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China’s currency comeback: yuan seen as strong as 6.8 in 2026, breaking key dollar level

China’s currency appears poised to break through the psychological 7.0-per-dollar barrier next year, fuelled by US Federal Reserve rate cuts…

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China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after initial ChatGPT shock

Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on the implications…

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Macroscope | From climate change to health, global problems need investors to step up

People love to hate governments, and they loathe having to pay taxes. However, from now on, we’ll have to embrace…

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China’s food-security push to slash soy imports by two-thirds in a decade: Goldman Sachs

China is on track to slash its reliance on imported soybeans to less than 30 per cent within a decade,…

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As I see it | How Nexperia became a casualty of the US-China trade war

Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight, they say. Alas, the Dutch government has been a slow learner. No matter,…

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China’s open-source models make up 30% of global AI usage, led by Qwen and DeepSeek

China’s open-source artificial intelligence models accounted for nearly 30 per cent of total global use of the technology, while Chinese-language…

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Different strokes: Huawei’s founder makes subtle dig at lofty pursuits in AI by the US

The United States and China are pursuing artificial intelligence in “different directions”, and the divergence is being reflected in the…

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Explainer | Why is China alarmed by the new US-Malaysia trade deal? Poison-pill provisions explained

China has expressed “serious concerns” regarding a trade agreement signed last month between Malaysia and the United States, and some…

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China buys Russian LNG at record-high levels, steep discounts as West retreats

China’s intake of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) surged to an all-time high in October as Western sanctions forced a…

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China’s exports may be targeted as US, EU consider tough rules of origin: economist

China should prepare for stricter US and EU regulations on global rules of origin – as signalled in the recent…

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