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25.01.26 - 22:36
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Talk of digital yuan challenging dollar dominance misses real power shift (SCMP)
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As China prepares its digital yuan for wider domestic and cross-border use, the global debate has turned again to a familiar question: is Beijing trying to challenge the US dollar's dominance? But this misses the more consequential point. The significance of China's digital currency push lies not in substitution, but in the transformation of the infrastructure that underpins international payments.
Over the past few years, the e-CNY has evolved into one of the world's most advanced central bank......
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25.01.26 - 14:15
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The AI Factor Behind Trump′s Power Play On China′s Oil Suppliers (ZeroHedge)
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The AI Factor Behind Trump's Power Play On China's Oil Suppliers
Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times,
Why is it so important to the Trump administration to take control of Venezuela and encourage the people of Iran to overthrow the Islamic regime?
The link between the two is obviously oil.
Of course, the strategy in Venezuela involves oil, but also includes restricting China's influence in the Western Hemisphere, undermining the BRICS currency, and shutting down Venezuelan drug trafficking, illegal immigration, and other nastiness.
Same for Iran regarding oil. Both are important energy suppliers to China, but especially Iran.
But it's not the whole picture. President Donald Trump's broader strategy is about restricting China's access to cheap, reliable oil at the exact moment it needs that energy to compete with the United States in artificial intelligence (AI).
Venezuela Was a Great Deal—For China
Looking back, Venezuela was as an unbelievable good deal for China. Sanctioned ...
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25.01.26 - 09:36
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Chinese carmaker BYD chases 24% export growth with new models, more showrooms abroad (SCMP)
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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) king BYD aims for a 24 per cent increase in its overseas deliveries in 2026, buoyed by an expanded sales network and new model launches, as it pursues growth abroad to counteract a slowing domestic market.
The Shenzhen-based company, the world's largest builder of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, expected to sell 1.3 million cars this year outside mainland China, up 24.3 per cent from 2025, said Li Yunfei, general manager of branding and public relations,......
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