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Alibaba condemns FT report on firm’s alleged PLA ties as ‘completely false’, ‘malicious’

“The assertions and innuendos in the article are completely false,” an Alibaba representative said. “We question the motivation behind the…

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As more of China becomes ‘moderately aged’, how will its economy change?

Early in the morning in cities across China, groups of people gather in public squares, moving as one in slow,…

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US stepping up global rare earths hunt despite China trade agreement: analysts

Recent moves by the United States – including President Donald Trump’s meeting with leaders of resource-rich Central Asian countries and…

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China, US suspend rival port fees in latest trade war thaw

China has suspended retaliatory port fees on US-linked vessels for one year, following Washington’s pause of similar charges under its…

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China-US trade rivalry will last for ‘next 50 years’, warns ex-WTO head

“Bumpy” US-China relations will persist for decades as the rivalry shifts from trade to the weaponisation of strategic sectors and…

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Macroscope | Why Asia’s old plan to dodge ‘middle-income trap’ won’t work any more

Is the famed Asian economic miracle that endured for decades from the 1950s onwards giving way to a “doom loop”…

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Hong Kong stocks tumble as AI bubble fears hit Wall Street

Hong Kong stocks extended losses on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street’s weakness amid growing fears of an artificial intelligence bubble, while…

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Hong Kong stocks rise as trade agreement soothes fears on rare earths, chips

Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday as US-China trade tensions were soothed after Beijing said it would suspend new export…

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China eyes export ban exemption for some Nexperia orders amid chip supply chain turmoil

“We will comprehensively consider the actual situation of enterprises and grant exemptions to exports that meet the criteria,” a ministry…

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Cuts to US ‘fentanyl tariffs’ help Chinese exporters close the gap on competition

With the US cutting its tariffs on Chinese imports by 10 per cent – halving a duty initially imposed by…

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