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China counters US tech restrictions with targeted measures - August 06, 2026
Trade disputes are often judged by how hard each side strikes. China’s latest response suggests that another measure may matter more: how precisely it strikes.
China’s quarterly business sentiment stays in positive territory despite modest dip - August 06, 2026
China's Business Sentiment Index for the industrial sector edged down slightly in the second quarter from the previous quarter but remained above the 50-point threshold separating expansion from contraction, indicating that overall industrial activity continued to expand, according to a new report.
Can artificial intelligence help prepare graduates for tomorrow's jobs? - August 05, 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the labor market, automating tasks such as routine copywriting, basic data analysis, conventional coding, repetitive administrative tasks and entry-level design work. As these jobs disappear or change, employers are increasingly demanding a different mix of skills from graduates.
Does Nike’s reduction in distributors indicate a decline in China’s consumer power? - August 05, 2026
Topsports and Pou Sheng International recently announced that they had received official notification from Nike stating that, starting January 1, 2027, sales of Nike products through third-party online platforms in the Chinese mainland will be fully discontinued.
Sino-British joint venture pushes into smart, green power trading market - August 04, 2026
A Sino-British energy joint venture is rapidly gaining traction in China's burgeoning green power market, signing electricity trading contracts exceeding one billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) within just months of its launch, according to its Chinese partner PCG Power.
China's slow EVs register fast exports growth - August 04, 2026
In a gated community outside Phoenix in the United States, a family rolls to the neighborhood pool in a small, open-sided electric vehicle. A rancher in Texas uses the same machine to haul feed across the property.
China's embodied intelligence endeavors reshaping productivity - August 03, 2026
While a technician wearing a full-body motion capture suit that features VR goggles, handheld controllers, and sensors strapped to his legs bends over, lifts his legs and turns, a humanoid robot in front of him mirrors every movement in real time.
China’s economic model connects domestic planning to the development of partner countries - August 03, 2026
The year 2026 marks the commencement of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), a pivotal phase in the nation's medium- to long-term development.
Two attitudes toward Chinese robots: A mirror revealing who is reversing course - August 02, 2026
Recently, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-made advanced robotic devices to its Covered List, effectively banning new models from entering US market. Almost simultaneously, the BBC published an extensive feature documenting how Chinese robots are "transforming the UK's retail industry."
China's July PMIs point to improving economic structure - August 02, 2026
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector in July indicated an improving economic structure despite a reading of contraction due to seasonal factors, with equipment and high-tech manufacturing maintaining expansion, official data showed last Friday.
