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06.03.26 - 02:24
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Soft Start Anticipated For China Stock Market (AFX)
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BEIJING (dpa-AFX) - The China stock market on Thursday snapped the two-day skid in which it dropped more than 100 points or 1.5 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just shy of the 4,110......
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06.03.26 - 02:06
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China bets on AI-manufacturing integration to narrow digital-economy gap with US (SCMP)
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China's policymakers want the digital economy to account for 12.5 per cent of gross domestic product by 2030, as Beijing accelerates its push to build a modern industrial system anchored in advanced manufacturing.
The goal represents a significant increase from the 10.5 per cent share achieved in 2025, which was announced on Thursday during the annual “two sessions” parliamentary meetings and exceeded the initial target.
A large part of China's digital economy – activities facilitated by data,......
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06.03.26 - 00:36
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Lean harder into Hong Kong-mainland China market ties, ′two sessions′ delegates urge (SCMP)
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Hong Kong can reinforce its role as an international financial centre by deepening integration with mainland capital markets and expanding cross-border investment channels, financial industry leaders said on Thursday during China's annual “two sessions”.
Stronger collaboration between Hong Kong and mainland exchanges would enhance the resilience of the mainland's financial system while supporting the internationalisation of the yuan, said Tan Yueheng, permanent honorary president of the Chinese......
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05.03.26 - 23:00
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China to put state-owned firms, capital to work nurturing tech champions (SCMP)
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China has pledged to provide a range of supportive measures to promote the diffusion of advanced technology through all levels of the country's economy, as Beijing seeks to strengthen frontier industries such as artificial intelligence amid an intensifying rivalry with the United States.
In its annual work report, the government urged state-owned enterprises to take the lead in opening their vast industrial ecosystems to emerging technologies, and vowed to supply the necessary funding for all......
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05.03.26 - 21:30
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China Guides Down: Beijing Drops Economic Growth Target To Lowest Level In 35 Years (ZeroHedge)
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China Guides Down: Beijing Drops Economic Growth Target To Lowest Level In 35 Years
China just admitted what we've been reporting for years: the old growth engine is sputtering, and the world's second-largest economy is officially shifting into a lower gear. At the opening of the National People's Congress (NPC) on Thursday, Premier Li Qiang unveiled a 2026 GDP growth target of 4.5% to 5% - the lowest benchmark since 1991 and the first time in over three decades Beijing has dared to set anything below 5%.
The announcement came at the start of the National People's Congress, a meeting of China's leaders in Beijing's Great Hall of the People where government officials reveal economic and policy priorities for the year.
The Real Culprits: Homegrown Headaches, Not Just Tariffs
While one could point to the 2025 trade escalations and current uneasy truce (with higher duties suspended until late 2026 and a Trump-Xi summit looming March 31–April 2), China's slowdown is overwhelmingly domest...
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05.03.26 - 16:32
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China′s five-year plan emphasises ′orderly′ AI development amid global tech volatility (SCMP)
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Beijing has emphasised the safe and orderly development of artificial intelligence amid growing global anxiety about the disruptive impact of the rapidly advancing technology, as the country's leaders put the final stamp of approval on China's next five-year plan at this year's “two sessions”.
The 15th five-year plan elevates China's AI Plus initiative as a top national priority, according to a draft version of the document submitted for review to the National People's Congress, China's top......
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05.03.26 - 16:09
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Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Open As China-Linked Ship Transits Maritime Chokepoint (ZeroHedge)
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Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Open As China-Linked Ship Transits Maritime Chokepoint
"Some are criticizing us [Iran], saying that we have closed the Strait of Hormuz. We do not believe in closing the Strait of Hormuz at all," Iranian military commander Amir Heydari told Iranian state TV on Thursday.
Iran military says it has not closed Strait of Hormuz.
"We do not believe in closing the Strait of Hormuz at all,” military commander Amir Heydari tells Iranian state TV
Let's see what the IRGC has to say about it.
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) March 5, 2026
The first sign that the critical maritime chokepoint was partially open came late Wednesday night, when we were among the first to report that a China-linked bulk carrier exited the Strait of Hormuz without incident, a notable development given earlier reports and market chatter that Iran might allow only Chinese-linked ships to transit.
Shortly after our report that the Iron Maiden vessel made it through the narrowest part of th...
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