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China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi

Mar. 28, 2024 11:52 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Xiaomi, a well-known maker of smart consumer electronics in China, is joining the country's booming but crowded market for electric cars with a sporty high-tech sedan. The tech company began accepting orders in China via an app on Thursday night, after founder Lei...

US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan

Mar. 28, 2024 06:30 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. Congress also approved $400 million on Saturday to...

China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve

Mar. 28, 2024 04:10 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — China lifts heavy tariffs on Australian wine after three years, as ties improve.

Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur economy

Mar. 28, 2024 03:55 AM EDT

BOAO, China (AP) — China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies expected to drive around $1.4 trillion in annual revenues, a senior Communist Party official said Thursday. “We...

Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices'

Mar. 27, 2024 18:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China's ramped-up production in solar energy, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices" and “hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the...

MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse

Mar. 27, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said that it's just a formality because the landlord wants to take the property back. ...

Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'

Mar. 27, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas advanced proposals Wednesday aimed at preventing individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries from owning farmland or business property, limiting state investments in foreign companies and restricting the use of foreign-made...

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

Mar. 27, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. The investigation is the latest battle in Washington...

Pakistani authorities share with China initial findings of probe into bombing that killed 5 Chinese

Mar. 27, 2024 12:18 PM EDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have shared with China the preliminary findings of an investigation into a deadly attack that killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver in the country's volatile northwest, officials said Wednesday. Authorities were...

Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting with US business leaders as ties improve

Mar. 27, 2024 11:31 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized...