Nothing has changed in China's foreign policy despite it's role in the U.S.-Iran ceasefire: CFR

    Behind China’s ‘active efforts’ for an Iran ceasefire: Business trumps politics

    BEIJING — China’s ties with countries such as Iran and Russia have raised expectations of a bigger diplomatic role, but Beijing remains focused on protecting its own domestic interests, including global exports. That stance underpins Beijing’s circumspect acknowledgment of reports that it pushed Iran toward this week’s temporary ceasefire. A New York Times report cited…

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      China Taiwan news | AnewZ

      Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun that “people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese” and that the future of cross-strait ties should be decided by “the Chinese people themselves”. Cheng, the chairperson of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), is visiting China on what she has described…

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      China, a country often slammed for its authoritarian government and human rights violations, has also found itself with a brand new soft power. Johannes Neudecker/dpa

        How China found a soft power in lifestyle advice

        A young woman slowly adds Chinese dates to hot water, then stirs in rose petals, goji berries and a slice of lemon, creating a hot and healthy drink inspired by Chinese traditions. “My morning routine since I became Chinese,” says this TikTok fan from Frankfurt, Germany. She hopes her recipe will inspire others to “become…

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        Breaking | Hong Kong awards stablecoin licences to HSBC, StanChart-led group in long-awaited roll-out

          Breaking | Hong Kong awards stablecoin licences to HSBC, StanChart-led group in long-awaited roll-out

          HSBC and a consortium led by Standard Chartered have been awarded Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licences, marking the city’s latest step towards embracing cryptocurrency’s most-traded cash substitute in its bid to become a global digital asset hub. “The two applicants have experience in traditional financial and risk management, which fits the mission of stablecoins…

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          Is oil crisis just the start of economic pain for Hongkongers?

            Is oil crisis just the start of economic pain for Hongkongers?

            Hong Kong bus company boss Martin Lau feels overwhelmed as he attempts every option possible to minimise mounting losses wrought by runaway fuel prices. He has done everything he can think of, from trying to reduce services to doing his own repairs on his fleet of more than 20 coaches. Lau, managing director of ABC…

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            Maison Margiela's Tabi: Collectors Exhibition.

              Maison Margiela Taps Tabi Collectors for China Exhibition

              Fans of Maison Margiela‘s famous Tabi shoe can now feed their passion at an exhibit in Chengdu, China which is open from Thursday to Sunday at the Third Avenue Art Museum. This exploration of the brand’s signature is part of the MaisonMargiela/Folders project encompassing flagpole events across four Chinese cities, which kicked off with the…

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              Ralph Lauren Spring 2025 ready-to-wear in Shanghai

                Polarization Deepens in China’s Road to Luxury Recovery

                LONDON — Gucci’s latest retreat in China, capped by the closing of its flagship in Shanghai’s iAPM mall last month — having shut two locations in the city a year before — is fast becoming the symbol of a market where the luxury recovery is not just uneven but starkly polarized. The latest report from…

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