Chinese industrial production contracted unexpectedly in January, with official figures signaling a decline in economic activity. Experts are particularly concerned about weak domestic demand.
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The Chinese open-source AI model R1 from DeepSeek is causing a tremor in the stock market and stoking fears of a sell-off in the technology sector.
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For over twenty years, wealthy Chinese women traveled to the United States to give birth to their babies. Now Donald Trump wants to abolish birthright citizenship. It could be the end of a lucrative shadow industry.
By Redaktion Table
The hype surrounding the Chinese AI industry and the start-up DeepSeek shows that China's development of an independent semiconductor industry is in full swing. Chen Tianshi's chip group Cambricon is at the forefront.
By Jörn Petring
China's exporters benefit from the little-known "de minimis" rule, which allows duty-free imports of goods up to 800 US dollars. Trump wants to close the loophole and could significantly harm online giants such as Shein and Temu. This could also impact China's economic growth.
By Jörn Petring
Shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the US's concerns about China's behavior in the South China Sea to his counterpart Wang Yi, the next incident occurred off the coast of the Philippines.
By Marcel Grzanna
The travel rush around the Chinese New Year is bigger than ever. The government in Beijing has extended the nationwide holidays to boost the country's weak domestic consumption.
By Ning Wang
The CIA published a report on the origins of COVID-19, which was commissioned under the Biden administration.
By Ning Wang
