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China has debuted its new landing barges – what does this mean for Taiwan?

Sighting of Shuqiao ships provides insight into China’s integration of its military, paramilitary and civilian operations – and its plans for a potential invasion

The Guardian - AU

If you’re thinking of snapping up a cheap new Chinese electric car there is something you should know…

THE LONGER READ: As the Chinese overtake Tesla for sales and automaker BYD becomes the first in the world to unveil a battery that is capable of charging EV’s in the same amount of time as it takes to fill up a fuel tank, Jonathan Margolis examines the claims that…

The Independent UK

Five things we learned from rare Narendra Modi interview on Lex Fridman podcast

Modi discusses Ukraine war, conflict with neighbours Pakistan and China, and ‘friend’ Trump

The Independent UK

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Xi Jinping declines invitation to EU-China anniversary summit

Premier Li Qiang set to attend Brussels summit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties

The Independent UK

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams review – Zuckerberg and me

An eye-opening insider account of Facebook alleges a bizarre office culture and worrying political overreach

The Guardian - UK

China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term

By turning his back on US allies and global institutions, Trump will help Xi Jinping advance his plan for a China-centric world, says Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at Soas University of London

The Guardian - UK

China’s way to drive economic growth is getting consumers to unleash $20 trillion of rainy-day savings, says Alibaba chair Joe Tsai

Tariffs and geopolitics mean China can’t count on exports for growth anymore, but restoring consumer confidence could allow domestic consumption to become a growth driver.

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China Wraps Up Key Political Meet With Call For 'Unrelenting Struggle'

China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to "struggle unrelentingly" for the country's rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner.

International Business Times

China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy

China is wrapping up its biggest political event of the year leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: As China works out a path for the Trump era, it has plenty of its own problems to deal with

As the annual Two Sessions summit comes to an end, here’s what we learned about Beijing’s priorities, its economic woes – and the opportunity it sees in the second Trump term

The Guardian - UK

Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says leaders must stand up to bullies after being lashed by Donald Trump

US president’s late-night social media post came after Turnbull criticised Trump’s leadership as ‘chaotic’

The Guardian - AU

'Nobody will trust a US treaty again,' and Japan's yen is now the new safe haven currency, strategist says

Trump warned on Thursday that the US won't defend NATO allies if they don't spend more on defense.

Fortune

Why China’s president hasn’t called Trump about US tariff trade war

The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with the president to seek solutions - but China appears unlikely to make a similar call soon

The Independent UK

Mao Zedong’s first Little Red Book had blue cover and less propaganda

Rare early editions of book by communist party chairman, who shunned the idea of wealth, set to go on sale for £1m

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The Independent UK

Donald Trump gives me hope my father will be released, Jimmy Lai’s son says

Mr Trump claimed last year he would ‘100 per cent’ get the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist out of prison

The Independent UK

China’s conviction of 1,500 prisoners of conscience a ‘crime against humanity’

Report by rights group claims Beijing disproportionately targets women activists, Tibetans and Uyghurs through arbitrary detention

Al Jazeera

China sets 5 percent growth target despite trade war with US

Beijing pledges to make domestic demand its main economic driver as escalating trade war with the US hits exports.

The Guardian - AU

Explained: what is China’s Two Sessions meeting?

The annual political gathering begins this week in Beijing, with the economy, tech and Donald Trump’s trade war high on the agenda

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The Guardian - UK

China sets GDP target of 5% for 2025 amid tariff war with Trump

Economists believe that meeting the target will be challenging as Beijing grapples with Donald Trump’s new trade war