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The warning signs around US Debt are getting harder to ignore. What once looked like a slow shift is now happening in plain sight. The world’s largest foreign holders of American debt are backing away. And the impact is spreading across the entire economy. China’s holdings of US Treasury bonds have dropped to $693 billion.

This file image provided by Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), shows an ideal crystal structure of the magnesiochangesite-(Y). (China National Nuclear Corporation/Handout via Xinhua) CHENGDU, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have discovered two new lunar minerals from the lunar samples brought back by China's Chang'e-5

The new iteration of China’s Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer prototypes solved the Boson sampling problem much more quickly than the world’s most powerful computer. The computer represents a major leap and opens the doors for further advancement in photonic quantum computing. Key Takeaways USTC launched Jiuzhang 4.0, manipulating 3,050 photons to reach 92% source efficiency

China asks banks to pause new loans to US-sanctioned refiners, Bloomberg News reports

TL;DR Chinese courts in Hangzhou and Beijing have ruled in two separate cases that companies cannot fire workers simply to replace them with AI, establishing that AI adoption is a strategic business choice rather than an unforeseeable change in circumstances under China’s Labour Contract Law. The rulings arrive as 78,000 tech workers have been laid

China industrial profits surge 15% to start year, but oil price shock threatens outlook

A Dubai police-led international crackdown on scam rings last week resulted in the arrest of 276 individuals and the shutdown of at least nine crypto scam centers, the US Department of Justice revealed on Wednesday.  In a joint operation with the FBI and China’s Ministry of Public Security, Dubai authorities arrested 275 people, with an

In 2025, the Company’s operating revenue maintained stable growth and profitability remained strong. Operating revenue for the year reached RMB100,411 million, an increase of 2.7% year-on-year. EBITDA reached RMB65,814 million, a decrease of 1.1% year-on-year, with an EBITDA margin[2] of 65.5%. Profit attributable to the owners of the Company reached RMB11,630 million, an increase of