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China’s global aggression check: Taiwan tensions, military posturing and US response in 2025

As 2025 ends, tensions between China and Taiwan are higher — and more overt — than at any point in recent years, fueled by expanded U.S. military support for Taipei, increasingly bold warnings from re...

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U.S. says China's military activities near Taiwan "increase tensions unnecessarily"

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China encircles Taiwan in massive military display

China taxes condoms, contraceptives

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China’s ‘condom tax’ sparks backlash as Beijing struggles to reverse population collapse

China introduces 13% tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare services as global superpower battles sustained population decline and aging demographics.

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China taxes condoms, contraceptives, in push to combat declining population

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China slaps 13% tax on birth control—what’s behind Beijing’s new tax on condoms, contraceptives? | Explained

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China Wants More Babies, Starts by Making Condoms Costlier In 2026

As the new year kicks in, people in China will have to pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, whereas the childcare services have been exempted as the country looks to boost birth rates...

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Why Is China Taxing Contraceptives Now? Population Policy Shift Explained

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China slaps 13% tax on birth control—What’s behind Beijing’s new tax on condoms, contraceptives? | Explained

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China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate

China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, and experts have cautioned that the downturn will continue.

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Why China is taxing condoms now? Beijing latest and strangest move to get people having more babies

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Condom tax and cheaper childcare: China's plan to boost birth rates

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Ten years after it ended its ‘one-child’ policy, China’s push for more babies isn’t winning its citizens over

Welkin Lei has been doing some paper-napkin calculations in his spare time and the numbers for having another child just don’t add up.

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China's Xi to host South Korea's Lee from Sunday amid Japan tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on Sunday, signalling Beijing's intent to strengthen ties with Seoul amidst strained relations with Japan over Taiwan.

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Bipartisan House China panel slams Beijing’s Taiwan drills as 'deliberate escalation'

China conducts two-day military exercises around Taiwan with rockets, bombers and assault ships as House Select Committee on China warns of deliberate escalation by Beijing.

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In the new world order, market power trumps military might. Can China compete?

Changing metrics of competition are reshaping the international systems built around Western dominance, analysts say.

China’s Xi hails nation’s technological progress and renews pledge to take back Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed his country’s technological progress in areas such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

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What Sets Yumart Apart As A Trusted China Supplier Of Asian Sushi Food Ingredients Globally?

HAIDIAN, BEIJING, CHINA, December 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The international culinary sector is currently witnessing an unprecedented surge in the consumption of East Asian cuisine, with sushi evolving from a regional specialty into a global dietary staple.

Beijing pledges with ‘utmost sincerity’ to continue push to reunite peacefully with Taiwan

Mainland China’s top Taiwan affairs official issued vow in new year’s message that came days after a large scale PLA drill around the island.

China factor: How Beijing’s tech rise is testing Korea’s export engine

SEOUL: For decades, high-tech excellence has been the bedrock of South Korea's export-reliant economy, with its semiconductors, smartphones and electronics recognised for their competitiveness.