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Xi Jinping and his senior ministers are worried about imbalances in supply and demand and overcapacity in some industrie

The home-grown threat to China that has rattled Xi Jinping

Donald Trump’s trade war is not the only thing on Xi Jinping’s mind.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Xiaomi founder and chairman Lei Jun.

The Chinese giant that has succeeded where Apple has failed

Lei Jun, the billionaire founder and chairman of Xiaomi, couldn’t resist a dig at Apple.

Kelly Zong is known as the “Princess of Wahaha” in China.

Chinese ‘princess’ in $3 billion inheritance feud with mysterious siblings

Kelly Zong had until now been publicly regarded as the only child of the late beverage tycoon, Zong Qinghou, who was once China’s richest man.

  • Venus Feng and Dong Cao
Trump’s big, beautiful bill is a big step backwards for America.

Trump’s big, beautiful mistake will have China licking its lips

China’s leaders must be wondering whether they are hallucinating as Trump’s White House commits economic and geopolitical self-harm on a breathtaking scale.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Labubu dolls have sold out so quickly that some Chinese have taken to smuggling in dolls bought overseas to resell them.

It’s not just Labubu dolls. Chinese brands are booming

An “ugly elf” is winning customers at home and abroad in a trend that experts say should worry Western retailers.

  • The Economist
Labubu figures

Can this ugly elf make China cool again?

In China’s campaign to win over hearts and minds worldwide, its latest weapon is a fanged, bunny-eared, arguably quite ugly plushie.

  • Vivian Wang
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Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, spoke on the phone for the first time since January.

Trump’s trade war is starting to bite China’s economy

China’s economy is holding up better than expected in this early phase of the trade war, but first cracks are emerging.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Trump’s stupid obsession will unleash pain on America

Donald Trump’s ridiculous trade wars are part of his plan to “Make America Great Again”. But the latest OECD forecast shows the US will be hit much harder than most of the rest of the world.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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China’s latest boom is sounding alarm bells in America

China was seen as a nation that excelled in drug manufacturing and “copycat” treatments but not medicine discovery. Not any more.

  • Hannah Boland
Chinese e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu are challening Amazon.

Shein and Temu are in the world’s crosshairs

It’s not just the US looking to put up walls to slow down China’s surge of cheap products. Australia may need to rethink its strategy.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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