China's Ten-Month Goods Surplus Tops $1 Trillion
China recorded a $1.04 trillion goods-trade surplus from January to October, while imports grew faster than exports in yuan terms.
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China Extended a Pause on Export Controls. That Is Not the Same as Removing Them.
China continued a suspension of six 2025 export-control measures through January 10, 2027, but the announcement neither repeals the rules nor authorizes individual shipments.
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Taiwan Detains People's Communist Party Chair Over Alleged Chinese Election Funding
Taiwanese prosecutors allege that Taiwan People's Communist Party chairman Lin Te-wang took Chinese Communist Party funding and direction to contest a local race and influence another ward election. A court has ordered him detained without visits.
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Central Asia's Aviation Opening: Kazakhstan–China Flight Rights Rise to 180 Weekly
New bilateral flight rights will raise the Kazakhstan–China weekly ceiling to 180 and add Chengdu and Kashgar, as Central Asian carriers, airports and tourism markets seek stronger links with China.
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A First-Ever Xi–Trump–Putin Meeting Is Being Arranged for Shenzhen — But Beijing Has Not Said Yes
Beijing has confirmed that it is in contact with Washington and Moscow about a possible meeting between Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin during the November 18–19 APEC summit in Shenzhen. But China has not said it will host the encounter, and the three governments have yet to announce an agreed format or agenda. The distinction matters: a diplomatic opening is not a scheduled summit.
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Pakistan’s Astronaut Will Join Shenzhou-24, but China Has Not Named the Flyer or Launch Date
China has confirmed a Pakistani payload specialist for Shenzhou-24 and a return aboard Shenzhou-23. The astronaut’s identity and the launch date remain officially unannounced.
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China Enacts Cross-Border Corruption Law, Setting New Duties for Overseas Business
China's new 47-article law took effect on November 6, covering bribery across borders, fugitive recovery and compliance duties. Its legal reach and enforcement boundaries matter for businesses and investigators.
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Macau Sentences Former Lawmaker Au Kam San to 12½ Years in First National Security Case
Former lawmaker Au Kam San received a single 12-year-and-six-month sentence in Macau’s first publicly known national-security prosecution. The court acquitted him of two subversion counts; critics challenged the closed trial.
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China’s 200 Billion Yuan Buyback-Loan Applications Show Demand for a New Market Backstop
Banks sought more than 200 billion yuan in quota under China’s share-buyback relending facility after the central bank cut its rate to 1%. Applications are not the same as loans disbursed.
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China Blocks SoftBank’s ABB Robotics Takeover, Leaving a $5.375 Billion Deal in Limbo
China has prohibited the acquisition of ABB’s Chinese robotics business under SoftBank’s $5.375 billion deal. The companies remain in dialogue, and the transaction has not been described as terminated.
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China Calls for Free Trade at APEC. What Can the Forum Actually Deliver?
China used the 37th APEC ministerial meeting to press for free trade and fewer barriers. But APEC is a voluntary, non-binding forum—not a body that can compel members to change tariffs.
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China Raises Banks' Foreign-Currency Reserve Ratio to 6%. What Changes on November 15?
China's central bank will raise financial institutions' foreign-exchange reserve requirement from 4% to 6% on November 15. The move affects foreign-currency liquidity, not the renminbi deposit reserve ratio.
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