Melting sea ice has turned the Arctic corridor into a 10-month shipping season. A Chinese vessel reached Europe in 20 da...
Applied Materials Bets Its Debt-Free 'New Normal' Can Justify a 50x Earnings Multiple
Revenue and profit are climbing, margins have hit records, and fourth-quarter sales growth is forecast to top 50%. But a...
Robot Fleet Was on Track for Four Million Units by 2022 as Electronics Leads Growth
Nearly four million industrial robots were projected to be in use by 2022, triple the 2013 level, with China a third of ...
Trump Tariffs Chinese Drones at up to 100%, Sets 15% EU and 10% UK Rates
Washington imposes 100% duties on high-risk Chinese drones and 25% on lighter models, while opening lower-tariff paths f...
China Turns 'New R&D Institutions' Into Core Engines for 2035 Tech Goals
Flexible, market-run research bodies are now central to Beijing's innovation policy, backed by record R&D spending, new ...
US Accuses Chile and 40-Plus Countries of Aiding Chinese Tariff Evasion
A White House report puts Chile in Level 3 of an alleged shadow transshipment network. Chile says it was never consulted...
China Aligns 12 Regulations as Landmark Environmental Code Takes Effect Saturday
The State Council revises pollution-source and monitoring rules and revokes three others as the 1,242-article Ecological...
Zhu Rongji, China's Economic Reform Premier, Dies at 98
The former premier who rebuilt China's tax system, restructured state-owned enterprises and negotiated WTO entry has die...
Taiwan Throttles Mobile Internet to 256 Kbps in Seven Cities During Invasion Drill
The 30-minute slowdown in Taipei and six other areas was part of Han Kuang civil-defense exercises simulating a Chinese ...
Zhu Rongji, China's Reform-Era 'Iron Chancellor,' Dies at 97
The former Chinese premier who drove WTO entry and market reforms during the late 1990s has died at 97, leaving a legacy...
Africa Can Host Factories Without Owning Industrial Capability
A Development Reimagined essay argues that FDI and job counts measure activity, not capability, and that African governm...
Why Chinese Educators Want Gansu's Long March Story Taught in Close-Up
A Chinese higher-education commentary argues that pairing grand Long March narratives with local Gansu detail can move s...
Xinhuanet Sets August 25 Launch for Plan to Connect Listed Companies and Vocational Colleges
Xinhuanet will launch a state-backed plan to link listed companies with vocational colleges through de-identified indust...
China to Deploy 49th Naval Escort Fleet to Gulf of Aden
The People's Liberation Army Navy will rotate a destroyer, frigate and supply ship into the Gulf of Aden and Somali wate...
Brazilian Beef Industry Braces for 35% Drop in China Sales as Safeguard Quota Bites
China's new import safeguard quota is set to slash Brazilian beef exports by a third, forcing major meatpackers like JBS...
China Sets Ambitious Ecological Targets for 2026–2030 in New Development Plan
The five-year plan aims to lock in at least 18% protected land area and raise forest coverage to 25.8%, backed by a land...
China Touts Track Record of Delivering on Trade, Climate Pledges
President Xi Jinping's decade-long emphasis on honoring promises is reflected in concrete policy moves, from expanding i...
CF40 Forum: China AI Supply Chain in ‘Marathon’ First Half, K-Shaped Rally Masks Bubble in Long Tail
While Anthropic’s annual recurring revenue rockets toward $1.2 trillion and US AI capex tops $800 billion, a CF40 forum ...
Big Auto's Profit Plunge: Operating Earnings Down 18% in First Half of 2026
A CAM analysis of 15 top automakers shows a sharp divergence between modest revenue decline and a near-18% profit drop, ...
Global Automakers’ Profit Per Vehicle Slumps 15.8% as Margins Come Under Pressure
A study of 15 leading car groups found operating profit tumbled 17.5% in the first half of 2026, even as revenues slippe...
Former Nanjing People’s Congress Chief Long Xiang Sentenced to Death with Reprieve for Graft, Insider Trading
Long Xiang, former chairman of the Standing Committee of Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress, has been sentenced to deat...