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A hillbilly White House and the wisdom of peasants

In 2016, US Vice President JD Vance published a best-selling memoir entitled “Hillbilly Elegy”. Curiously, he explained on the Fox News network recently that China’s pivotal influence on American consumption was due to the US borrowing “money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture” (YouTube link here). Let's consider the sort…

2 days ago0Comments ByRichard Cullen

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China just stopped exporting rare earths. The US is worried

CHINA JUST STOPPED exporting its rare earths to the US—in a bizarre reflection of the US halt on stopping exports of high-end chips to China. On April 4, the Chinese leadership placed export restrictions on two categories of rare earth products. One listed six specific heavy rare earth metals, and the other dealt with the…

April 16, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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The world was shocked by Trump’s tariff attack. But China was ready

CHINA WAS READY. Most nations expressed shock when the United States announced last week that it would impose what it called "reciprocal tariffs" on all trading partners. But China already expected a dramatic escalation of US tariffs—and had taken steps to deal with it. Last month, the Beijing leadership released its annual review, known as…

April 11, 20250Comments ByHerman Hu

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Manila pushes Pentagon narrative, but independent voices speak out

A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL in the Philippines sprang into action after academics revealed the truth about the recent spate of conflicts in the South China Seas. Senior Philippines coast guard Jay Tarriela this week rushed to criticize "Filipino bloggers" of making "baseless" allegations and being part of a "disinformation network". He was angered after several people…

April 9, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Despite unsettled global economy, China sets 5% target

CHINESE PREMIER LI QIANG delivered a dramatic vision of the future, with China moving steadily into whole new worlds of bio-manufacturing, quantum technology, embodied AI, 6G communications and other future industries. But he also admitted that the present period was genuinely challenging for the whole world, with China no exception. Still, the Chinese leader was…

March 13, 20250Comments ByFriday Writers

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Time to accelerate tech integration between Hong Kong and Shenzhen

Plans exist to integrate Asia's financial capital, Hong Kong, with Asia's tech capital, Shenzhen. Time to accelerate that operation for the benefits it will bring, argues Herman Hu, writing from the Two Sessions meeting in Beijing. ASIA'S FINANCIAL CAPITAL and tech capital are teaming up. The dynamism of Hong Kong and Shenzhen are set to…

March 7, 20250Comments ByHerman Hu

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There is no AI race between US and China: study

THERE IS NO RACE between China and the US to be top player in AI development, says a new report from Nature, the world's top science journal. The two countries are on different tracks with different endpoints. The US has been leading the pack in making big, headline-grabbing projects like ChatGPT, while China's focus has…

February 25, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Sorry, Canadians, Taiwan is not a country – according to your own protocol

Taiwan is not a country - the United Nations is clear about that, and so is Canadian protocol, and even the Taiwanese constitution agrees. So why are officials in Canada getting it wrong? Aidan Jonah reports. CARELESS USERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA sometimes make the mistake of referring to Taiwan as a country, which is no…

February 12, 20250Comments ByAidan Jonah

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US thinks China’s culture is a mirror of its own. It isn’t

American agents, covert and non-covert, are all over the world, interfering in politics and churning out disinformation to keep the US as the world's dominant power. Its leaders assume that rising China is exactly the same. But its culture is totally different. John Menadue reports. As China grows and prospers many in the U.S. want…

January 22, 20250Comments ByJohn Menadue

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Gutsy UK finance chief Reeve faces down the anti-China mob

When new British finance chief Rachel Reeves said she was going to rebuild the friendship between China and the UK, a multi-pronged operation was launched to spoil her mission. It failed. Grenville Cross reports. In 1986, then-US president Ronald Reagan said, “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.” As the…

January 17, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross