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Analysis: Governments Grapple With How to Tax AI

As automation threatens labor-linked tax revenue, China’s reliance on VAT highlights a potential route to capturing productivity gains and supporting social security

The Karcher booth at the 9th China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 1, 2026. Photo: VCG

German Brands Face Mounting Price Pressure in China

Slower demand and stronger local competition are prompting consumer brands to rethink investment, products and marketing in the country

Analysis: China’s Insurance Law Revision Aims to Bring Shadowy Owners Into the Light

The proposed changes seek to expose hidden controlling shareholders like those behind past high-profile insurer collapses like Anbang, while rewriting the rules for bailouts, capital oversight and early regulatory intervention

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Sep 11, 2026 03:46 PM
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Charts of the Day: China’s Demographic Shift Reshapes Education

Preschool and primary student numbers fell again in 2025, while secondary schools expanded, prompting plans to share campuses and reallocate teachers across education levels

Nov 12, 2026 05:36 PM
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AI Has Yet to Displace Workers on a Large Scale, Peking University Professor Says

Zhang Dandan says AI is reshaping jobs, urging workers to identify their unique strengths

Nov 12, 2026 01:54 PM
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China Urges Mutual Support With U.S. For APEC, G-20 Summits

In a constructive call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed mutual support for upcoming APEC and G20 meetings to sustain ‘hard-won’ diplomatic momentum

Nov 12, 2026 09:04 AM
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CX Daily: Huawei Closes In on Record Revenue, but at a Cost

The Chinese tech giant’s comeback has been driven by AI chips and a homegrown operating system, but at a cost to its bottom line

Nov 12, 2026 09:00 AM
Southbound Bond Connect, launched in September 2021, lets eligible mainland institutions buy bonds traded in Hong Kong. Photo: VCG

Hong Kong Council Proposes Bond Access for Mainland Pension Funds

A proposal to widen cross-border investment access would link mainland retirement savings with Hong Kong’s ambitions as an asset management hub

Nov 12, 2026 04:34 AM
The People's Bank of China in Beijing. Photo: VCG

PBOC Says Bond Market Facility Won’t Bail Out Individual Firms

The central bank says the tool will address systemic liquidity stress without covering institutions’ credit risks or guaranteeing investor returns

Nov 12, 2026 02:25 AM
China’s nonfinancial state-owned enterprises held 430.7 trillion yuan in assets at the end of 2025.

China’s Nonfinancial State Firms’ Assets More Than Double Since 2017

Assets reached 430.7 trillion yuan at the end of 2025, while state-owned equity rose 5.4% from a year earlier to 115.3 trillion yuan

Nov 12, 2026 01:48 AM
A BYD Datang on display at an auto show in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on May 1, 2026. Photo: VCG

BYD Apologizes for Wheel Rim Mix-Up on Some Datang SUVs

The automaker says testing found no driving safety risk and offers free inspections, rim swaps and warranty resets

Nov 12, 2026 01:28 AM
China’s State Taxation Administration disclosed on Nov. 11 that taxpayers had declared more than 160 billion yuan in personal income taxes tied to offshore trusts. Photo: VCG

Offshore Trust Taxes Help Fuel China’s 90% Personal Income Tax Surge

Authorities collected more than 120 billion yuan in offshore trust taxes in October, helping push 10-month personal income tax revenue above the full-year 2025 total

Nov 12, 2026 12:57 AM
TikTok on a mobile phone in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 4, 2026. Photo: VCG

Spain Pushes for TikTok Suspension Over Child Abuse Content

The request follows a nonprofit investigation into accounts offering or seeking child sexual abuse material

Nov 12, 2026 12:17 AM
A cargo ship docked at a berth loads export containers at a container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG

Commentary: China’s AI Export Boom May Reach Beyond Chips

AI investment is strengthening Asian supply chains and may be lifting demand for Chinese machinery and industrial components — not just semiconductors and servers

Nov 11, 2026 09:02 PM
Histotripsy inventor Xu Zhen receives the 2026 Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for translating long-term basic scientific research into practical medical applications.

Li Ka-Shing Backs Asia’s First Kidney Cancer Trial of Ultrasound Treatment

The billionaire's foundation will fund 30 patients to undergo histotripsy, a non-invasive procedure that liquefies tumors without scalpels or needles

Nov 11, 2026 08:50 PM
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Former Hainan Security Chief Xiao Jie Indicted in Bribery Case

The prosecution of the 66-year-old, whose career included overseeing the island province's law enforcement, comes nine months after authorities launched an anti-corruption probe into his decades-long tenure

Nov 11, 2026 08:26 PM
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Jiangxi Names New Acting Governor as China’s Provincial Shake-Up Accelerates

Becoming the 11th region to change its top executive this year, the southeastern province installs regional veteran Chen Yongqi just weeks before a major provincial Party leadership transition

Nov 11, 2026 07:59 PM
Benjamin Fok Chun-yue. Photo: VCG

In Profile: How a Hong Kong Family Turned a Stretch of Mudflats Into a Tech Hub

More than four decades after Henry Fok first set his sights on Nansha in Guangzhou, his son Benjamin Fok reflects on a family project built around long-term investment, technological ambition and a vision that goes well beyond commercial returns

Nov 11, 2026 07:43 PM
Analysts estimate T-Head’s value at anywhere from $25 billion to $86 billion. Photo: VCG

Alibaba Files to Spin Off Chip Unit in Hong Kong

Analysts estimate T-Head’s value at anywhere from $25 billion to $86 billion, but questions over its reliance on its parent for sales could cloud the outlook for a 2027 IPO

Nov 11, 2026 04:44 PM



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