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POLITICSOct 1Panda diplomacy: all the countries currently hosting China’s beloved ambassadorsTwo giant pandas arrived in the US following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, continuing a decades-old tradition in which the beloved fuzzy ambassadors have become symbols of China’s ties with countries around the world. Zoo Atlanta announced the arrival of giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang on Sunday, saying it was “overjoyed” to welcome the pair after the zoo’s previous 25-year partnership with China ended in 2024. Xi said during his US visit that the pandas would be sent...South China Morning Post
CYBEROct 1Khanna asks AI firms for information on efforts by China to access codeThe leading Democrat on the House’s China Select Committee is calling on the U.S.’s leading AI labs for information on Beijing’s alleged efforts to steal model weights from their firms. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, requested data on Thursday from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta…The Hill
BUSINESSOct 1Earnings Snapshot: Nike Q1 China, Direct drag revenue 4% lower; FY27 guidance softNike's first-quarter revenue was 4% lower due to challenges in China and direct sales, and the company issued soft guidance for fiscal year 2027. This indicates a significant impact on the company's financial outlook and performance.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSOct 1VanEck China Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0240VanEck China Bond ETF announced its monthly distribution. This is a routine financial disclosure for investors.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 1Ports, power, and presence: How to defend Batanes from ChinaManila and Washington should be proactive in preventing Chinese coercion or encroachment in the Philippines’ northern-most province. The post Ports, power, and presence: How to defend Batanes from China appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
SCI & TECHOct 1How AI is reshaping everyday life in ChinaHow AI is reshaping everyday life in ChinaAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 1Xi-Trump meeting’s takeaways, successes and fallout: 7 US-China relations readsWe have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trade, Taiwan and ‘strategic stability’: key Xi-Trump takeaways overall Here are the key takeaways from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the country in more than a decade, after US President Donald Trump pulled out all the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 1Oil rises sharply again and is already back at US$100: the worrying data pointing to ChinaEl crudo Brent, que sirve de referencia en Argentina, aumenta el 2,5% este jueves. Mientras que el WTI texano cerró septiembre con una suba en torno al 5%, impulsado por la guerra en Medio Oriente.¿Qué dice un informe sobre el gigante asiático que le puso más presión al mercado energético?Clarín
POLITICSOct 1China backs Cuba, Beijing’s Panama threat, new UN chief: 7 Latin America relations readsWe have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin American relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China pledges to ‘firmly support’ Cuba as US escalates pressure on Havana China will stand by Cuba in defending its sovereignty and resisting outside interference, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said as Washington stepped up its campaign to force political change in Havana. Read...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 1‘No beardos, no weirdos’: Hegseth deepens Pentagon purge as China channels reopenAs Beijing and Washington take tentative steps to keep a military crisis from erupting, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is reshaping the top ranks of the American military while facing questions about his own future at the Pentagon. Hegseth told junior officers and sergeants on Wednesday that the military had already cut its generals and admirals by 10 per cent and planned to cut another 10 per cent. He called the 20 per cent reduction the bare minimum, dismissing critics who called the...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 1EU retools Trump trade war tripwire into China shipments surge alarmIn April last year, Brussels launched an obscure “import surveillance task force” to track the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China on the EU economy. The bloc was concerned that Chinese shipments bound for the United States would be diverted to Europe at lower prices, imperilling local manufacturers. Eighteen months on, the European Union is on the cusp of its own trade war with China and is repurposing the task force as an early warning system for what it sees as...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 1Young martial artists train in China’s ancient mountain schoolsYoung students from China and abroad train in tai chi and kung fu on the Wudang Mountains, where Taoist philosophy shapes martial arts and daily life.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 1US says F-47 will be first sixth-gen jet. China’s J-36 and J-50 are already flyingWashington is “not too far away” from a production line for its F-47 sixth-generation fighter, a senior US Air Force official has said, as China presses ahead with flight-testing two different next-generation combat aircraft of its own. During a virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Monday, Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said the F-47 would be “the world’s first...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 1Trump’s greatest gift to Xi: Making China America’s peerU.S. allies have the most to lose. Major powers have repeatedly sought stability through exclusive understandings while middle powers and smaller states absorbed the consequences.The Hill
WORLDOct 1Alex Eala loses Asian Games semifinal to China’s Wang XiyuWorld number 18 Eala was beaten 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 by 85th-ranked Xiyu, who will face compatriot Zhang Shuai in the final.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 1Days after Xi-Trump summit, the US marks China’s National Day with pared-down noteFive days after Chinese President Xi Jinping left Washington, the US State Department marked the 77th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China with a greeting short enough to fit on a calling card. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s congratulatory statement landed on Wednesday, a few hours before dawn on National Day in Beijing. It made no mention of Xi’s visit, the trade understandings reached during the trip or the meetings the two leaders have scheduled for later this year. Washington...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 1Trends in Consumption among Older Adults in ChinaThis article examines current consumption patterns and trends among the older adult population in China. It highlights specific economic behaviors and preferences within this demographic group.link.springer.com · Netherlands
POLITICSOct 1From one summit to the next, China shapes a world favorable to its riseInternational meetings attended by President Xi Jinping may appear to yield few concrete results, but Beijing is seeking broad, noncommittal support from as many countries as possible to cement its central role on the world stage.Le Monde [en]
BUSINESSOct 1Humanoid robots: China builds them, but Germany could supply the joints and handsEurope has so far built few humanoid robots, yet could profit from each one. German car part suppliers may play a key role in joints, says a Fraunhofer study.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 1China's Tencent taps Oracle for 100,000 AI chips in $7B lease deal - reportChina's Tencent is reportedly leasing 100,000 AI chips from Oracle in a $7 billion deal. This transaction highlights the increasing demand for AI infrastructure and significant investments in the technology sector.Seeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSOct 1Jamieson Greer pushes G20 to counter excess capacity, flags China’s non-market policiesSeeking Alpha Tech
BUSINESSOct 1China’s carmakers eye record 12 million overseas sales in 2026 as ‘go global’ plan pays offChinese automotive groups have cause to celebrate their go-global strategy amid breakneck export growth in recent years, with deliveries in 2026 expected to beat expectations already buoyed by an international energy shock caused by conflict in the Middle East. Leading carmakers from BYD to Chery Automobile have doubled down on overseas expansion, with some evolving into powerful contenders in markets such as Europe and Africa, which were once dominated by the likes of Volkswagen. “A sluggish...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 1China carves new military presence in Southeast Asian neighbourasiaone.com · Singapore
POLITICSOct 1Shows, tours and film as China marks 90 years since the end of the Long MarchChina’s ruling Communist Party is marking 90 years since the end of the Long March with exhibitions, tours, film and television productions as it tries to mobilise the nation to contribute to its vision for the future. Ahead of the October 22 anniversary, commemorative activities are under way to promote the history of the Long March and revive its “spirit”. The Long March was an epic retreat between 1934 and 1936 by the party’s Red Army to evade Kuomintang, or Nationalist, forces during the...South China Morning Post