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April 19, 2021 at 9:42 pm

Amid US strains, China’s Xi warns against ‘unilateralism’

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U.S. dominance,...

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April 19, 2021 at 12:37 am

Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St decline VIEW

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street was pulled lower by tech stock declines. Tokyo and Hong Kong retreated while...

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April 15, 2021 at 7:02 pm

China’s growth surges to 18.3% but rebound leveling off VIEW

BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy grew by double digits in the latest quarter but an explosive rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is slowing abruptly as...

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April 13, 2021 at 10:43 pm

Asian stock markets mixed after Wall St retreats from record VIEW

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street retreated from a record high as major banks reported strong profits at the...

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April 13, 2021 at 12:25 am

Asian stock markets advance after new Wall St high

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after Wall Street hit a high following an uptick in U.S. inflation and an order by regulators...

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April 12, 2021 at 8:38 pm

China’s March exports rise 30.6% as global demand revives VIEW

BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports rose 30.6% over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what...

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April 10, 2021 at 10:36 pm

Top Chinese official admits vaccines have low effectiveness VIEW

BEIJING (AP) — China’s top disease control official, in a rare acknowledgement, said current vaccines offer low protection against the coronavirus and mixing them is...

April 9, 2021 at 7:05 pm

Alibaba fined $2.8 billion on competition charge in China

BEIJING (AP) — Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, was fined 18.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics,...

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A worker monitors the Shenwei (Sunway) TaihuLight supercomputer at the National Supercomputer Center in Wuxi in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Aug. 29, 2020. The Biden administration has added seven Chinese supercomputer research labs and manufacturers to a U.S. export blacklist in a spreading conflict with Beijing over technology and security. (Chinatopix via AP) XHG801 XHG801

April 8, 2021 at 9:01 pm

US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight VIEW

Sanctions announced Thursday are the latest sign President Joe Biden is sticking to the tough line taken by his predecessor, Donald Trump, toward Chinese tech...

March 31, 2021 at 1:16 am

China’s Huawei says 2020 sales rose despite US sanctions

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei said Wednesday it eked out higher sales and profit last year but growth plunged after its smartphone unit...

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