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What China’s yuan internationalisation push looks like – and what may hold it back

The yuan has strengthened in recent months, with the offshore rate hitting its highest level against the US dollar in…

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China sets ‘technological self-reliance’ as a key goal for the next 5 years

China’s top leadership has made “technological self-reliance and self-strengthening” a key goal in a proposal for the next five-year plan,…

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US government frozen after shutdown, but China talks still in motion: analysts

While the domestic consequences of this week’s shutdown of the United States federal government are clear, analysts said the implications…

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Why China’s anti-involution fight could be less punchy than 2015’s supply-side reform

China’s intensified fight against cutthroat, low-quality price competition – known as involution – is unlikely to result in supply-side reform…

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US expanding ‘critical minerals’ roster to guide investment, reduce reliance on China

The US government has drafted an expansion of its critical-minerals list to head off what an official said were potential…

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China must ‘play long game’ with trade partners as ‘US looks like the big bully’: analysts

With US President Donald Trump sending more tariff letters to trade partners, Beijing has stepped up efforts – like rallying…

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Will higher school fees, new taxes turn Hongkongers away from UK properties?

Hong Kong-based investors are the largest foreign buyers of homes in the UK, but additional education fees, a new tax…

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More bumps on China’s road to 5% economic growth in 2024: 7 data takeaways

Quarter on quarter, China’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the second three months of the year, down from…

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