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Xi Jinping Quit Smoking. China Still Cannot.
China’s tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the government that even its powerful leader has failed to curb the country’s smoking habit.
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$140,000 E.V.s and Heritage Gold: The Rise of China’s Homegrown Luxury Market
As China’s economy slows, consumers are increasingly turning to domestic luxury products, challenging the dominance of long-established European brands.
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Trump is doing a Ukraine on Taiwan. And it exposes a startling new level of US weakness
Trump has suspended weapons sales to Taiwan in a move that again shows he favours potential enemies over allies, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley
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China launches latest Shenzhou mission with 1 of 3 astronauts preparing for a yearlong stay
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year.
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China launches three-crew spaceflight as part of lunar ambitions
Mission will put first astronaut in orbit for a year, a key step in Beijing’s plan to put people on the moon by 2030China has launched its Shenzhou-23 mission in…
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France and allies call for EU trade defence tool to fend off China
Proposals to counter Beijing come ahead of a key strategic debate on Friday in Brussels
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Deadliest coal mine explosion in years kills at least 82 people in China, state media say
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country's deadliest mining accident in…
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Tesla finally launched FSD in China. Its rivals have been selling self-driving cars there for years.
Tesla announced on Thursday that its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system is now available in China, listing the country among 10 markets where the technology can be accessed. The announcement on…
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Corsair is now using Chinese DRAM in its DDR5 kits. Memory prices could finally drop.
Corsair, one of the most recognisable names in PC components, is shipping DDR5 memory modules built with DRAM manufactured by ChangXin Memory Technologies, China’s largest memory chipmaker. Screenshots posted on…
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Xiaomi’s CEO admitted his SUV wasn’t cheap enough to beat Tesla. Then he launched one that is.
Most CEOs would not go on stage and admit their product was not competitively priced against a rival. Lei Jun did exactly that on Wednesday evening, and then launched a…
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Weather tracker: Heavy rain triggers flooding and landslides in parts of China
Twelve dead as southern and central areas also suffer travel disruption, electricity outages and evacuationsHeavy, prolonged rainfall in southern and central China has resulted in weather warnings for flash flooding,…
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RED THREAD: America reconciles, Europe escalates
Also, Modi's EU tour, foreign subsidies probe and Chinese turbines