Beijing pledges greater market access as top global CEOs gather at the China Development Forum

The forum came as Beijing seeks to attract foreign investment as its economy grappled with sluggish domestic consumption and escalating trade tensions.

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China pledges greater market access as Tim Cook and other global CEOs gather in Beijing

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China courts global CEOs for Xi meeting

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Financial Times - Mar. 14

China releases detained Mintz employees as Xi courts global CEOs

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China’s exports to developing markets have soared, opening indirect routes to the U.S. market that officials in Beijing worry may be closed under pressure from President Trump.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

China’s Xi calls on top executives to help ‘uphold global order’ as trade tensions with U.S. rise

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with global executives and made a case for investing in the country, as Beijing focuses on reaching out to businesses amid escalating trade tensions with ...

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China's Xi calls on top executives to help 'uphold global order' as trade tensions with U.S. rise

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NBC News - 16h

Facebook ‘worked hand in glove’ with China on censor tools, claims ex-director

Social media company considered letting Beijing control content for access to its lucrative market, BBC told.

BBC News - Mar. 10

The global battle against the climate crisis needs China. I’m visiting Beijing, and that’s what I’ll tell them | Ed Miliband

I will be the first UK energy secretary since 2017 to visit. It is negligence towards today’s and future generations not to engage China on this critical topic. The climate crisis is an existential ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

China can live with Trump’s tariffs – his bullish foreign policy will help Beijing in the long term | Steve Tsang

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The Guardian - Mar. 12

China remains top military and cyber threat to US, intelligence report says

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Financial Times - Mar. 19

China’s retail sales strengthen at the start of the year, industrial output tops expectations

China's economic data for the first two months of the year showed a modest pickup as Beijing reiterated its plan to bolster domestic consumption.

CNBC - Mar. 17

UK hoping to work with China to counteract Trump’s climate-hostile policies

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The Guardian - Mar. 14

China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States

China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countries. Chinese vice-premier Ding Xuexiang has pledged to ...

The Guardian - 17h

China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States

China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countries. Chinese vice-premier Ding Xuexiang has pledged to ...

The Guardian - 17h

Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China

Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignation. The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth , has ...

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Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China

Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignation. The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth , has ...

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CNBC - Mar. 20

Trump is targeting China-made containerships in new flank of global economic war on the oceans

China dominates shipbuilding for the ocean freight market, and President Trump has plans to exact economic punishment to bring the business back to the U.S.

CNBC - Mar. 11

French industrial giant Schneider Electric hails the significance of China’s ‘DeepSeek moment'

China's "DeepSeek moment" is likely to be good news in the global race to develop AI models, according to French power-equipment maker Schneider Electric.

CNBC - Mar. 12

The ‘freedom’ railway: China’s plan to take on the US in Africa

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China’s Xi calls on top executives to help restore global order as trade tensions with U.S. rise

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised tariffs by 20% on China since January over its alleged role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, and threatened a swath of new tariffs.

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China’s Xi calls on top executives to help 'uphold global order' as trade tensions with U.S. rise

U.S. President Donald Trump has raised tariffs by 20% on China since January over its alleged role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, and threatened a swath of new tariffs.

CNBC - 15h

China invites U.S. business leaders to Beijing as it tries to decipher Trump's trade plans

China courted the executives of major U.S. businesses this week in a sign of how Beijing seeks to offset trade pressures, rather than retaliate forcefully.

CNBC - 3d

China invites U.S. business leaders to Beijing as it tries to decipher Trump’s trade plans

China courted the executives of major U.S. businesses at an annual conference this week in a sign of how Beijing seeks to offset trade pressures, rather than retaliate forcefully.

NBC News - 3d

Trump Rejects Idea That Musk Should Have Access to Top-Secret China War Plans

The president also denied a report that such a briefing had been planned to be held at the Pentagon on Friday.

The New York Times - Mar. 21

China's central bank follows U.S. Fed in keeping rates steady as tariff threats pressure yuan

Chinese top officials have pledged to ramp up monetary easing measures, including interest rate cuts "at appropriate times."

CNBC - Mar. 20

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

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CNBC - Mar. 18

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China’s Xi urges global CEOs to protect trade supply chains; UK’s 2024 growth revised higher, but households hoard cash – business live

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