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Huawei’s trifold phone gets 2.7 million pre-orders ahead of Apple’s iPhone 16 launch

BEIJING — Huawei has received more than 2.7 million pre-orders for its trifold smartphone, its website showed on Monday. The…

Xpeng releases mass-market EV with basic driver-assist for less than $20,000

BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models…

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation agreement in China

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to end their long-standing enmity and work to form a national unity government…

China’s war drills around Taiwan enter Day 2. Here’s what it means for cross-strait relations

China’s latest military exercises around Taiwan risk escalating cross-strait tensions — but war remains unlikely, political observers say. Beijing warned…

Putin tells Xi that Russia-China relations are a ‘stabilizing’ force for the world

Russia-China ties are a “stabilizing” force for the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterpart Xi Jinping during his…

Biden raises tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports: EVs, solar panels, batteries and more

The Biden administration announced stiff new tariff rates Tuesday on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports. The White House said…

Zelenskyy says U.S. aid delay allowed Russia to ‘seize the initiative’; Blinken warns of more sanctions on Chinese firms

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said the…

Blinken to warn China over its support for Russia’s military during this week’s visit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will warn China about its support for Russia’s military during his visit to the…

Russian billionaires taken off EU sanctions list; Ukraine accused of another nuclear plant drone strike

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in…