US Auto Industry Asks Trump: Don’t Open Door to Chinese carmakers...China’s Marriage Numbers Drop to COVID-Era low...Alibaba to Rollout Chat-Style...
The U.S. auto industry and bipartisan lawmakers are urging President Trump to keep Chinese automakers out of the American market as he prepares for a Beijing summit. In China, first‑quarter marriage registrations slipped 6.2% to the lowest level since 2020, underscoring demographic pressures. Alibaba announced that its Qwen AI assistant will power chat‑style shopping on Taobao and Tmall, extending its AI push across the ecosystem. Meanwhile, China’s April trade data showed exports up 14.1% and imports up 25.3%, driven by a surge in high‑tech goods, and COMAC is redesigning the C919 cabin to improve passenger comfort and compete with Boeing and Airbus.
Chinese Vessel Attacked by Iran in Strait of Hormuz...RMB Rate Against Dollar Reaches Three-Year high...Samsung Exits China Home Appliance Market
A Chinese product tanker was struck and set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known attack on a Chinese‑flagged vessel amid a wave of drone assaults on commercial ships. Meanwhile, the People’s Bank of China fixed the...
Chinese Companies Struggle to Attract Talent Abroad, LinkedIn exec...Rising Airfares See Train Travel Uptake During China’s May holiday...EU Plan to...
Chinese firms expanding abroad are hitting a talent wall, especially for local sales and compliance roles, according to a LinkedIn executive. Rising jet fuel costs and travel‑agent restrictions pushed air passenger numbers down 5.7% during the May Day holiday, while...
China’s Top Airlines Swing to Profit in Q1...China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines Sign Agreement for 137 Airbus planes...Geely Joins Chery,...
China’s three state‑owned carriers—Air China, China Southern and China Eastern—returned to profit in Q1 2026, each posting over RMB 1 billion as Lunar New Year travel surged and Western airlines faced routing constraints. China Southern and its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines signed agreements...
Beijing Orders Cancelation of Meta Purchase of Manus...China Warns of Retaliation over EU Green Tech regulations...Beijing Outlines Greater Protection Plan...
Beijing ordered Meta to unwind its more‑than‑$2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, signaling a hardening stance on foreign takeovers of Chinese‑origin technology. At the same time, China warned the EU it could retaliate against the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, which...
US State Department Issues Global Warning About Alleged Chinese AI theft...China Imposes First Fine for Unauthorized Overseas listing...China Develops Cost-Saving...
The U.S. State Department has launched a worldwide campaign warning that Chinese firms are stealing AI intellectual property, prompting diplomatic outreach ahead of a potential Trump‑Beijing summit. In parallel, China’s securities regulator levied its first fine of roughly $439,000 on...
The Great Race
The White House this week accused China of industrial‑scale theft of AI code from U.S. firms, while an open‑source tool called Open Claw is proliferating across Chinese networks. Nvidia’s latest high‑performance chips may already be in Chinese hands, and state‑backed Chinese...
White House Accuses China of Industrial Scale AI theft...Hong Kong’s PwC to Compensate Evergrande shareholders...DeepSeek Seeks Investors to Curb Poaching...
Washington’s science office warned that Chinese actors are conducting industrial‑scale theft of U.S. frontier AI models, heightening geopolitical tension ahead of a bilateral summit. In Hong Kong, PwC agreed to set aside HK$1 billion ($120 million) to compensate Evergrande minority shareholders while...
Nvidia H200 Chips Still Not Sold to China...Chinese Chipmaker Horizon Robotic Launches 5-Nanometer chip...China’s Low Cost EVs to Be Fitted...
U.S. officials confirm Nvidia’s flagship H200 AI chips have not been shipped to Chinese firms, despite a Trump‑era export licence that remains stalled by regulatory disputes. Meanwhile, Chinese chipmaker Horizon Robotics unveiled a 5‑nanometer automotive processor, the Starry 6P, delivering...
EU Finds Chinese Bidder for Lisbon Subway Line Benefited From subsidies...Beijing Targets RMB 100 TN in Services Sector push...China Claims...
The European Commission concluded that a Chinese state‑owned CRRC unit received unfair subsidies in the Lisbon Violet Line bid, forcing the consortium to replace it with Poland’s PESA. Beijing announced a push to lift its services sector to roughly $14.7 trillion...
China’s Youth Unemployment Rises for Sixth month...ByteDance Profit Drops 70% as AI Spending increases...China’s C919 Plane Sees Delays Amid Supply...
China’s youth unemployment hit 16.9% in March, marking a sixth straight rise as 12.7 million graduates prepare to enter a tightening job market. ByteDance’s 2025 net profit plunged over 70% while the firm ramps up AI spending, earmarking roughly $23 billion for...
Chinese Overseas Students Drop to Lowest in decade...China’s Wealth Management Products Shrink by $200BN...China Begins Construction of $1BN Hydropower Station...
Chinese outbound student numbers fell to 570,600 in 2025, a 20% drop from the 2019 peak and the lowest level in a decade, signaling tighter immigration rules and rising tuition costs abroad. Meanwhile, China’s bank wealth‑management products contracted by 1.38 trillion RMB...
Numbers Numbers ..
China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced a 5% year‑on‑year GDP growth for Q1, aligning with the upper bound of the 4.5‑5% range set by the NPC. The IMF’s 2024 forecast of 4.4% contrasts with the official figure, prompting debate among...
China Says GDP Growth for Q1 Hit 5% mark...China’s Retail Sales Miss Forecasts for Q1...Chinese Energy Storage Startup Sigenergy Shares...
China reported 5% year‑on‑year GDP growth in Q1, beating the 4.86% consensus and marking a modest acceleration from the previous quarter. However, retail sales of consumer goods only rose 2.4% YoY, falling short of expectations and highlighting lingering demand weakness....
US-China AI Performance Reaches Near-Parity, Stanford Report finds...Chinese Chipmaker YMTC Plans to Double Capacity This year...China’s Evergrande Founder Charged with...
Stanford’s Institute for Human‑Centered AI reports that the performance gap between U.S. and Chinese top‑tier AI models has narrowed, with the U.S. still leading on flagship models and high‑impact patents while China dominates research output and industrial robot deployments. Chinese...