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In Depth: China’s Beauty Brands Shine Online as Foreign Rivals Falter

Behind the rise of domestic firms is a playbook built on dominating online channels, keen insight into local trends, and rapid decision-making and product development

China’s Tech Giants Wage Lunar New Year Subsidy War to Win AI Users

Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance flood the holiday with digital red envelopes, driving billions of interactions and rapid AI adoption across smaller cities and older consumers

Nov 19, 2025 05:38 PM
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French Police Break Up €10 Million Louvre Ticket Scam Targeting Chinese Tourists

Nine suspects, including museum staff and tour guides, are charged in a decade-long scheme that allegedly reused valid tickets and siphoned millions from the Paris landmark

Feb 19, 2026 01:42 AM

Xi Tells Iowa Friends People Are Key to China-U.S. Ties

n Lunar New Year letter, Chinese leader recalls 1985 visit and stresses youth and grassroots exchanges as stabilizing force in strained relations

Feb 19, 2026 01:02 AM

ByteDance’s Doubao Dominates Spring Festival Gala With 1.9 Billion AI Interactions

Aggressive holiday push underscores intensifying rivalry with Tencent and Alibaba as tech giants race to embed generative AI into daily life

Feb 18, 2026 04:22 AM

At China’s Spring Festival Gala, Robotics Becomes Big Business

As firms bid hundreds of millions of yuan for airtime, the televised spectacle underscores a fierce race to win consumers and industrial clients

Feb 17, 2026 06:12 AM

Xi Prioritizes Domestic Demand and Tech Independence in 2026 Agenda

Article in flagship party journal outlines strategy to counter external pressure through a “Buy in China” brand and aggressive housing inventory de-stocking

Feb 17, 2026 01:48 AM

Beijing to Add 80,000 NEV Quotas to Revive Lagging Car Sales

Capital boosts 2026 vehicle quota to 180,000 as officials balance congestion controls with pressure to spur consumption

Feb 17, 2026 12:27 AM

Pentagon Retracts Chinese Military Companies List Twice in Two Days

Alibaba and Baidu were slated for addition while memory-chip makers YMTC and CXMT faced removal before the notice disappeared again from the Federal Register

Feb 16, 2026 11:54 PM

Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.5-Plus, Undercutting Gemini 3 Pro on Cost

Chinese tech giant says new open-source AI model rivals Google’s flagship system while charging a fraction of the API price

Feb 16, 2026 11:11 PM

China Adds U.K., Canada to Visa-Free List in Travel Push

Citizens from both nations can enter for up to 30 days starting Tuesday, following recent visits by Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney

Feb 16, 2026 12:07 PM

CX Daily: How a $15 Million Chinese Pork Deal Turned Into a Cautionary Tale for Foreign Investors

After investing in a Dalian meat company, a consortium of investors discovered their money had vanished, only to face obstacles from local authorities

Feb 16, 2026 09:00 AM

Interview: Graham Allison Sees ‘Mutual Deterrence’ Stabilizing China-U.S. Relations

The Harvard scholar suggests that Washington’s inability to bully Beijing without suffering equal damage has created a paradox: a terrifying but stable equilibrium

Feb 16, 2026 09:00 AM

China Pledges Zero Tariffs for 53 African Nations as Trade Volumes Hit Record Highs

The move covers nearly all African countries with diplomatic ties to Beijing and comes as the Trump administration pushes reciprocal levies on global partners

Feb 15, 2026 11:42 AM

China’s Top Diplomat Warns Japan of ‘Self-Destruction’ if It Gambles on Taiwan

Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasizes global governance reform, defends ties with Europe, and delivers a blistering critique of Tokyo’s stance on Taiwan during the Munich Security Conference

Feb 15, 2026 10:58 AM

Pentagon Blacklists Alibaba, Baidu and BYD Over Alleged Military Ties

The Pentagon also added automaker Nio and robotics firm Unitree, while removing chipmakers YMTC and CXMT from its Chinese Military Companies list

Feb 14, 2026 09:19 PM

Chinese Banks Tighten Security Ahead of Lunar New Year

Enhanced patrols, drills and equipment checks mandated after recent ATM-related violence

Feb 15, 2026 05:20 AM

Beijing Pressures Internet Platforms to Rein in Cutthroat Competition

Latest regulatory meeting marks the most extensive intervention in a year as scrutiny expands to lending and mobility services

Feb 15, 2026 03:06 AM



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