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California ports boom despite global tariff uncertainty
Oct 14, 2026

California ports boom despite global tariff uncertainty

California ports boom despite global tariff uncertainty...

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‘China shock 3.0’ to be driven by AI, biotech and robot exports, economist says
Oct 14, 2026

‘China shock 3.0’ to be driven by AI, biotech and robot exports, economist says

The world is on the cusp of a “China shock 3.0” driven by exports of artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and robots, which could hit harder than the current wave, a leading economist on China ...

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Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis
Oct 14, 2026

Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis

Susan Thornton is a former American diplomat who for decades worked on US policy in Eurasia in the State Department before becoming acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affai...

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Hegseth calls US$1.5 trillion defence budget ‘critical’ to counter China
Oct 14, 2026

Hegseth calls US$1.5 trillion defence budget ‘critical’ to counter China

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a nearly US$1.5 trillion defence budget request “absolutely critical”, warning that whoever falls behind in autonomy, robotics and AI will fall “even furth...

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Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?
Oct 14, 2026

Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?

Be warned. The global economy is likely to experience a recession next year. War across the Middle East is set to escalate, wrecking energy supplies for many years, even as the artificial intelligence...

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Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money laundering
Oct 14, 2026

Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money laundering

Bank of America, the second-largest US bank, failed to promptly report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions bearing signs of Chinese money-laundering networks, US regulators said...

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Azerbaijani president meets Chinese FM in Baku
Oct 14, 2026

Azerbaijani president meets Chinese FM in Baku

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Baku on Wednesday....

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How China's health development benefits the world
Oct 14, 2026

How China's health development benefits the world

From foreign medical aid teams to pharmaceutical innovation, China is promoting the building of a global community of health for all through practical actions....

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EU leaders to ‘urgently’ call for new trade weapons to tackle China shock
Oct 14, 2026

EU leaders to ‘urgently’ call for new trade weapons to tackle China shock

Leaders of the EU’s 27 member states will instruct Brussels to “urgently” come up with new weapons to counter the imbalances they believe are caused by China’s economic policies, at a meeting in the B...

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HK$8 toll confirmed for Central Kowloon Bypass
Oct 14, 2026

HK$8 toll confirmed for Central Kowloon Bypass

The government said on Wednesday that a flat HK$8 toll will apply to all vehicles using the Central Kowloon Bypass starting on December 6, when all sections of the mega project open. A spokesperson...

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