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Make-believe beautiful to some but painful for all - February 27, 2025

No matter how "beautiful" the US leader tries to convince his domestic audience his tariffs are, they are still a tax that must be paid by the US public. There are no winners in any tariff war, there won't be this time either.

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Why Chinese economy can navigate global headwinds - February 26, 2025

Assuming that the measures US President Donald Trump has taken in the first few weeks in office reflect, a new and sustainable path for the United States, instead of whims, will they have an impact on China's economic prospects? Before addressing this question, we should analyze the structural strengths of China, "structural" in this case being those strengths that do not depend on external factors. There are at least six such structural factors in China's favor.

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China a major player in auto business - February 25, 2025

By now, people are aware of the significant progress the Chinese automotive industry has made over the last decade or so. In 2024, China became the world's largest automotive market, with over 31.4 million units sold, accounting for 34.7 percent of global sales. It is also the largest export base, with 6.41 million units exported in 2024.

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Weaponizing of investment policy is not going to 'make America great again' - February 24, 2025

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said that China will closely follow the moves of the US and take necessary measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. Instead of trying to bully its way to an advantage by politicizing and weaponizing economic and trade issues, the US administration should talk and work with China to avoid the repetition of a lose-lose situation.

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Good faith not tariffs basis for positive outcomes from talks: China Daily editorial - February 23, 2025

As China's Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Li Chenggang pointed out in a meeting of the World Trade Organization General Council in Geneva last Tuesday, the United States' imposition of unilateral and arbitrary tariffs on China and other trading partners has caused global "tariff shocks".

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Tariffs not a magic wand for MAGA - February 20, 2025

The US president seems obsessed with tariffs, as though wielding a magic wand, a single wave of which is all it takes to realize his dream to "make America great again". As such, weaponizing tariffs is by no means a quick fix for the US' problems and will likely only cause more problems in the future.

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No reason for China and EU not to be partners - February 19, 2025

China and the EU should be partners, not rivals. They should add more stability and certainty to the world, not more complexity and complications. As two major players on the world stage, China and the EU can provide stability and certainty in this time of turbulence and change, and provide more leadership and support for global development.

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US sends risk-laden message - February 18, 2025

The worsening relations across the Taiwan Strait are not what Beijing, or the world, wants to see. Neither are the worsening relations between the world's two largest economies. The US should earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the commitments it made in the three China-US joint communiques, observe international law and not send any wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces.

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China a source of certainty in world of turbulence and transformation - February 17, 2025

By practicing true multilateralism, featuring extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit, China is the source of the greatest certainty amid all the turbulence and uncertainty, as it is a "steadfast constructive force" upholding the trajectory toward an equal and orderly multipolar world.

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'New beginning' timely opportunity for Washington to stop playing 'Taiwan card': China Daily editorial - February 16, 2025

In their telephone talk on Jan 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping told then US president-elect Donald Trump that the Taiwan question concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and he hoped that the US side would handle it with caution.

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