China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House

BEIJING — China’s relations are starting to improvewith Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House. The change of leadership in Washington on Monday could be an opportunity for China, which has long railed against Biden’s strategy […]

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China’s electric car sales grow in 2024, as sales of gasoline cars plunge

BEIJING — Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year, while those of gasoline-powered automobiles plunged, industry data showed Monday. A total of 31.4 million vehicles were sold last year in the world’s biggest market by sales, up 4.5% compared from a year earlier, the China Association of […]

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Tents arrive for survivors of quake that hit holy city in freezing high-altitude Tibet, killing 126

BEIJING — Rescue workers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched Wednesday for more survivors and victims of a strong earthquake that struck a day earlier near a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists, killing at least 126 people and leveling thousands of houses. Tents, quilts and other relief items were being delivered […]

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China and Japan agree to talks on security issues as they seek to mend ties

BEIJING — China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, on his first trip […]

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China’s CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles

XIAMEN, China — The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year. The idea behind battery swapping is to refuel quickly, similar to filling a conventional car with gas. Instead of waiting for the batteries to recharge, one […]

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China’s CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles

XIAMEN, China — The world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles said Wednesday it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year. The idea behind battery swapping is to refuel quickly, similar to filling a conventional car with gas. Instead of waiting for the batteries to recharge, one […]

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China to unveil much-anticipated economic stimulus package

BEIJING — China is expected to announce much-anticipated steps to boost its flagging economy Friday at the end of this week’s meeting of its legislature. Analysts say bold, multi-trillion yuan measures are needed to reinvigorate the world’s second largest economy, which has yet to bounce back fully from the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank loosened […]

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China to unveil much-anticipated economic stimulus package

BEIJING — China is expected to announce much-anticipated steps to boost its flagging economy Friday at the end of this week’s meeting of its legislature. Analysts say bold, multi-trillion yuan measures are needed to reinvigorate the world’s second largest economy, which has yet to bounce back fully from the COVID-19 pandemic. The central bank loosened […]

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