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Babies born through fertility treatments like IVF may have higher risk of heart defects<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Doctors often opt for a \"freeze-all strategy\" where they retrieve multiple eggs at once and then freeze the embryos to be transferred weeks, months, or even years later.<\/p>\n<p>But the new study suggests this might not be the best approach for women with lower odds of success with IVF, which is based on a handful of factors such as age, underlying health conditions, low egg count, and egg quality.<\/p>\n<h2>Higher birth rate for fresh embryo transfers<\/h2><p>The study, which was published in the BMJ, included 838 women in their 30s who had only a few healthy eggs.<\/p>\n<p>\"How to optimally use the \u2018precious\u2019 embryos to increase the chance of live birth in these patients is an important clinical question,\" Dr Daimin Wei, the study\u2019s lead author and a professor at Shandong University\u2019s reproductive medical centre in China, told Euronews Health.<\/p>\n<p>In the study, women who received transfers with fresh embryos \u2013 implanted the same day their eggs were removed \u2013 were more likely to give birth than those who used frozen embryos, the study found.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8559126\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//07//08//ivf-success-drops-by-38-per-cent-with-exposure-to-air-pollution-study-finds/">IVF success drops by 38 per cent with exposure to air pollution, study finds<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Among women who had a fresh embryo transfer, 40.1 per cent gave birth compared with 31.5 per cent among those who had a frozen embryo transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Women who had a fresh embryo were also more likely to get pregnant and less likely to have a miscarriage.<\/p>\n<p>There was no difference in babies\u2019 birth weight, neonatal health problems, or obstetric complications between the two groups.<\/p>\n<h2>Study limitations<\/h2><p>The findings are among the first to assess whether fresh or frozen embryo transfers make a difference for women with a poor prognosis, the researchers said. <\/p>\n<p>Prior studies focus on women with a normal or high likelihood of success with IVF, and show that frozen embryo transfers are at least as good as fresh embryos.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, men\u2019s health and sperm quality can also affect the odds of success with fertility treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers said men contributed to infertility problems in about 17 per cent of cases where women got fresh embryos, and a similar level for those who got frozen embryos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"7594016\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2023//05//10//ivf-baby-born-in-the-uk-with-dna-from-three-parents-in-major-trial-to-avoid-defective-gene/">First IVF baby born in the UK with DNA from three parents in major trial to avoid defective genes<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The study has some limitations. For example, there were differences in the number of embryos transferred and the stage at which they were transferred, which researchers said could contribute to the disparities between the groups.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, Wei said the findings indicate that fertility doctors should rely more on patient-level information when deciding how to set up their IVF treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\"For clinicians, it is suggested to individually choose the embryo transfer strategy based on ovarian response and patients' characteristics to optimise the IVF outcomes,\" Wei said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738161442,"updatedAt":1738193618,"publishedAt":1738193472,"firstPublishedAt":1738193472,"lastPublishedAt":1738193618,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Canva","altText":"A woman holds her baby.","callToActionText":null,"width":1613,"caption":"A woman holds her 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DEEPSEEK CHINA","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Chinese AI DeepSeek 'censors' sensitive questions on China when compared to rivals like ChatGP","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"DeepSeek chatbot 'censors' questions about China, according to tests","titleListing2":"DeepSeek reportedly censors sensitive questions on China","leadin":"DeepSeek's new chatbot seems to censor questions about sensitive topics in China compared to other AI chatbots, according to a new analysis.","summary":"DeepSeek's new chatbot seems to censor questions about sensitive topics in China compared to other AI chatbots, according to a new analysis.","keySentence":"","url":"chinese-ai-deepseek-censors-sensitive-questions-on-china-when-compared-to-rivals-like-chat","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2025\/01\/28\/chinese-ai-deepseek-censors-sensitive-questions-on-china-when-compared-to-rivals-like-chat","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"DeepSeek's new chatbot seems to censor questions about sensitive topics in China compared to rival artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, according to an analysis from the Associated Press. \n\nThe Chinese tech startup's AI assistant was the most downloaded free app on Apple's iPhone on Tuesday, with its launch sending the stocks of rival US companies tumbling. \n\nThe practice of DeepSeek's censoring of Chinese content is a common practice in the country.