Category: China
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Bound by Trade, Split by War
On November 18, 2025, during a Bloomberg fireside chat in Brussels, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas highlighted how the European Union’s extensive economic interdependence with China is severely limiting its leverage to confront Beijing’s role in supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This statement underscores ongoing tensions in EU-China relations,…
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Export Competition Reshapes Global Growth
What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment on this Goldman Sachs graphics? Economics-100, Chief Economist: Executive Summary:This Goldman Sachs chart illustrates the projected impact of increased export competition on annual GDP growth (2026–2029 average) across a range of countries and regions. The data shows that Germany, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE-4), and Italy face…
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China Commissions Fujian Carrier
China’s commissioning of the Fujian (Type 003) aircraft carrier on November 5, 2025, at the Yulin Naval Base in Sanya, Hainan Province, marks a pivotal advancement in Beijing’s military capabilities. This 80,000-ton vessel, the third in the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet, is China’s first fully indigenous design and the world’s first conventionally powered…
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China Warns Japan on Taiwan
On November 14, 2025, during a regular press briefing, Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, issued the explicit threat. He stated:”Should the Japanese side fail to draw lessons from history and dare to take a risk, or even use force to interfere in the Taiwan question, it will only suffer…
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China’s Green Surge: Renewable Superpower
“In its November 2025 special report on “China, energy and climate,” The Economist dubs China the “world’s renewable-energy superpower,” emphasizing its unprecedented pace in building and deploying clean energy infrastructure. The magazine highlights how China’s scale dwarfs global efforts, driven by state-backed manufacturing dominance and ambitious climate goals. This positions China not just as a…