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‘Unbearable imbalances’ cast shadow on Macron’s Beijing bonhomie
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French president’s visit to China highlights growing fears about existential threat to European industries
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Chinese phonemakers seize on Apple’s AI struggles to grab market share
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Manufacturers tout apps that help users switch from iPhones
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Japan frustrated at Trump administration’s silence over row with China
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Tokyo asks US to be more vocal in its support after Beijing reacted furiously to prime minister’s comments about Taiwan
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US defence secretary says Monroe Doctrine is ‘stronger than ever’
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Pete Hegseth promises ‘peace through strength’ as he asserts American military dominance in western hemisphere
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US national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
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Policy document blasts traditional allies while failing to criticise Russia
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Taiwan blocks Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu
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Move against Xiaohongshu over online scams, amid concerns over Beijing’s influence campaigns
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Chinese challenger to Nvidia surges fivefold in market debut
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Investors bet Moore Threads will benefit from Beijing’s drive to reduce dependence on US chipmaker
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FirstFT: US bipartisan bill seeks to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China
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Also in today’s newsletter: investors fret over Japan’s spending plans and Meta plans to slash spending on metaverse
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US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China
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Bipartisan bill is part of effort to stop Beijing from getting critical AI-related technology
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EU to review tariffs on Volkswagen’s EVs made in China
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Move could offer German carmaker respite from anti-subsidy measures
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China says it is ‘actively’ issuing rare earths general licences
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Beijing’s tight export controls on critical minerals have strained relations with the US and EU
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South-east Asia’s EV acceleration and Japan’s data centre bottlenecks
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The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
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Macron warns of ‘disintegration’ risk for world order in Xi meeting
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French and Chinese leaders stress need for multilateralism amid rising trade tensions
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US halted plans to sanction Chinese spy agency to maintain trade truce
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Decision sparks concern among China hawks that Donald Trump is sacrificing national security to maintain trade truce
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The economic miracle of China’s midday naps
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The wuxiu habit is regarded as traditional but its popularity has grown with rising incomes and longer working hours
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Starmer proposes trip to China in January
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First visit by UK prime minister since 2018 expected to come after London approves Beijing’s ‘mega’ embassy plans
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Russia strengthens financial ties to China with first renminbi bond
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Country’s $3bn ‘dim sum’ bond will help finance war in Ukraine and could lead to many more
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Trafigura says China oil demand to hit multiyear low in 2026
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Commodity trader says growth in India will overtake that in China for first time
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The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom
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Data centres and green grids are heavy users of the red metal, but mine supply is stagnating and new discoveries are rare
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China spy case report criticises UK government and prosecutors as ‘shambolic’
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‘Systemic failures’ contributed to collapse of case against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, security committee finds
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