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Friday 27 June 2025
China auto sector spirals amid fake exports, price wars, and policy strain
China's auto sector faces intense pressure from a cascade of crises, including deepening price wars and mounting scrutiny over "fake used car" export practices. Recent exposés...
Friday 27 June 2025
Lutnick says US-China trade truce signed, 10 deals imminent
The US and China finalized a trade understanding reached last month in Geneva, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, adding that the White House has imminent plans to reach agreements...
Thursday 26 June 2025
China reportedly demands rare earth firms hand over tech staff data amid delays in lifting export curbs
Despite a pledge made at the Geneva talks to lift export restrictions on rare earth materials, China has yet to follow through. According to The Wall Street Journal, Chinese authorities...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
China vows response after Taiwan blacklists Huawei and SMIC
Beijing has strongly condemned Taiwan's recent decision to blacklist Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC),...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
EU tariffs on Chinese EVs spark high-stakes talks as China leverages brandy, pork, rare earths for minimum-price deal
The European Union (EU) imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in October 2024, with combined tariffs reaching up to 45% for a duration of five years...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Xiaomi unveils YU7 electric SUV to challenge Tesla Model Y in China
Xiaomi will debut its first all-electric SUV, the YU7, on June 26, announced Company founder Lei Jun via his personal Weibo, adding that the vehicle is designed to challenge the Tesla...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
China's drone export squeeze drives prices sky-high
Export prices for Chinese-made drone components are skyrocketing as Beijing enforces stricter controls on outbound shipments. According to reports from China's Jiwei Network, since...
Monday 23 June 2025
Xiaomi snaps up 120-acre Beijing site to scale EV output

Xiaomi is advancing its electric vehicle ambitions as its wholly owned unit, Xiaomi Jingxi Technology, secures a 50-year lease for a...

Saturday 21 June 2025
Beijing sends signal with Huawei: sanctions won’t stop AI ambitions
Just as US and Chinese officials resumed trade negotiations in London, China's state-run People's Daily did something unusual: it ran a rare front-page interview with Huawei's...
Friday 20 June 2025
China reportedly races to replace foreign auto chips with domestic tech by 2026
Chinese automakers are moving to align with government directives by planning to mass-produce vehicles equipped exclusively with domestically developed and manufactured automotive...
Thursday 19 June 2025
BOE ventures into advanced packaging with glass substrate pilot production line
BOE is advancing its semiconductor glass core substrate (GCS) business. According to South Korean media reports, BOE recently procured equipment for a GCS packaging R&D pilot...
Thursday 19 June 2025
JD.com billionaire unveils turnaround plan after five-year slump
JD.com Inc. founder Richard Liu vowed to speed up an overseas foray and compete with Meituan in new arenas, from food delivery to travel, describing his boldest attempt yet to revive...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
China delays Synopsys–Ansys deal amid heightened US tech export curbs
Despite recent consensus between Washington and Beijing on a trade framework agreement in London, escalating US export restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) chip design tools...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Chips losing bargaining power? Rare earth emerges as strategic leverage in US-China trade talks
In mid-June, high-level China-US economic and trade talks held in London concluded with both sides reaching a preliminary agreement on a trade framework, according to Chinese Vice...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Boeing aircraft deliveries to China resume, boosting Taiwan suppliers
Boeing's aircraft deliveries to China have quietly restarted after a two-month suspension, as trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing show signs of progress. The US planemaker...