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The denigration of Gorbachev in China underlines the lengths leader Xi Jinping has gone to forge a different path from the one taken by the reformist Soviet leader.

Shares in Chinese electric carmaker BYD plunged on Wednesday after its largest backer, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, reduced its stake amid speculation of a potential exit.

The move comes after top U.S. officials visited the Pacific nation to bolster ties and deliver warnings over its new security agreement with China.

Warren Buffett's company has trimmed its investment in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD for the first time since it bought 225 million shares in 2008, an investment that has soared in value.

China hosted two major media forums aimed at promoting synergy between Chinese and foreign media organizations. Both forums highlighted the importance of training programs for journalists in the ...

Forest fires, droughts and heatwaves across the country is forcing provinces to reduce power consumption
There were still some streetlights on the Bund, one of the main roads in central Shanghai. But the decorative lights which light up the city skyline – blue, pink, and red – were turned off for two days to cope with the .
The power restriction imposed by the city authorities, was the first in Shanghai, the financial hub of China. But across the rest of the country similar restrictions have been put in place, as cities, notably in the south-western region, grapple with ongoing power shortages caused by devastating droughts this summer.

Michelle Lee files suit against Portfolio Advisors for alleged workplace mistreatment based on race, while the firm says it strongly disagrees with her claims.

Island country’s president says Taiwan could take ‘strong countermeasures’ if necessary
Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that buzzed an offshore islet shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan’s military to take “strong countermeasures” against what she termed Chinese provocations.
It was the first time warning shots have been fired in such an incident amid a period of heightened tension between China and , which Beijing views as its own territory. Taiwan strongly disputes China’s sovereignty claims.

The lawsuit, which a judge has combined with a similar suit by Latino and Black voters, will go to trial at the end of September, too late to affect this year’s midterm elections.

Xi Jinping expected to be given third term and be anointed as country’s most powerful leader in decades
China’s ruling Communist party will begin its 20th congress on 16 October, state media has reported, a meeting at which President Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed as the country’s most powerful leader in decades.
The congress in Beijing comes as Xi faces significant political headwinds, including an ailing economy, deteriorating relations with the US and a strict zero-Covid policy that has accelerated China’s inward turn from the world.

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The agreement avoids immediate delisting of Chinese firms, but enforcement of the law to protect investors and national security won't be easy ...