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Edward White

Edward White

China Correspondent and Reporter at Financial Times

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China’s trade returns to growth on back of AI equipment imports

China’s imports of critical equipment for developing artificial intelligence have surged this year, official data has shown, driving a return to trade growth for the world’s second-biggest economy as the global race for AI supremacy intensifies. The value of China’s imports of automatic data processing equipment — which includes computers and their components — surged 50 per cent year on year in the first four months of 2024, according to official statistics released on Thursday. Imports of com…
8 months ago
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Chinese car executive calls west's claim of overcapacity a 'fake co...

A senior executive at one of China’s biggest privately owned carmakers has said overcapacity in the Chinese car industry is a “fake concept”, joining a chorus of officials and state media hitting back at western criticism of Beijing’s industrial policy. The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected to announce plans to raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports from 25 per cent to 100 per cent, along with other new tariffs on clean energy imports. The announcement comes six months out…
7 months ago
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Protectionism will ‘haunt’ renewable energy industry, says China so...

A senior executive at one of China’s biggest solar equipment groups has called on western governments to “let the best technology win”, as Chinese companies and officials hit back against rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Zhou Shijun, who leads global marketing for Arctech, a manufacturer of mounting systems for large-scale solar installations, said countries risked slowing their response to climate change by introducing trade barriers on Chinese products. In an interview with the Fin…
7 months ago
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Coal focus damps hopes of China’s climate ambition

To have a chance of combating climate change, the world needs President Xi Jinping’s administration to find a way to decarbonise China’s economy. The country, with 1.4bn people and a massive industrial economy still highly dependent on coal, is the world’s biggest polluter — accounting for nearly one-third of global carbon emissions. Climate activists around the world may have cautiously cheered in September 2020 as Xi told the UN General Assembly that China’s carbon emissions would peak befor…
6 months ago
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China challenges Brussels’ electric car tariffs with WTO complaint

Beijing says EU trade measures undermine global co-operation on climate
5 months ago
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Elon Musk’s China dream stalls as hybrids rush past Tesla

Consumers shift to plug-in models from local rivals such as BYD
4 months ago
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Chinese start-up aims for nuclear fusion at half the cost of US rivals

Shanghai’s Energy Singularity looks to raise $500mn to develop clean energy breakthrough using locally sourced materials
4 months ago
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Foreign carmakers also have a China overcapacity problem

None predicted just how fast China’s own industry would develop in the age of EVs
3 months ago
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VW audit of Xinjiang plant failed to meet international standards

Leaked report, which the carmaker claimed cleared it from forced labour allegations, shows audit fell short, according to experts
3 months ago
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China’s accelerating green transition

Two-thirds of all new solar and wind power projects are based in the country. But to wean industry off coal, Beijing needs to set up a real energy market
3 months ago
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Chinese stock rally cools after Beijing holds off on fiscal stimulus

Investor disappointment with lack of detailed plans limits gains in CSI 300 and triggers sharp sell-off in Hong Kong
3 months ago