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China cuts US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008
The stockpile has now fallen to nearly half its November 2013 peak, financial data shows, as long-term sell-off continues.
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China exports
China confirms issuing of first general licences for rare earth exports
18 Dec 2025 - 10:00PM
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China-EU relations
Discriminatory and egregious: China blasts EU’s subsidy crackdown
18 Dec 2025 - 9:30PM
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China trade
China’s Hainan launches separate customs regime allowing tariff-free imports
Most goods can enter Hainan with zero import duties under the new system, as China looks to turn the island into a strategic buffer zone.
18 Dec 2025 - 6:01PM
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Shoppers browse an international duty-free mall in Sanya, a city in China’s southern Hainan province. Hainan has implemented a slew of special policies to attract global talent and tourists in recent years. Photo: Xinhua
China trade
As trade deficit mounts, is EU selling what China wants to buy?
Traditional European exports like cars are losing their appeal, while restrictions crimp sales of sought-after lithography machines.
18 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
China trade
Battle for China’s durian market gets even juicier as Laos enters the fray
Laos could present a real challenge to other players in China’s vast durian market due to its low costs and logistical advantages.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
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US-China relations
‘A risk’: wealthy Chinese appear to shun Trump’s ‘gold card’ immigration scheme
Initial excitement fizzles amid limited benefits and security concerns, immigration agents say.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:24AM
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US President Donald Trump holds up the original US$5 million gold card as he speaks to reporters while on board Air Force One, on April 3. Photo: AP
China food security
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What does future hold for Brazil, US in China’s soybean balancing act?
The two countries remain top suppliers, but efforts to promote self-sufficiency are set to reduce reliance on imports.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:12AM
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China trade
China bets big on copper processing, but ‘weaponisation’ risks are low: analysts
Beijing views copper as critical for EVs and AI, but a reliance on imported ore limits China’s ability to use the strategic metal as leverage.
17 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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China consumption
Policy body urges China to confront economic challenges, confident of recovery
Official cites headwinds from imbalances between supply and demand, but says outlook is bright.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
China travel
Why South Korea is becoming China’s new bargain travel hotspot amid Japan spat
A slump in the won is making South Korea increasingly affordable for mainland tourists just as China warns against travel to Japan.
16 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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A large crowd of tourists walks through a street in Seoul. South Korea is expected to receive an uptick in Chinese tourism over the coming months. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations
China slaps anti-dumping duties on EU pork, but lowers final rates
Beijing goes ahead with tariffs of up to 19.8 per cent on pork products from the European Union after intense lobbying by several leaders.
16 Dec 2025 - 10:45PM
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China's economic recovery
China offers more support to returning overseas students as influx grows
As the number of students coming back to China soars, a new national service platform will help them find work and start businesses.
16 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Xpeng steps up ‘go global’ drive with Malaysian assembly hub for Southeast Asia
The Guangzhou-based company said it would partner with Malaysia’s EP Manufacturing to locally assemble intelligent EVs.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:00PM
China’s private sector
China’s growing young billionaire class masks innovation hurdles, analysts say
Technological innovation – one of Beijing’s top priorities – is helping to drive wealth creation, report says.
14 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
Wang Ning, the 38-year-old founder and CEO of Pop Mart, is one of China’s youngest billionaires.
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s EV battery giants wade into shipbuilding to bolster Beijing’s dominance
CATL and Gotion add momentum to China’s efforts to build new-energy vessels amid an accelerated decarbonisation drive.
14 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM
China consumption
‘A violation’? China’s airlines in the hot seat over hidden extra fees
Seat selection fees are becoming more common in China as airlines grapple with squeezed profit margins, but consumers are pushing back.
13 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM
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US-China trade war
China-free supply chain? US firm has a rare earth strategy – but can it work?
Backed by Washington, REalloys seeks to break dependence on China but says achieving fully self-sufficient supply chain will take time.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:30PM
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Rare earths have become one of Beijing’s biggest levers in its trade war with the US, prompting a scramble to diversify supply chains and reduce reliance on China. Photo: Getty Images
China-EU relations
‘Discriminatory’: Chinese firms protest as EU steps up anti-subsidy probes
Chinese business group warns of a ‘targeted and excessive’ campaign as Brussels raids one firm and launches fresh probe against another.
12 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM
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China trade
China’s food-security push to slash soy imports by two-thirds: Goldman Sachs
Beijing is lowering feed content and making related advancements that analysts say could reduce China’s foreign-soybean dependence dramatically within a decade.
12 Dec 2025 - 11:00AM
US-China trade war
‘Maximum pressure’: why China is taking Mexico’s tariff move ‘very seriously’
Beijing sees Mexico’s move as driven by a wider US pressure campaign – and could take retaliatory measures, analysts say.
11 Dec 2025 - 10:55PM
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US-China trade war
China may buy Nvidia’s H200 – but homegrown chip strategy here to stay: analysts
Despite Trump easing curbs, domestic chipmakers expected to remain central to Beijing’s tech ambitions.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:00PM
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The chip industry remains a crucial battleground in the US-China tech rivalry, with the high-end market still dominated by American, Japanese and European companies Photo: Shutterstock Images
China's economic recovery
China sets sights on ‘fully tapping’ domestic market potential after policy meet
Following annual central economic work conference, leaders also pledge to stabilise property sector, fight deflation and curb cutthroat competition to counter risks.
11 Dec 2025 - 9:02PM
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China-EU relations
Beijing urges Dutch government to push for China visit by Nexperia execs
China’s Ministry of Commerce says trip by Dutch chip firm’s management should be made ‘as soon as possible’ amid heated war of words.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:55PM
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Banking & finance
China’s sovereign fund reveals it opened London office after Trump win
China Investment Corporation opened its third offshore office in London in December 2024, joining outposts in Hong Kong and New York.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:43PM
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