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China to remove tariffs on African imports to boost trade

China says it will sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with – a move that could benefit middle-income nations as they prepare for tariff hikes on products entering the United States.

Radio France Internationale

New Zealand PM to meet Xi Jinping as former leaders warn against becoming an ‘adversary’ of China

Christopher Luxon’s visit to Beijing comes as former NZ PMs warn the country must not become part of defence arrangements ‘explicitly aimed at China’

The Guardian - AU

China and Hong Kong national security authorities launch 1st publicly known joint operation

China’s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, raiding the homes of six people on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security

The Independent UK

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NZ PM Luxon secures Xi Jinping meeting in China

The New Zealand prime minister has announced a first visit to China, travelling to Beijing and Shanghai next week.

AAP

Trump’s hand against Beijing is getting weaker as Chinese exports to the U.S. tank 34% compared with a year ago

Trump’s leverage over Beijing may be disappearing as China diversifies its export market.

Fortune

Why China’s rare earth exports are a key issue in trade tensions with US

Beijing has a virtual monopoly on supply of the critical minerals used to make everything from cars to wind turbines.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s ‘done deal’ with China just brings tariffs back to Liberation Day levels

The U.S.-China trade war appears to be on pause—again.

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Critical minerals give China an edge in trade negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump wants China to lift restrictions on exporting rare earths and other critical minerals that Beijing imposed as part of a yearslong trade war

The Independent UK

U.S.-China Trade Deal Includes 55% Tariff, But What Else?

The U.S.-China trade deal hikes tariffs on Chinese goods to 55% while rare earths are settled, President Trump said. What will China get?

Investors Business Daily

Pork, electric vehicles, and diplomatic reset: EU-China trade fight heats up

A new wave of trade tensions is unfolding between the European Union and China, just weeks ahead of a pivotal summit in Beijing set for mid-July 2025.

Euronews

Human-sized Labubu doll sells for staggering amount at auction

The Beijing auction house raised a total of 3.73 million yuan (£384,000) across 48 lots

The Independent UK

Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks

On June 5, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It marked the first direct conversation between the two leaders since Trump began his second term — and the first since tensions sharply escalated in 2025’s U.S.-China trade war.

The Conversation

China’s carmakers are resorting to tricks to inflate their vehicle sales and Beijing has had enough

Beijing warned the practice of selling new cars with zero miles at a sharp discount in the used car market is just the latest example of the auto industry's race to the bottom.

Fortune

Filipino forces and villagers struggle to live in China's shadow in disputed waters

Filipino forces and villagers have been struggling to live in Beijing's shadow in the disputed South China while fighting isolation on remote islands

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U.S.-China Trade Talks: Trump Seen Trading Chips For Rare Earths

U.S.-China trade talks, made urgent by Beijing's export curbs on rare earths, may see the U.S. relent on chip restrictions, Wall Street strategists say.

The Independent UK

Asian shares rally ahead of US-China trade talks

Asian stock markets have advanced ahead of the second round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, following a solid report on the U.S. job market

The Independent UK

Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a 'mobile security crisis'

Hackers tied to China's government have tried repeatedly to access the phones of prominent Americans, part of Beijing's sprawling cyberespionage efforts

The Independent UK

U.S., Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks

Senior U.S. administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald Trump said Friday

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The Independent UK

China's Panchen Lama pledges loyalty to the Communist Party in a meeting with Xi

State media in China says that the man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged adherence to the ruling Communist Party during a rare face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

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Beijing builds toward ‘regional propaganda monopoly’ after Trump administration guts U.S.-backed Asian news services

Winning the information war by forfeit.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for second time

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement

The Independent UK

US declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policies

The U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America’s major trading partners for lacking transparency

Al Jazeera

Beijing warns the EU to stop ‘provoking trouble’ in the South China Sea

The warning from China’s embassy in the Philippines follows criticism from a top EU official about Beijing’s conduct.

Evening Standard

Value of Stormont Executive’s office in Beijing questioned

The Executive also has bureaus in Washington DC and Brussels.

Fortune

Markets shrug off doubled U.S. steel tariffs and Trump complaints of Xi being 'hard to make a deal with'

“I like President Xi of China...but he is very tough, and extremely hard to make a deal with!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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