China

With U.S. business receding amid geopolitical tensions, finance professionals in China are learning a homegrown card game favored by potential local partners.

Though underway for decades, critics say the disappearance of the signs has contributed to the erosion of the Chinese territory’s unique identity amid a crackdown on dissent.

The tariff rate on Chinese EVs is set to jump from 25% to about 100%, sources said, adding that batteries and solar panels from China would also be affected.

Two “panda dogs” in a new exhibit are actually Chow Chows dyed black and white, state media reported, citing zoo officials.

Baidu’s head of communications, Qu Jing, drew a public outcry after she implied that she was not concerned about her employees and said she only cared about results.

China had been Germany’s biggest trading partner for years, but the gap between China and the U.S. has been narrowing as German companies “de-risk” from China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks as part of the Chinese leader’s final stop on a five-day European tour.

Critics have said prohibiting the broadcast or distribution of the song would further reduce freedom of expression in the Chinese territory.

American EV makers are reluctant to compete with Chinese companies because “they’re not ready,” Stella Li, chief executive of BYD Americas, told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese fighter jet had endangered the helicopter by releasing flares in its flight path, calling it “unacceptable.”