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The US and the Philippines agree to launch a high-tech industrial hub on the island of Luzon to counter China's supply chains; the US will run it as an SEZ (Wall Street Journal) [170d]
Opinion | Now China Is Taking Jimmy Lai’s Property [170d]
What role is China playing in the Iran war and how is it affected? [170d]
China completes testing on ‘deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator’ capable of slicing undersea cables as deep as 3.5 kilometers – new compact subsea vessel testing bridges the ‘last mile’ and could deploy in 2026 [170d]
China has ‘nearly erased’ America’s lead in AI—and the flow of tech experts moving to the U.S. is slowing to a trickle, Stanford report says [170d]
The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History [170d]
Jensen Huang says it's 'lunacy' to compare selling chips to China to selling nukes to North Korea [170d]
Gap (GAP) Plans to Open 50 China Stores [170d]
China Expected To Launch Yuan Stablecoin Within Five Years [170d]
China’s economy grows 5% in first quarter, surprising economists to the upside [170d]
Why China Won’t Lean Hard on Iran [170d]
'They have ghost cities, they have ghost data centers too': Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns of "enormous" China compute capacity - but says 'we want the United States to win' [171d]
The race to Shackleton Crater is on—will Jeff Bezos or China get there first? [171d]
CHINA GDP HITS 5%; STRONGER THAN EXPECTED... [171d]
Circle CEO says China could launch yuan stablecoin within 3 to 5 years as currency race heats up [171d]
Car ploughs into e-bike riders and pedestrians in China [171d]
O'Sullivan to play China's He in Crucible round one [171d]
O'Sullivan to play China's He in Crucible round one [171d]
Analysis: China's chipmaking tool imports from Singapore rose 17% YoY to $5.7B in 2025, from Malaysia rose 2x+ to $3.4B; direct US imports fell 34% YoY to ~$2B (Nikkei Asia) [171d]
Amazon launches its first smart warehouse in Shenzhen, aiming to cut local merchant storage costs by up to 45% as competition with Shein and Temu intensifies (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post) [171d]
Battery Maker CATL’s Profit Climbs Despite Slowing China EV Sales [171d]
China’s Economy Starts Year on Strong Footing, but Iran Risks Loom [171d]
China’s Economy Leans on Infrastructure as Consumers Pull Back [171d]
China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war [171d]
China’s Growth Accelerated in First Quarter [171d]
China economic growth accelerates to 5% in first quarter, beating expectations, on robust exports [171d]
Bessent Keeps Running Tally Of China As "Unreliable Global Partner" - Count Now Stands At Three [171d]