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Factory Mistake Turns Sad Horse Into Smash Hit

Assembly line error in China turns a smile into a frown, and young workers love it

(Newser) - A factory mistake in eastern China has turned a $4 plush toy into an unlikely symbol of workplace burnout—and a runaway hit. The stuffed horse, produced in Yiwu International Trade City for the Year of the Horse, is designed to wear a cheerful smile, explains China Daily . But in...

As UK Cozies Up to China, Trump Blasts Move as 'Very Dangerous'

Starmer pursues trade reset with Beijing, despite Trump's security warning

(Newser) - President Trump is again warning US allies about getting too close to Beijing, this time as the United Kingdom leans in. As Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrapped up hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and praised "real progress" on trade, Trump told reporters in Washington...

Panama's Top Court Rules on Control of Canal Ports

Beijing angered by decision that voids Hong Kong company's port contracts

(Newser) - Panama's top court has made a ruling with major implications for world trade. The country's Supreme Court ruled late Thursday that Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's concession to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal is unconstitutional, the AP reports. The decision comes after strong US...

China Executes 11 in Crackdown on 'Scam Kingpins'

'Mafia-like' Ming crime family was responsible for deaths of those forced to work in scam centers

(Newser) - China has executed 11 members of the Ming family crime syndicate. They were sentenced to death in September for crimes including homicide and drug trafficking. Dozens of other clan members received long sentences for their roles in the group's activities, which included running scam centers and illegal gambling operations...

Chinese Whistleblower Scores a Rare Win in Asylum Case

Feds sought to deport man who exposed prison camps in Xinjiang

(Newser) - An immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a "well founded fear" of persecution if sent back to China after exposing human rights abuses there. Guan Heng, 38, applied for asylum after arriving in the US illegally in 2021. He has been...

China's Top General Accused of Passing Nuclear Secrets to US

According to sources who spoke to WSJ , though details are scant

(Newser) - China's military just saw one of its most powerful figures fall under accusations that go far beyond routine corruption. At an internal briefing for top officers on Saturday, officials laid out allegations that Gen. Zhang Youxia—China's highest-ranking active-duty general and long viewed as a close ally of...

China's Ambitious Man-Made Island Now 'a Dead Zone'

Ocean Flower Island, meant to rival Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, is an emblem of property bust

(Newser) - On a ring of artificial islands off China's southern coast, the boom years live on as a very expensive mirage. Ocean Flower Island, a $12 billion Evergrande showpiece modeled loosely on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah, was supposed to host 200,000 residents plus armies of shoppers and conference-goers. Instead,...

China's One-Child Policy: A Giant Mistake?

Birth rate plunges, and a generation of 'little emperors' face a challenging future

(Newser) - China's one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced abortions on women, made sterilization widespread, and led to baby daughters being sold or even killed, because parents wanted their only child to be a male. Now, the question is whether it was...

Trump: I'll Sock Canada With 100% Tariffs Over China Deal

US president threatens retaliation after PM Mark Carney's announcement of trade agreement

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor goes ahead with its China trade deal. Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a...

For That Diva Baby Who Has Everything: 'Silky' Diapers

Company is trying the idea in China

(Newser) - Silk diapers? Not quite. But Procter & Gamble's product in China can at least qualify as "silky." The consumer-goods giant has rolled out Pampers Prestige diapers lined with silk fibers in the nation, reports CNBC . It's part of a push to sell higher-end products even as...

China Gets OK for a 'Mega' Embassy in London

But proximity to key financial-data cables has some worried

(Newser) - China just got the green light for what will be its biggest embassy in Europe, right next to London's financial nerve center. The UK government has approved Beijing's long-stymied plan to turn Royal Mint Court, a historic former coin-minting site bought by China in 2018 for roughly $312...

Chinese Are Giving Birth Like It's 1738

Birthrate, still declining, is in line with a much smaller population

(Newser) - China's leaders are urging citizens to have more children, but the country's demographic slide is only getting steeper. Official data released Monday show China recorded just 7.92 million births in 2025, down 17% from 9.54 million the year before, for a birthrate of 5.63 per...

China's New Weapon Against US: 'Kill Line' Propaganda

Nation uses video game term to spotlight US inequality and poverty, distract from its own issues

(Newser) - China's propaganda machine has found a new way to talk about American hardship, and it comes straight out of gamer slang. State-linked outlets and online commentators are fixating on the idea of a US "kill line"—a term borrowed from video games to describe a point of...

Trump: Tariffs Over Greenland Start Feb. 1

Rate will rise to 25% unless a deal is struck for US takeover by June 1, post says

(Newser) - As demonstrators in Greenland and Denmark protested his coveting of their territory, President Trump announced Saturday that he's levying new tariffs on European nations that will remain in effect until the US takes ownership of Greenland. Posting on Truth Social, Trump said he's imposing a 10% tariff on...

Canada Reaches 'Landmark' Trade Deal With China

Mark Carney is trying to reduce dependence on US

(Newser) - Canada's prime minister is betting a trade deal with Beijing is worth a fight with Washington. Mark Carney, on a visit to Beijing, announced a "preliminary but landmark" deal that will reopen Canada's market to Chinese-made EVs, reversing tariffs that effectively shut them out in 2025. Ottawa...

Harvard Slips to 3rd in Global Rankings

Chinese universities are first and second in Leiden Rankings

(Newser) - Harvard is still churning out research, but the global leaderboard it once dominated now has a new country on top. In the latest Leiden Rankings, which track research volume and impact, China's Zhejiang University has edged into the No. 1 spot, with seven other Chinese institutions also in the...

US Allows Nvidia to Sell Advanced AI Chips to China

Export cap, security checks aim to prevent military use, though critics worry about enforcement

(Newser) - Washington is cracking the door open for advanced AI chips headed to China—just not all the way. The Trump administration has formally authorized exports of Nvidia's H200, its second-most powerful AI chip, to Chinese buyers under a set of restrictions meant to ease national security worries while giving...

China's Trade Surplus Rewrites the Record Books
China's Trade Surplus
Rewrites the Record Books
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Jan 14, 2026 8:34 AM CST

China's Trade Surplus Rewrites the Record Books

Figure hit $1.19T in 2025

(Newser) - China just logged a trade gap so big it rewrites the record books: a $1.19 trillion surplus in 2025, the largest ever reported even after adjusting for inflation. Beijing's customs agency said the surplus—the difference between what China sells abroad and what it buys—jumped 20% from...

China Wants Canada to Get Out From Under America's Wing

State-run outlet encourages 'strategic autonomy' as PM Mark Carney visits Beijing

(Newser) - As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime US ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States—...

Ex-Navy Sailor Gets 200 Months Behind Bars

Jinchao Wei, 25, was convicted of selling ship manuals to a Chinese intelligence officer

(Newser) - A former US Navy sailor convicted of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an intelligence officer working for China was sentenced Monday to 16-plus years in prison, prosecutors said. A San Diego federal judge sentenced Jinchao Wei, 25, to 200 months, reports the AP . A...

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