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1. China’s private sector difficulties ‘can be overcome’, Xi tells entrepreneurs
President Xi Jinping on Monday assured China’s leading entrepreneurs of persistent government support as the world’s second-largest economy faces greater external headwinds.
2. China could play ‘substantial’ peace role in Ukraine as US seeks a quick deal
China could send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to help preserve any negotiated ceasefire in its war with Russia – as long as they worked with non-Nato countries like India, a former Chinese colonel has suggested.
3. US sentiment on China does not equal consensus, analyst Rick Waters says

Ex-US Department of State official discusses the role of civil diplomats and whether US should have an end-state goal in its China strategy.
4. DeepSeek-led AI to help China’s economic growth but threaten jobs: Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs said artificial intelligence (AI) will give a mild lift to China’s economy in the years ahead following the roll-out of home-grown generative AI tools by DeepSeek, but that the technology would have a limited effect on industry while threatening an already turbulent job market.
5. China ‘narrowing gap with US in new cold war over technology’

China and the US are engaged in a “new cold war” over technology and Beijing is narrowing the gap.
6. Super-thin fibre could be used to check nerve cells in the brain, scientists say
Scientists in China say they have developed an optical fibre technology that could pave the way for real-time endoscopies of nerve cells in the brain, as well as faster next-gen telecommunications.
7. Yiwu sold China’s goods to the world. Now, it wants to do the opposite

For decades, Yiwu has been China’s shop window to the world. The city in the eastern province of Zhejiang is home to a gargantuan wholesale market that connects China’s factories with buyers across the globe. But the export hub is now planning to flip its strategy on its head, and pivot toward helping foreign products find a market in China.


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China’s peace role in Ukraine, Xi assures entrepreneurs: SCMP daily highlights

 Soldiers from the Joint Assault Brigade “Lyut’, part of the Ukrainian National Police, are seen on the Toretsk front line, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Henry Wong

Former US congressman Mike Gallagher said “we’re not competing for competing’s sake”. Photo: Getty Images/ TNS

A man stands outside a booth at the giant wholesale market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters

Top geophysicist Niu Fenglin leaves US for prestigious China role

Niu Fenglin, considered an international expert on the deep structures within the Earth, has left his full professorship at Rice University in Texas to join a top science university in China. Photo: Handout

Niu Fenglin, seen here in 2017 at a well site near Parkfield, California, which was part of his research into the seismic activity of the San Andreas Fault. Photo: Niu Fenglin/Rice University

China accuses US of  ‘serious backsliding’ on Taiwan with change to website

Beijing has objected to changes relating to Taiwan on the US State Department’s website. Photo: EPA-EFE

China’s middle class feels the squeeze as property slump hits pocketbooks

China’s property market, in a slump which has yet to subside, has become a burden on the overall economy. Photo: VCG

China’s property market, in a slump which has yet to subside, has become a burden on the overall economy. Photo: AFP

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From China’s president addressing top entrepreneurs to AI’s impact on economic growth, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage


From China’s president addressing top entrepreneurs to AI’s impact on economic growth, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.


China’s peace role in Ukraine, Xi assures entrepreneurs: SCMP daily highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From China’s president addressing top entrepreneurs to AI’s impact on economic growth, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage

1. China’s private sector difficulties ‘can be overcome’, Xi tells entrepreneurs

2. China could play ‘substantial’ peace role in Ukraine as US seeks a quick deal

3. US sentiment on China does not equal consensus, analyst Rick Waters says

From China’s president addressing top entrepreneurs to AI’s impact on economic growth, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage