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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Beijing can’t afford another crackdown on its tech companies
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 Instead of trumpeting China’s tech advances, Premier Li Qiang struck an uncharacteristically somber tone during a nationwide address on policy plans. I’ve heard him speak […]
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China’s nudge, a U.S. permission, an Iranian rapprochement — India’s balancing act on an economic thread
Indian social and women’s rights activist, educationist, Syeda Saiyidain Hameed during the Iran Embassy opens condolence book on the martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on March 5, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India faces a difficult […]
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China exports sharply beat expectations as trade surplus in the first two months surges to highest on record
A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Jan. 13, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s trade surplus rose to its highest on record in the combined January-February period, while exports massively beat expectations, underscoring the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy […]
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Why China can withstand oil’s surge past $100 more easily than other countries
Key Points The latest Middle East tensions shed light on how the world’s three largest oil consumers have taken different approaches to energy. China has gradually increased the share of renewables in its total energy demand, more than the U.S. and India. China is the world’s largest oil importer, but it relies less on energy […]
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China consumer inflation hits three-year high as producer deflation eases
BEIJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 6: Women wearing Qing Dynasty-style costumes take photos inside the Forbidden City on November 6, 2025, in Beijing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News China’s consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending while deflation in factory-gate prices moderated. The consumer […]
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China says ‘thorough preparations’ needed as Trump-Xi meeting hangs in the balance amid Iran war
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China’s foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) on March 8, 2026 in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi underscored Sunday the […]
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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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