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Transcript: Building an Asia-Pacific community to prosper together
CGTN and CCG bring together Henry Huiyao Wang, Gonzalo Talavera, Bert Hofman, Paul Samson and Ravi Velloor to discuss the road to the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Shenzhen.
China-EU Trade Talks: What Was Actually Agreed?
The China-EU trade talks have now wrapped up, with both sides issuing a joint statement.
The US-China AI Race: Competing Models, Global Stakes | China Considered | Hoover Institution
In a new episode of China Considered, Elizabeth Economy sits down with Martin Chorzempa, the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, to ask whether the United States and China are in an AI race—and, if so, what the prize is. Drawing on his work on Chinese fintech, Chorzempa explains how lessons from that sector’s boom and crackdown have shaped Beijing’s approach to AI, from registration and censorship requirements to quiet, behind-the-scenes supervision of its labs.
EU’s readout on the Second China-EU Trade Talk
The EU’s official texts have now been released, and they clearly support some of the assessments I made in my previous article: the two sides reached an understanding that also includes arrangements to restrict Chinese hybrid vehicle exports.
China and EU reach ‘understanding’ on hybrid cars, Beijing says
Statement follows two days of talks aimed at avoiding full-scale trade conflict
Xinjiang’s “Blue Miracle”
Fish farming in Xinjiang is being sold as proof that technology can overcome geography. The reality is more complicated: a desert seafood boom built on political control, imported feed and a food system that masks its real burdens.
Submit your questions: who’s doing better in their trade battles with China — the EU or the US?
Senior trade writer Alan Beattie and economics columnist Soumaya Keynes will answer reader questions in a live Q&A on Thursday October 15 at 1pm (BST)
The Daily Roundup
October 9th, 2026 | Welcome to The Wire’s daily news roundup. Each day, our staff gathers the top China business, finance, and economics headlines from a selection of the world’s leading news organizations.
PBoC says it won’t appreciate the RMB to rebalance trade
Stop asking for the RMB to appreciate – we’re not going to do it. That’s the message from China’s central bank (PBoC) in a short essay published October 8 in both Chinese and English. Some context: EU politicians are demanding the RMB appreciate to help tackle the surge of Chinese imports threaten
Beijing authorizes RMB 550 billion in local bonds to bolster growth
The finance ministry (MoF) has authorized local governments to issue RMB 550 billion of additional debt in Q4. The announcement – issued October 9 – says the debt will draw down unused bond quotas from previous years. Some context: Every March, Beijing allocates local governments a quota of bonds.
China’s readout on the Second China-EU Trade Talk
We still need to read this alongside the EU’s readout, but my initial impression is that the negotiations have produced a meaningful, albeit partial, easing of tensions.
The Making and Unmaking of China’s Intellectual Influencers
Inside China’s grassroots war on intellectual plagiarism
Why Is Beijing Issuing a Policy Statement on the RMB Now?
The official explanation, and some of my takes
Can AI Tell Your Fortune? How Chinese Divination Is Going Digital
Career, love, finances, family, health — all of the things you want to ask a fortune teller can now be asked of AI, but for better or worse?
How to Explain Cross-strait Relations
Written by Frédéric Krumbein. This article introduces a five-theory framework to analyse cross-strait relations. By evaluating historical decisions, economic integration, identity shifts, and security dynamics, the author provides a comprehensive analytical toolkit to map future trajectories for Taiwan-China relations across varying degrees of political salience.Continue reading
HK nat. security police charge man over ‘seditious’ posts months after arrest
Hong Kong national security police have charged a man for allegedly making “seditious” online posts, revealing the case nearly three months after his unannounced arrest.
Beijing Music Festival 2026: 10 Days of Classical Music and More
From opera and symphonic concerts to chamber music and crossover performances, the 29th Beijing Music Festival, running from October 9 to 20, brings together nine acclaimed ensembles and 700 artists for events across the capital
What China’s provincial leadership reshuffle signals for the 2027 Politburo
China’s latest provincial reshuffle is not likely to impact who joins the Politburo in 2027. In late September, six provincial-level regions got new top officials – Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Anhui, Henan, and Fujian. What everyone's wondering: Do appointments now – roughly a year before the 2027 Party
Why Are China’s Coffee Giants Slowing Down to Grow?
For the past few years, the Chinese coffee scene felt like a high-speed caffeine rush. Brands raced to dominate cities, pushing the limits of rapid expansion and fueling a price war that conditioned young consumers to expect their daily brew for just 9.9 RMB (under 1.50 USD). Leading the charge was Luckin Coffee, whose meteoric rise and global explosion became the blueprint for coffee success in the Middle Kingdom.
Five destinations, five hair solutions: Schwarzkopf’s holiday pitch
Schwarzkopf launches a campaign for the holiday season that links its products to dramatic landscapes around China.
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