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How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year. In the last five years, China returned the first samples from the far side of the Moon, completed its own low-earth orbit space station and […]
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U.S.-Iran war exposes big market concentration risk. It isn’t in S&P 500 stocks
ETF Edge U.S.-Iran war exposes big market concentration risk. It isn’t in S&P 500 stocks Published Fri, Mar 6 202612:52 PM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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How Iran and Venezuela strikes transform the Trump-Xi trade talks
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with the US […]
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China dials down growth ambitions with decades-low target. Here’s why
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier stands guard in front of the National Museum of China in Beijing on March 3, 2025, ahead of the country’s annual legislative meetings known as the “Two Sessions.” Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images China has set its lowest growth target in decades, acknowledging domestic challenges and […]
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Western automakers outsourced supply chains for decades — now Chinese rivals have the cost edge
JINHUA, CHINA – JANUARY 13: Workers assemble new energy vehicles at an intelligent factory of electric vehicle enterprise Leapmotor on January 13, 2026 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Politicians and auto industry leaders in the United States and Europe have […]
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BYD sales plunge in first two months of 2026 as EV giant loses more ground to competitors
NANJING, CHINA – MARCH 2, 2026 – New energy vehicles parked outside a BYD store in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on March 2, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BYD lost ground to its domestic competitors over the first two months of the year, […]
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Deflation and tariff-hit China sets lowest growth target on record at 4.5% to 5%
Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, attends the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest […]
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China to reportedly boost defense spending by 7%, slowest pace since 2021
Key Points China reportedly plans to raise defense spending by 7% this year, the slowest increase since 2021. China kicks off an 8-day parliamentary meeting Thursday. Beijing ranks second to the U.S. in military spending. Source
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CNBC’s China Connection newsletter: New AI players think global from day one
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving the world’s second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. The big story Nvidia’s latest warning is that Chinese rivals are going to disrupt the world. It’s not just in chips. More often than not, the chatter among […]
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China’s factory activity slumps more than expected in February as holiday disrupts production
A cargo ship is parked at a berth loading and unloading containers at the Lianyungang Port Container Terminal in Jiangsu Province, China on March 1, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s factory activity faltered in February as manufacturers paused production and cargo shipment to celebrate an extended holiday, an official survey showed […]
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