
State‑owned COSCO Shipping Ports announced a push to grow its global terminal footprint, focusing on Southeast Asia, South‑America and Africa to mitigate rising geopolitical risks such as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, China Merchants Shekou reported a 74.7% plunge in 2025 net profit, reflecting persistent weakness in China’s housing market. Tencent rolled out its QClaw AI agent as a WeChat mini‑program, extending remote PC control to mobile users, while Apple posted a 23% jump in iPhone sales in China despite a broader market decline. Pop Mart and Sony also revealed plans for a Labubu feature film, signalling a broader push to monetize Chinese IP abroad.

Home prices in Beijing and Shanghai rose in February, signaling the first uptick in a decade and narrowing the overall decline across 70 Chinese cities to 0.3% month‑on‑month. In Paris, the United States and China concluded their sixth round of...