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TikTok under U.S. ownership makes sense, Jake Sullivan says
WASHINGTON -- U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Saturday that it makes "all the sense in the world" for TikTok, the Chinese-owned popular short-video platform, to switch to U.S. ownership.
China manufacturing rebound brings trade frictions with West
BEIJING -- A recovery in China's manufacturing activity has buoyed the economy while also creating frictions with the West, as companies flood overseas markets with cheap goods amid anemic domestic demand.
Commentary: What TikTok and Tesla tell us about pragmatism in the US and China
LONDON: When Washington looks at China, it tends to see an ideological, interventionist, authoritarian superpower that favours its own companies while subverting foreign rivals. When it looks in the mirror, Washington sees the US as a pragmatic, capitalistic, democratic superpower that champions free speech and robust competition.
A Chinese driver is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse that killed 48
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese truck driver was praised in local media Saturday for parking his vehicle across a highway and preventing more cars from tumbling down a slope after a section of the road in the country’s mountainous south collapsed and killed at least 48 people.
Shein, Temu bans next front in US decoupling drive
Chinese e-commerce platforms Shein, Temu and TikTok Shop are quickly changing their business strategies to avoid bans from the US market but there’s no guarantee the shifts will succeed in what could be the next front in America’s campaign to decouple from China.
China's 'unprecedented' space mission blasts off to the far side of the moon to collect samples
China on Friday launched a space probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon in a mission that has been billed as "unprecedented" as the global space race heats up.
Solomon Islands ‘locks in’ China ties with another pro-Beijing leader as bilateral security pact still rankles
On Thursday, the lawmakers picked Jeremiah Manele as their prime minister, who beat his opponent Matthew Wale in a 31-18 count. He succeeded Manasseh Sogavare, who was also seen as a staunch supporter of China.