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China has ambitious plans for its national parks, which it says will be three times the size of the US system
Advnture
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July 7, 2025
China is striving to establish the world's most extensive national park system by 2035, overtaking the US in the process. The country only established its first batch of five national parks in 2021, yet it has designated a further 49 candidate...
China remains a vital market, manufacturing base for many US firms: US economist
Global Times
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John Quelch Photo: Courtesy of John Quelch China-US trade relations have historically been mutually beneficial. While China runs a trade surplus in goods, the US maintains a sizable surplus in services and benefits from substantial returns on its...
China Isn’t Ready to Replace USAID
Foreign Policy
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Since the Trump administration began to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), many commentators have seen an opportunity for China. They argue that Beijing will "fill the void" left by Washington and is...
China's forex reserves stand above $3.2 trillion for 19 months, gold holdings increase for 8 months
Global Times
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A teller counts U.S. dollar bills at a bank in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province.Photo:Xinhua China's foreign exchange (forex) reserves reached $3.3174 trillion as of the end of June, up by $32.2 billion from May, a 0.98 percent increase...
China's commerce ministry slams Canada's closure of Hikvision's operations, urges Ottawa to immediately correct wrongful action
Global Times
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The Ministry of Commerce of China File photo: VCG A spokesperson person for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday slammed Canada's order for Chinese tech firm Hikvision to close its business operations in the country, and urged...
China has ample policy room to secure a decent growth rate in H2
Global Times
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Wen Bin Photo: Courtesy of Wen Bin China's economic performance in the first half of the year can be gauged from three key aspects: export resilience amid external challenges, policy-driven investment and consumption, and domestic economic...
China's commitment to opening-up, WTO principles anchor global economic stability
Global Times
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Wei Jianguo Photo: Courtesy of Wei Jianguo In the current global climate of rising protectionism, China has steadfastly adhered to the WTO-centered multilateral trade system while continuously advancing unilateral opening-up in an orderly way....
China's manufacturing PMI continues to improve, reaching 49.7 in June
Global Times
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Intelligent machines produce socks in a workshop of a sock company in Zhuji, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 24, 2024. Photo: Xinhua The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 49.7 in June, an increase of...
Trade Crackdown: 12 More Countries To Receive Tariff Letters After Japan, South Korea
Zero Hedge
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Update (1422ET): By late afternoon, the White House social media team had posted a total of seven trade warning letters, with the latest addressed to Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos, and Myanmar. Earlier in the day, letters to Japan and...
China May Call on Russia to Strike NATO in Event of Taiwan Invasion, Rutte Warns
EUToday
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July 7, 2025
6NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that the People’s Republic of China may seek to provoke a Russian military attack on NATO member states in Europe to distract the alliance from a potential conflict over Taiwan. Speaking to The New...
Trade negotiations with US ongoing, Kuo says
Taipei Times
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July 7, 2025
Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) yesterday said that trade negotiations with the US are still ongoing, after US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Sunday said that nations failing to reach a deal with Washington would face the...
China offers ‘constructive’ help in settling India-Pakistan disputes, defends ‘friendship’ with Islamabad
The Print
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July 7, 2025
New Delhi: China is willing to play a “constructive role” in India and Pakistan “properly settling” their differences, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday, while stressing Beijing’s defence and security cooperation with...
China's Quiet Role in Pakistan's Air War With India
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
French intelligence has determined Chinese diplomats sought to undermine French-made Rafale fighter jets and promote Chinese-built Chengdu J-10C jets during Pakistan's conflict with India in May. These findings, reported by The Associated Press,...
China at sight, PM Modi urges BRICS to thwart 'weaponisation' of critical minerals
The New Indian Express
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NEW DELHI: With China’s dominance over global rare earth supplies looming large, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday issued a pointed call for BRICS nations to ensure that critical mineral supply chains remain secure, reliable, and free from...
Chinese regulators ramp up scrutiny of portable power banks to ensure aviation safety
Global Times
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A mobile battery charger Photo: VCG Topics related to the safety of portable power banks trended on the hot search list of China's social media platform Sina Weibo on Monday, as Chinese media and netizens paid increasing attention to the issue,...
China's Refiners Face a Major Jet Fuel Glut
Oil Price
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July 7, 2025
The bad news for China’s refiners doesn’t seem to end—faced with weaker road transportation fuel demand, plants have churned more jet fuel to meet growing aviation demand. But the pivot to jet fuel has created an oversupply that the rising...
Trade deal should not target third party or harm its interests: FM, MOFCOM respond to US-Vietnam trade deal
Global Times
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Tariff Photo:VCG China's Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Thursday responded to the trade agreement reached between the US and Vietnam, stressing that negotiations and agreements should not harm third parties, while opposing...
China's Caixin manufacturing PMI rises to 50.4 in June, returning to expansion territory
Global Times
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A general-purpose intelligent humanoid robot developed by Shenzhen-based AI2 Robotics works at an automotive factory. File photo: Courtesy of AI2 Robotics China's Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.4 in June, up 2.1...
Chinese FMV game about getting 'revenge on gold diggers' plunges the country into online gender tumult
PC Gamer
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July 7, 2025
A Chinese FMV game that puts you in the role of a man exacting revenge on a series of 'gold diggers'—statuesque women who con lovelorn men out of vast sums of money before vanishing into thin air—has plunged China into an exhaustingly familiar...
China wins best foreign pavilion award at Dar es Salaam trade fair
Xinhua News Agency
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DAR ES SALAAM, July 7 (Xinhua) -- China was on Monday awarded the best foreign country pavilion prize at the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF), currently underway in Tanzania. The award was presented by Tanzanian Minister of...