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China's reliance on exports for economic growth will be a key topic in U.S.-China trade talks this coming week in Stockholm.
Commodity prices from steel to polysilicon have surged this month as Chinese investors bet Beijing is finally serious about addressing overcapacity across the world's second-largest economy. Prices for nine industrial commodities including coal,
Half a century after the establishment of relations between China and the EU, and against a backdrop of deteriorating transatlantic relations, the European Union and China held their 25th summit in Beijing.
Yet analysts say the Chinese leader is likely holding out for concrete deliverables before agreeing to the high-profile meeting. Trump dramatically escalated the trade war with the world's second-largest economy in April, rolling out sweeping new tariffs that prompted China to respond with its own export duties and other measures.
E.U. leaders are in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations with China, but they have major disagreements over trade and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The White House puts a priority on doing business with Beijing as it prepares for bilateral talks next week.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Pakistan to protect the safety of Chinese nationals and projects, as he met with Pakistan's army chief who was on his first visit to Beijing since his country's recent clashes with India.
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Taiwanese voters are deciding whether to remove about one-fifth of their lawmakers from the opposition Nationalist Party.
Tensions are high in Taiwan as threats from China and anger over political deadlock take center stage in an election to recall opposition lawmakers
"This dam can almost power the state of Texas," an engineer told Newsweek, with the scale of energy produced "simply astounding."
China’s Premier Li Qiang called for urgent global consensus on artificial intelligence safety and governance, announcing a new international cooperation body.