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China’s exports feed the Global South’s industrial engines Far from stifling development, China’s export portfolio indicates a positive-sum diffusion of industrial growth A scaremongering narrative has taken root in Western corridors and financial press columns: China, having sat

ExclusiveUS scientist Elsa Reichmanis defends global collaboration amid scrutiny of science exchange Elsa Reichmanis spent decades collaborating with Chinese science teams and says research should remain distinct from tech rivalry American materials scientist Elsa Reichmanis, who

Can the West really decouple from China? Instead of trying to ‘catch up’, Western economies should focus on boosting resilience in key sectors without disrupting global supply chains The objective is understandable. The difficulty lies in its execution. Recent analysis by consult

Ant Group spin-offs pursue independent growth with strategic capital moves The Chinese fintech giant’s three spin-off units are accelerating their capital-raising efforts after gaining operational autonomy in 2024 Ant Digital Technologies is preparing a financing round ahead of i

As China’s metro costs rise, Shanghai considers first fare increase since 2005 Surging operational costs and strained municipal budgets are forcing mainland transit authorities to review long-suppressed fares Facing a sprawling railway network and mounting fiscal pressures, Shang

Chinese shipbuilders secure new vessel orders as Beijing pushes for high-margin shift Buyers in both domestic and international markets submit requests for vessels as the industry’s momentum continues Hengli Heavy Industry, a Liaoning-based shipbuilder, has secured construction c

Advertisement Macroscope Upper arm of China’s K-shaped economy both a blessing and a curse China’s two-speed economy stems from the shift to new growth engines but the export boom it has created is doing little for jobs or consumption 3-MIN READ3-MIN 1 Listen Nicholas Spiro is a

DevelopingChina’s Politburo pledges policy support, spending to counteract sluggish growth The high-level decision-making body also set October for the fifth Central Committee plenum, which will set the stage for next year’s party congress Beijing has pledged to step up macro pol

How ByteDance’s Seedance model empowers China’s nascent AI comic drama industry China’s studios are using ByteDance’s model to cut production times from months to weeks, drive down video creation costs At a video production base in Shenzhen, creators are generating so-called comi

China’s solar surge nears historic milestone – even as Beijing slams brakes on sheer scale Coal capacity is projected to lose its long-held crown this year, despite a pivot from raw solar panel expansion to quality Solar is poised to overtake coal as China’s largest source of ins