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June 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The post-summit detente between Washington and Beijing has moved from diplomatic language to institutional design. Less than three weeks after the summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the US Trade Representative (USTR) asked companies to identify “non-sensitive” Chinese goods that might qualify for tariff relief under a new US-China Board of Trade. On the same day, the USTR also proposed Section 301 duties on imports from 60 economies, including China, after its...
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Tajikistan News
June 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
by Xinhua writer Yu Xiaohua BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- When Xiaomi opens registration for guided tours of its electric-vehicle factory in Beijing, demand often runs into tens of thousands for a small number of tour slots each month. Many spend months entering lotteries before finally securing a spot. The surge points to a broader shift in China's tourism landscape. With landmark attractions like the Gre
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
by Xinhua writer Yu Xiaohua BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- When Xiaomi opens registration for guided tours of its electric-vehicle factory in Beijing, demand often runs into tens of thousands for a small number of tour slots each month. Many spend months entering lotteries before finally securing a spot. The surge points to a broader shift in China's tourism landscape. With landmark attractions like the Gre
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Turkmenistan News
June 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
by Xinhua writer Yu Xiaohua BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) -- When Xiaomi opens registration for guided tours of its electric-vehicle factory in Beijing, demand often runs into tens of thousands for a small number of tour slots each month. Many spend months entering lotteries before finally securing a spot. The surge points to a broader shift in China's tourism landscape. With landmark attractions like the Gre
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June 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A suspected bird strike on a Chinese-made C909 regional jet in Beijing has reportedly left some marks on its nose and airframe, but experts said the likelihood of any severe damage was very low. The incident underscores the real-world tests of reliability facing the model as it is more widely deployed at home and abroad, according to observers. Air China flight CA1150, arriving from Ordos in Inner Mongolia, struck a large bird as it approached Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday...
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June 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If the Democrats win control of Congress in America’s midterm elections it could bring “renewed volatility” to relations with China, a veteran Chinese diplomat has warned. “The results [of the 2026 midterms] … are likely to have a profound impact on the stability of China-US relations,” said Bian Qingzu, former secretary general of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. Founded in 1954, the association has long been a conduit to foster non-governmental exchanges...
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June 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
China’s military mouthpiece has highlighted the “dangers of AI sycophancy” – where artificial intelligence systems alter the facts to match user biases – and called for action to prevent this from harming People’s Liberation Army operations. An article in PLA Daily on Tuesday said the tendency for AI models to cater to user preferences – even endorsing blatant errors over objective facts – posed a “severe threat” at a time when the military relied more on automated systems. “The dangers of AI...
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June 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
China’s motorcycle industry legend Zhang Xue has invited a 31-year-old cancer-stricken fan to an overseas motorsport competition after learning about the man’s bleak prognosis. Zhang, who was little known to most of the public last year, rose to international fame months ago for achieving an unprecedented victory for the country in a world-class race. The turning point was in March when French rider Valentin Debise won two races in the WorldSSP class of the Superbike World Championship riding on...
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June 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
China is launching a nationwide training programme to help humanoid robots move from dance performances and marathon races into factories, warehouses and hospitals, as Beijing steps up efforts to commercialise the technology. The goal is to accelerate the deployment of humanoid robots and embodied AI in real-world production and service environments, giving local governments and state-owned enterprises less than six months to prove the technology’s viability in such settings, according to an...
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June 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
China’s factory gate prices rose by the most since 2022, surpassing expectations, as higher oil costs stemming from the war in Iran help manufacturers escape years of deflation. The producer price index rose by 3.9 per cent from a year earlier in May, more than the 3.5 per cent forecast of economists surveyed by Wind. Consumer prices rose by 1.2 per cent, the same as in April and below the 1.4 per cent forecast. Manufacturers have raised prices for three months in a row after the conflict in the...
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June 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The European Commission has declared its trade and economic relationship with China “unsustainable”, pointing to a daily trade deficit of €1 billion (US$1.16 billion) and Chinese manufacturing overcapacity that puts millions of jobs across various sectors at risk. However, a clear-eyed analysis reveals this premise to be entirely flawed. The narrative spun by Brussels is a desperate attempt to weaponise trade policy to mask structural, self-inflicted failures. To understand the absurdity of the...
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June 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
India is moving closer to undertaking its biggest military revamp since independence, with the army, navy and air force placed under commanders overseeing specific theatres of conflict, amid concerns over whether such a set-up can simultaneously counter China and Pakistan. Analysts said the debate over the proposed Integrated Theatre Commands was not just about a streamlining exercise but whether India’s military could be cohesive enough to deal with border disputes and evolving threats. The...
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June 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s chief of staff Cai Qi, the fifth most senior official in the ruling Communist Party, was chosen to lead the Central Party School, Beijing’s leading academy for cadres. The Central Party School is not just any training site for Chinese officials, but part of a nationwide system that Xi considers key to the ideological purity of the party and important for the expertise needed by senior officials across the country. Who were previous heads? In the past...
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June 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Eyeing massive new shipping facilities near the Three Gorges dam, China has formally begun construction on an ambitious project to enable the passage of larger vessels and streamline logistics along the nation’s most critical waterway. The centrepiece of the planned 77.2 billion yuan (US$11.4 billion) infrastructure buildout, which looks to span nearly a decade, is a series of mega ship locks – colossal structures also known as “water elevators” or “water staircases” that are built into a...
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June 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
On a state visit to China last month, US President Donald Trump shocked his political base with a series of rhetorical concessions. In an interview, he warmly endorsed Chinese students studying in America, supported China-linked acquisition of US farmland, and dismissed concerns over state espionage as a routine, two-way reality. It was not the first time Trump’s softer stance on China clashed with his own administration’s hardline approach. Even before the summit, he repeatedly suggested...
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
China has surpassed Russia as the biggest direct foreign investor in Central Asia, a resource-rich region that has long been in Moscows sphere of influence but is being increasingly courted by Beijing, according to data from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).Chinas cumulative direct investment in Central Asia over the past decade exceeded $35 billion in 2025, the EDB said in areportpublished in December. Found
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Tajikistan News
June 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
China has surpassed Russia as the biggest direct foreign investor in Central Asia, a resource-rich region that has long been in Moscows sphere of influence but is being increasingly courted by Beijing, according to data from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).Chinas cumulative direct investment in Central Asia over the past decade exceeded $35 billion in 2025, the EDB said in areportpublished in December. Found
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Turkmenistan News
June 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
China has surpassed Russia as the biggest direct foreign investor in Central Asia, a resource-rich region that has long been in Moscows sphere of influence but is being increasingly courted by Beijing, according to data from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).Chinas cumulative direct investment in Central Asia over the past decade exceeded $35 billion in 2025, the EDB said in areportpublished in December. Found
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Kyrgyzstan News
June 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
GUIYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's U23 men's national football team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Tajikistan at the 2026 CFA Team China International Youth Football Tournament in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Tuesday. The win also marked China's second consecutive victory over Tajikistan, following a 1-0 triumph in Zunyi, another city in Guizhou, on June 6. The two friendly matches agai
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Tajikistan News
June 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
GUIYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's U23 men's national football team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Tajikistan at the 2026 CFA Team China International Youth Football Tournament in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Tuesday. The win also marked China's second consecutive victory over Tajikistan, following a 1-0 triumph in Zunyi, another city in Guizhou, on June 6. The two friendly matches agai
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