The Latest Breaking News from China

Trump Frames Potential Putin-Xi Meeting Around Denuclearization — Leaving Ukraine With No Seat at the Table

Trump is open to a Putin-Xi summit focused on nuclear arms — not Ukraine. Here's what that shift means and why Kyiv is alarmed.

Latin Times · 5h ago

Russia ships the least crude oil in a month as major Baltic port halts

Russian crude shipments have dropped to a month low due to maintenance work disrupting operations at the Primorsk port. Despite a reduction in Ukrainian attacks on refineries, oil production facilities are still under threat. Notably, shipments to Asia, including significant customers like China and India, are declining, mirrored by a…

The Economic Times · 9h ago

Vietnam's export boom offers India six lessons for growth

Vietnam’s export success offers India six lessons: simplify tariffs, strengthen top-level industry engagement, expand free trade access, ease local content rules and ensure predictable taxes to attract global supply chains and boost exports.

The Economic Times · 10h ago

Watch: Toddler left alone at home dangles from 12th-floor window in China, neighbours hold stool to save her

A three-year-old girl dangled from a 12th-floor apartment in China's Fujian province after her head became trapped between window grille bars. Neighbours, security guards and property staff rushed to help, holding a stool beneath her to prevent a fall until firefighters arrived and freed her. A video of the dramatic…

The Economic Times · 13h ago

'Disregards consensus': China slams US for after DeepSeek ban from govt IT systems

China has strongly criticized the US for its recent ban on the DeepSeek AI model, claiming it undermines the interests of Chinese enterprises. The Chinese commerce ministry pointed out that the US Department of Homeland Security's concerns regarding security threats from DeepSeek products are unfounded. China warns against the politicization…

The Times of India · 13h ago

'I want to see red': General Motors is teaching its engineers to fail fast and 'speak fearlessly' as they take the EV battery fight to China

Tesla veterans Sterling Anderson and Kurt Kelty are pushing a "no sacred cows" vibe. "If everything’s green, you obviously are not stretching hard enough."

Fortune · 15h ago

Rubio backs US-Russia-China talks on nuclear arms control, says it would be ‘positive’ for world

Marco Rubio expressed support for high-level arms control discussions among the US, Russia, and China. He highlighted the importance of communication among nuclear-armed nations, despite existing differences. Rubio noted that it is unclear if China will engage in these talks, referencing their historical stance. Reports indicate a potential meeting of…

The Economic Times · 15h ago

Russia urges early nuclear stability talks with US in possible Putin-Trump-Xi summit

Moscow has called for urgent dialogue with Washington concerning strategic nuclear stability and global governance. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized the lack of a legal framework governing nuclear stability. The possibility of a trilateral meeting in China among Russian, US, and Chinese leaders has been mentioned, focusing on denuclearization. Ukraine…

The Times of India · 16h ago

The backstory: When West 'tricked' Russia to overthrow Gaddafi's regime in Libya

The beginning of the end of Gaddafi's regime began at the UN security council, where Russia, the United States, Britain, France and China can each block a decision with a veto. However, the regime's fate in Tripoli was sealed with a trick. On March 17, 2011, with Gaddafi’s forces turning…

The Times of India · 17h ago

Drill, baby, drill: China turns the screws, India looks for own tools

China’s new export controls on tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have highlighted India’s reliance on overseas suppliers for specialised infrastructure equipment even as the government moves towards a $1.2 billion incentive scheme to expand domestic manufacturing. The proposed package aims to attract $1.8 billion in investment over seven years, but the…

The Economic Times · 17h ago