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37 results for Disaster+Economic · China

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China12d ago

The Us reduced relations with Company in Beijing [10 sources]

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GDELT Events Historical

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China13d ago

Reports of conflict in Beijing [5 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Beijing

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China13d ago

Austrian reduced relations with Austria in China [4 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Lixin

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China13d ago

Britain reduced relations with China in Beijing [10 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Beijing

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China13d ago

Nanjing reduced relations with in Nanjing [8 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China13d ago

Chinese reduced relations with in China [8 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical

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EconomicCrisis🇺🇸United States 🇮🇷Iran 🇨🇳China5d ago

The United States has imposed new sanctions on Iran that directly affect Chinese companies operating in or conducting business with Iran, restricting their access to US markets and financial systems.

6.2/10·ORF English (Austrian Broadcasting)

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EconomicCrisis🇮🇷Iran 🇨🇳China 🇵🇰Pakistan+26d ago

Iran's actions have disrupted Hormuz shipping lanes, destabilizing Gulf trade and energy markets. China's pre-built corridor infrastructure and strong industrial capacity position it to gain relative advantage, while Pakistan has begun routing transit through Iran via Chinese-built corridors—a shift that redirects regional trade away from traditional UAE ports and consolidates Beijing's influence over critical supply chains.

6.2/10·Oil Price (Energy Intel)·Tehran, Tehran

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EconomicResolution🇨🇳China 🇮🇳India 🇯🇵Japan+25d ago

Asian countries have surpassed record investment levels in carbon-cutting and clean energy projects, channeling $2.3 trillion into decarbonization efforts. The surge underscores Asia's growing role as the primary driver of global climate-related capital deployment and renewable energy infrastructure development.

5.5/10·Nikkei Asia

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EconomicCrisis🇺🇸United States 🇨🇳China 🇮🇷Iran5d ago

The United States has sanctioned three Chinese companies—including Mentropy Technology (Hangzhou)—for supplying satellite imagery that Iran used to conduct military strikes against US forces in the Middle East. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the action as Washington tightens restrictions on technological support flowing to Tehran.

5.5/10·Hespress (Morocco — Arabic)·Washington, District of Columbia

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EconomicUpdate🇦🇷Argentina 🇧🇴Bolivia 🇨🇱Chile+16d ago

The Andean lithium triangle—spanning Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile—is considering a coordinated framework that would allow the three nations to leverage their combined lithium reserves while avoiding exclusive alignment with either the United States or China. The approach signals an attempt by South American producers to strengthen negotiating power in global critical mineral markets.

5.5/10·Buenos Aires Herald

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EconomicUpdate🇪🇺EU 🇯🇵Japan 🇨🇳China+16d ago

The European Union and Japan are deepening their economic partnership to counter what they view as China's strategic manipulation of global supply chains. At their 7th High-Level Economic Dialogue in Brussels in early May, both sides adopted notably hardened language on the issue, reflecting growing alignment among major developed economies on reducing reliance on Chinese supply chain dominance.

5.5/10·Asia Times·Brussels, Brussels Capital

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China 🇺🇸United States 🇭🇰HK+15d ago

China reported April exports rose 14.1% year-on-year, beating forecasts and marking a sharp rebound from March's 2.5% growth, while imports climbed 25.3%. The figures come days before President Trump and leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing to discuss trade friction, export controls on semiconductors and rare earths, and ongoing efforts to broker peace in the Iran conflict.

5.2/10·Greater Kashmir·Hong Kong, Central and Western

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EconomicUpdate🇪🇺EU 🇨🇳China6d ago

A survey by Sitra and Eva found that most European respondents believe the EU should reduce its technological dependence on China, even if doing so would delay climate action efforts. The finding suggests growing appetite among European publics for supply-chain diversification and technological independence, though at potential trade-offs with decarbonization timelines.

5.2/10·Yle News English (Finland)

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EconomicUpdate🇺🇸United States 🇨🇳China 🇯🇵Japan+25d ago

Asian corporations are cautiously optimistic about US investment opportunities, but their enthusiasm is tempered by concerns over tariffs introduced in 2025. The mixed sentiment reflects firms weighing long-term opportunities against near-term trade policy uncertainty.

4.5/10·Nikkei Asia

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China 🇭🇰HK5d ago

Baidu's spun-off chip unit announced plans for a dual listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange, accelerating China's push toward indigenous semiconductor capabilities and reducing reliance on U.S. technology suppliers.

4.5/10·Nikkei Asia·Shanghai, Shanghai

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China5d ago

China reported a 14% year-on-year increase in exports during April, signaling robust demand for Chinese goods even as geopolitical uncertainties persist in key trading regions. The data suggests the world's second-largest economy is maintaining its export competitiveness amid trade tensions.

4.5/10·Nikkei Asia

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China5d ago

Huawei has become a dominant supplier at China's automotive show, with its technology embedded across multiple vehicle platforms and manufacturers. The display underscores China's push to consolidate domestic technology leadership in electric vehicles and autonomous driving systems.

4.5/10·Nikkei Asia

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EconomicCrisis🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇨🇳China5d ago

Nicaragua's government announced the elimination of customs tariffs on Chinese imports under their bilateral Free Trade Agreement, but the ministerial agreement does not specify whether China will reciprocate with equivalent tariff reductions. Analysts warn this one-sided move could significantly widen Nicaragua's already substantial trade gap.

4.5/10·Confidencial Nicaragua

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇴Colombia 🇵🇭Philippines 🇺🇸United States+16d ago

The value of upstream oil and gas asset deals plummeted to $5.55 billion in March from $32 billion in February, though the number of transactions remained steady at 35. South America led regional activity with 55% of deal value, while the largest transaction was Prime Infrastructure's $1.4 billion acquisition of SierraCol Energy.

4.5/10·Oil Price (Energy Intel)

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China6d ago

BYD's record vehicle sales have reignited scrutiny of working conditions at Chinese manufacturing facilities and raised questions about the country's economic relationship with Western markets. The sales milestone underscores China's growing dominance in electric vehicle production, but has become a focal point for labor rights advocates and policymakers concerned about supply chain practices.

4.5/10·Foreign Policy

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EconomicUpdate🇩🇪Germany 🇨🇳China5d ago

BMW and Mercedes are struggling to develop luxury vehicles that appeal to Chinese consumers and meet local market preferences, despite their dominance in global premium automotive segments. The challenge reflects intensifying competition from domestic Chinese manufacturers and the complexity of tailoring European luxury brands to regional tastes and regulatory requirements.

4.2/10·Nikkei Asia

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China 🇦🇺Australia 🇿🇦South Africa5d ago

Chinese battery materials firm Huayou Cobalt is acquiring an Africa-focused Australian mining company as part of a broader industry push to secure lithium supplies for EV battery production. The deal underscores China's strategy to control critical mineral supply chains ahead of rivals.

4.2/10·Nikkei Asia

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EconomicUpdate🇨🇳China8d ago

China’s zero-tariff offer to Africa: windfall—or Trojan horse? Africa can use this window to upgrade standards, build processing capacity, and diversify into higher-value exports. Or it can sprint toward short-term volumes and lock itself more tightly into low-value trade with a single external market

4.1/10·Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

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EconomicUpdate🇮🇷Iran 🇨🇳China

Iran foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart a week before Trump’s Beijing trip Araqchi’s visit, announced by state news agency Xinhua, ‌is his first trip to China since the US-Israeli war on Iran set off the most severe global oil supply shock in history.

4.0/10·The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)

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