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China tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar ft.trib.al/N79EH1E

China tees up digital payments system to compete with dollar

Beijing’s cross-border currency platform will be backed by central banks of Hong Kong, Thailand, UAE and Saudi Arabia

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How video games became a channel for political influence ft.trib.al/IIFs5CU

How video games became a channel for political influence

From China to Saudi Arabia, governments are investing billions in gaming to project influence and assert control

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Chinese investors rush to open Hong Kong accounts amid Beijing crackdown ft.trib.al/S9Y0cXc

Chinese investors rush to open Hong Kong accounts amid Beijing crackdown

Some mainlanders fear losing access to investment products that offer higher returns

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Beijing online shopping warning hits shares in Chinese tech groups ft.trib.al/dChWp12

Beijing online shopping warning hits shares in Chinese tech groups

Alibaba and JD.com admonished by regulator for misleading sales tactics during ‘6.18’ event

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China cancels high-level meetings with EU ft.trib.al/Bb4IZod

China cancels high-level meetings with EU

Abrupt scrapping of two sets of planned talks in Beijing comes as tensions grow between trade superpowers

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Trump’s Iran war has propelled China’s cleantech industry ft.trib.al/i2HSV56

Trump’s Iran war has propelled China’s cleantech industry

Disruption to global energy supplies sparks surge in demand for alternatives

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FirstFT: Seven people charged over deadly Hong Kong fire ft.trib.al/HppKFYJ

FirstFT: Seven people charged over deadly Hong Kong fire

Also in today’s newsletter: US launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran, and BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda admitted to hospital

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Seven charged after Hong Kong fire that killed 168 people ft.trib.al/cwxTmuh

Seven charged after Hong Kong fire that killed 168 people

Authorities accuse individuals and two companies of offences, including manslaughter and tax evasion, after Wang Fuk blaze

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Every slice of China’s bond market has now succumbed to Japanisation ft.trib.al/aJgLqwm

Every slice of China’s bond market has now succumbed to Japanisation

A scoop of belatedly spotting something and trying to make a thing of it

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China crackdown brings drone users down to earth ft.trib.al/xH41nGK

China crackdown brings drone users down to earth

Tough new rules shake companies in world’s biggest producer of uncrewed aerial vehicles

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China factory gate prices rise at fastest rate in 4 years ft.trib.al/Sz3LX02

China factory gate prices rise at fastest rate in 4 years

Higher energy prices as a result of Iran war drive producer prices higher

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Taiwan’s opposition leader tells US and China not to use her country as ‘pawn’ ft.trib.al/9ECd4M6

Taiwan’s opposition leader tells US and China not to use her country as ‘pawn’

KMT chair calls for more dialogue between Taipei and Beijing in FT interview ahead of her visit to Washington

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Oil market defies predictions of summer supply crunch ft.trib.al/pFWxqBJ

Oil market defies predictions of summer supply crunch

Crude prices stay below $100 a barrel as China’s import cuts help eke out global stockpiles

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Will Trump abandon Taiwan? ft.trib.al/w8XPrb4

Will Trump abandon Taiwan?

The threat across the Strait is rising. But the US president appears to have adopted Chinese talking points, raising questions about arms sales

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Chinese exports climb as AI boom fuels trade ft.trib.al/9RmoAqX

Chinese exports climb as AI boom fuels trade

Imports show strong growth as world’s second-biggest economy shakes off impact of energy shock

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China’s ‘silver economy’ shines as birth rate plunges ft.trib.al/DbIE8zI

‘Old people and children are quite similar’: China’s ‘silver economy’ shines as births plunge

Companies rush to develop products and services for rapidly ageing population

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Pentagon restores Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military blacklist ft.trib.al/c8kD1mR

Pentagon restores Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to Chinese military blacklist

The three groups re-established as US national security risk after sudden removal from list in February

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China’s President Xi visits North Korea to talk nuclear programme ft.trib.al/ros8X1f

China’s President Xi visits North Korea to talk nuclear programme

Chinese president to meet Kim Jong Un as North Korean leader steps up nuclear rhetoric

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China’s Xi lands in North Korea for Kim meeting ft.trib.al/DfpER6h

Xi Jinping lands in North Korea for Kim Jong Un meeting

Chinese leader’s first trip to Pyongyang in 7 years comes as regime has stepped up rhetoric of nuclear expansion

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PwC cuts partner payouts in China Evergrande fallout ft.trib.al/RrESCzZ

PwC cuts partner payouts in China Evergrande fallout

Proceeds from a 2022 disposal will no longer be distributed as firm deals with fines and looming lawsuit

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