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The US defence industrial base remains dependent on Chinese suppliers despite efforts to decouple – and that raises concerns over war readiness, according to a report by data analytics firm Govini. Chinese firms still made up 9.3 per cent of the primary contractors, or Tier 1 suppliers, involved in major US defence programmes across nine…
Less than 10 days till President Donald Trump’s higher “reciprocal” tariffs kick back in for most of the world, the U.S. looks like it may emerge with just a handful of trade deals. The President shocked the world and roiled markets on April 2, which he dubbed “Liberation Day,” when he imposed tariffs of as…
Published in 1592, “Journey to the West” is the most famous novel in Chinese literature. Better known as “The Monkey King” outside of China, it is also one of the country’s most successful cultural exports. It tells the story of a pilgrimage undertaken by a monk and his three disciples—a monkey, a pig and a…
Getting out of China was probably the right move for firms against the specter of a 145 percent tariff rate, but the added costs will mean lower full-year profits. Most shoe firms pulled their guidance for the year when they posted first quarter earnings results. That was primarily due to uncertainty over tariffs and some…
China is ramping up its science and technology outreach to the Global South while its collaboration with the US on the same front is receding, analysts said on Tuesday at an event hosted by the Institute for China-America Studies, a Washington think tank. “China is very heavily engaging with those countries,” said Caroline Wagner of…
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A resident of Happy Valley, Oregon, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, June 27, 2025, for allegedly acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of State Security (MSS). Yuance Chen is a PRC citizen who arrived in the U.S. on or…
China’s top leaders just hit the brakes on one of the country’s most chaotic market dynamics: runaway price competition. At a high-level economic meeting led by President Xi Jinping, policymakers pledged to crack down on disorderly low pricing and begin phasing out outdated industrial capacity. This comes as deflationary pressure continues to haunt the economy…
By GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE Published: 13:37 BST, 1 July 2025 | Updated: 13:47 BST, 1 July 2025 Agents of foreign states must register their roles in the UK from today or face the threat of jail under a new scheme. The new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) came into effect on Tuesday…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base, coordinating a cash dead-drop and by participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence. The case,…
Prices on Chinese-made goods selling on Amazon have reportedly been increasing faster than overall inflation. That’s according to a report Monday (June 30) by Reuters, citing an analysis of 1,400 different products by analytics firm DataWeave. The analysis found that price increases for those goods sped up starting in May, a sign that U.S. tariffs are starting to filter through to consumers….