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China's financial authorities delivered conflicting messages this week. The Ministry of Commerce told companies to ignore fresh U.S. sanctions on five domestic refiners tied...

China’s Coal Fuel Cell Sidesteps Carnot Limit, Promises Power from Dirt Without the Smoke

Coal powers much of the world still. China burns more than anyone. But a team at Shenzhen University wants to change that equation entirely. They've built a device that turns pu...

China’s Private Services PMI Signals Faster Expansion Amid Cost Pressures and Job Cuts

China's services sector picked up speed in April. The S&P Global RatingDog China General Services PMI climbed to 52.6, up from 52.1 in March. That marks expansion above the 50 n...

France’s G7 Minerals Push: Breaking Beijing’s Rare Earth Stranglehold

France's Finance Minister Roland Lescure stood in Lacq, a southwestern town primed for rare-earth processing, and laid out a bold plan. China dominates these vital materials....

Chinese Hackers’ Stealthy Backdoor in Daemon Tools Exposes Supply Chain Frailties

Hackers speaking Chinese slipped a backdoor into Daemon Tools, the long-trusted Windows utility for mounting disc images. Thousands of users worldwide downloaded tainted install...

China’s Data Fortress: How Beijing Builds and Exports a National Asset Model to Challenge Global Norms

China doesn't see data as a private matter. It treats data as a factor of production—a national economic resource on par with land, labor, capital, and technology. The Europe...

China’s Bold Sanctions Revolt: Beijing Shields Oil Refiners from U.S. Pressure on Iran

Beijing just threw down the gauntlet. China's Commerce Ministry issued a prohibition order over the weekend, directing companies to ignore U.S. sanctions on five private refiner...

China’s Courts Block AI from Triggering Mass Firings: A New Legal Shield for Workers

In Hangzhou, a bustling hub of China's AI ambitions, a court just drew a sharp line between technological ambition and worker rights. The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court...

China’s Export Machine Defies Oil Chaos and Yuan Surge: Hidden Strengths in Tech and Green Power

China's factories hummed through the first quarter of 2026, pumping out goods at a 15% year-on-year clip even as war in the Middle East sent oil prices soaring and the yuan claw...

Five Chinese EVs for the Price of One American Ride: The Stark Global Auto Divide

The average new car in the U.S. hit $51,456 in March. For that sum, a buyer in China could snag five top-selling electric vehicles. Each under $12,000. This gap exposes raw comp...

China’s Courts Block AI Job Cuts: Labor Law Trumps Tech Automation in Beijing and Hangzhou Rulings

In Hangzhou, an AI powerhouse, a tech worker named Zhou fought back. His company automated his quality-assurance role. They offered a demotion. Salary slashed from 25,000 yua...

Why China’s Autonomous Truck Pioneers Insist Hype Around AI Won’t Shorten the Road to Driverless Freight

Flashy AI headlines grab attention. Large language models like Anthropic's Claude and China's DeepSeek drop every few weeks. Yet leaders at China's top self-driving truck fir...

Why China’s Autonomous Truck Pioneers Ignore AI Hype for 2028 Rollout

Flashy gains in large language models promise smarter chatbots and code. But China's self-driving truck frontrunners shrug them off. Executives at Inceptio and Pony.ai insist th...

Headlights as Hollywood: Huawei’s XPixel Turns Chinese SUVs into Mobile Drive-Ins

Picture this. You park your SUV against a blank wall. Headlights flicker. Suddenly, a full-color blockbuster unfolds on a 100-inch screen, right from the front grille. No ext...

Candid Clash: US-China Trade Envoys Air Grievances as Trump-Xi Summit Nears

Top U.S. and Chinese economic officials traded pointed complaints over trade policies in a video call last Thursday, setting a tense tone just weeks before Presidents Donald Tru...

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