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China puts rookies to test at World Universiade in Germany
Xinhua News Agency
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by sportswriter Zhang Rongfeng BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China unveiled its 220-member delegation for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany on Tuesday with most of the athletes making their debuts at the global university...
Chinese ambassador pays courtesy call on BNP leaders
The Business Standard
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July 8, 2025
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on the leaders of BNP at the party chairperson's office in Gulshan, Dhaka, this morning (8 July) at 11:30am. Shayrul Kabir Khan, member of the BNP's media cell, confirmed the meeting...
China women's football coach upbeat ahead of East Asian Cup
Xinhua News Agency
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YONGIN, South Korea, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China's women's football team head coach Ante Milicic said Tuesday that the team is confident in its preparations for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, also known as the East Asian Cup, and expects to...
China's Lin, Wang reach second round at WTT United States Smash
Xinhua News Agency
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WASHINGTON, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Men's world No. 1 Lin Shidong and women's second seed Wang Manyu of China both advanced to the last 32 at the World Table Tennis (WTT) United States Smash on Monday. Lin emerged victorious in a full-game battle...
China, Hong Kong shares rise as Beijing’s efforts to curb price wars lift sentiment
Business Recorder
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July 8, 2025
SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking broader gains in Asia, as investors looked past the latest shift in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and welcomed Beijing’s new measures to curb price wars. China’s blue-chip...
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China overtakes US to become world’s R&D research leader on the back Trump’s academic research cuts
BNE Intellinews
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China’s lead over the United States in global scientific output has leapt, as new data shows that the gap between the two powers has more than quadrupled in the space of a year, according to Nature’s 2025 index of research papers published in the...
China says US is in ‘no position’ to point fingers over Tibet issues
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 8, 2025
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States was in “no position” to point fingers at the country on Tibet-related issues, urging Washington to fully recognise the “sensitivity” of the matter. Ministry...
Chinese scientists develop novel "marshmallow" concrete to gently stop aircraft during emergency landings
People's Daily Online
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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have created a revolutionary runway safety system using ultra-lightweight foam concrete, nicknamed "marshmallow" concrete, that gently arrests hundred-tonne class aircraft during emergency landings....
Chinese military voices confidence in fighting "Taiwan independence" separatists
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has the confidence and the capability to shatter all "Taiwan independence" separatist illusions, said a Chinese defense spokesperson on Tuesday. Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the...
China probes Wuhan ex-mayor who presided over Covid-19 response
The Economic Times
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July 8, 2025
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan, Beijing's top anti-graft bodies said Tuesday. Zhou Xianwang served as the top Communist Party official in the Chinese metropolis from 2018 until...
China Focus: Chinese scientists develop novel "marshmallow" concrete to gently stop aircraft during emergency landings
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have created a revolutionary runway safety system using ultra-lightweight foam concrete, nicknamed "marshmallow" concrete, that gently arrests hundred-tonne class aircraft during emergency landings....
China warns the US against reimposing August tariffs
Cryptopolitan
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July 8, 2025
China has warned the United States not to reimpose tariffs on Chinese items in the coming month and has threatened to punish any country that makes trade deals with Washington aimed at cutting Beijing out of global supply chains. In June, the two...
Beijing Rejects Elon Musk As A 'Geopolitical Asset': Lukewarm Response To Chinese Diplomatic Overreach, Trump Feud Reportedly Diminishes Musk's Value
Benzinga
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Chinese officials have reportedly cooled on Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. TSLA, as a potential geopolitical asset due to his public fallout with President Donald Trump. What Happened: In January, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Musk...
China probes former Wuhan mayor who presided over Covid response
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 8, 2025
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan, Beijing’s top anti-graft bodies said Tuesday. Zhou Xianwang, then Wuhan mayor, attends a meeting on December 26, 2020. Photo: Wuhan Municipal...
China Scolds Marco Rubio for Dalai Lama Comments
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
China scolded U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he extended birthday wishes to the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, and told Washington to "stop meddling". Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, assumed his role...
China detains principal over lead poisoning of 200 children
Channel News Asia
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July 8, 2025
BEIJING: A kindergarten principal was detained after more than 200 children in northwestern China fell ill with potential lead poisoning from date cakes and corn rolls, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 8). Investigators found "abnormal" levels of...
China Inc bets Beijing will keep tight grip on yuan as US tariff fears persist
Zawya
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Chinese businesses and investors are primed for the yuan to stay steady for now and eventually depreciate as U.S. trade tensions drag on, and a string of measures and hints from monetary authorities suggest they may be on the money. A growing pile...
China Calls on EU to Act on Paris Climate Goals
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, China called on the European Union to honor its commitments under the Paris climate agreement, emphasizing that environmental cooperation forms a cornerstone of their bilateral relationship. During a press briefing in Beijing,...
Chinese envoy meets Fakhrul-led BNP delegation
United News of Bangladesh
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Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on a BNP delegation, led by party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, on Tuesday. The meeting was held at around 11 am at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan political office, said...
Chinese procuratorates continue to ensure lawful, just enforcement of punishment
People's Daily Online
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BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese procuratorates issued more than 2,000 written notices and procuratorial suggestions regarding cases of commutation, parole and temporary execution of sentence outside prison in the first six months of 2025,...