China.Table – Edition 1331

A soybean deal with a sell-by date + Hydrogen’s quiet rise + When geopolitics trumps public health

• Food: How China’s plans could reshape global supply chains
• Hydrogen: How China wants to create a real alternative
• Steel industry: European Parliament approves new import rules from 2026
• Economic security: EU tightens scrutiny of foreign investment in critical sectors
• Robotaxis: VW partner Xpeng puts in-house model into series production
• Energy security: Japan and South Korea want to build reserves together
• Investment: China’s influence in Eurasia is growing
• Must Reads: What Xi is said to have told Trump about Putin
• Executive Moves: China Citic Bank gets a new president