\n\nIn 2023, China issued regulations requiring companies to conduct a security review and obtain approvals before their products can be publicly launched.\n\nThe AP asked DeepSeek's chatbot and OpenAI's ChatGPT the same questions about US-China relations to compare answers. \n\nQuestion: What is the state of US-China relations?\n\nDeepSeek's chatbot's answer echoed China's official statements, saying the relationship between the world's two largest economies is one of the most important bilateral relationships globally. \n\nIt said China is committed to developing ties with the US based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation.\n\n\"We hope that the United States will work with China to meet each other halfway, properly manage differences, promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and push forward the healthy and stable development of China-US relations,\" it said.\n\nSome of these phrases - \"meet... halfway,\" \"mutual respect\" and \"win-win cooperation\" - mirror language used by a Chinese Foreign Ministry official in a 2021 news conference.\n\nChatGPT's answer was more nuanced. It said the state of the US-China relationship is complex, characterized by a mix of economic interdependence, geopolitical rivalry, and collaboration on global issues. \n\nIt highlighted key topics including the two countries' tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan, their technological competition, and more.\n\n\"The relationship between the US and China remains tense but crucial,\" part of its answer said.\n\nQuestion: What was the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square? \n\nThe 1989 crackdown saw government troops open fire on student-led pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, resulting in hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths. The event remains a taboo subject in mainland China.\n\nDeepSeek's chatbot answered, \"Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else\".\n\nBut ChatGPT gave a detailed answer on what it called \"one of the most significant and tragic events\" in modern Chinese history. The chatbot talked about the background of the massive protests, the estimated casualties, and their legacy.\n\nQuestion: Is Taiwan part of China?\n\nAgain - like the Chinese official narrative - DeepSeek's chatbot said Taiwan has been an integral part of China since ancient times. \n\nAn example of a very similar statement is found in this government document issued in 2022.\n\n\"Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are connected by blood, jointly committed to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,\" the chatbot said.\n\nChatGPT said the answer depends on one's perspective, while laying out China and Taiwan's positions and the views of the international community. \n\nIt said from a legal and political standpoint, China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and the island democracy operates as a \"de facto independent country\" with its own government, economy, and military.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>DeepSeek's <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//what-is-deepseek-the-ai-chatbot-from-china-that-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-tech-wor/">new chatbot<\/strong><\/a> seems to censor questions about sensitive topics in China compared to rival artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, according to an analysis from the Associated Press. <\/p>\n<p>The Chinese tech startup's AI assistant was the most downloaded free app on Apple's iPhone on Tuesday, with its launch sending the stocks of rival US companies tumbling. <\/p>\n<p>The practice of DeepSeek's censoring of Chinese content is a common practice in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9008484\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//what-is-deepseek-the-ai-chatbot-from-china-that-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-tech-wor/">What is DeepSeek, the AI chatbot from China that is sending shockwaves through the tech world?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2023, China issued regulations requiring companies to conduct a security review and obtain approvals before their products can be publicly launched.<\/p>\n<p>The AP asked <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//what-is-deepseek-the-ai-chatbot-from-china-that-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-tech-wor/">DeepSeek's chatbot<\/strong><\/a> and OpenAI's ChatGPT the same questions about US-China relations to compare answers. <\/p>\n<h2>Question: What is the state of US-China relations?<\/h2><p>DeepSeek's chatbot's answer echoed China's official statements, saying the relationship between the world's two largest economies is one of the most important bilateral relationships globally. <\/p>\n<p>It said China is committed to developing ties with the US based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\"We hope that the United States will work with China to meet each other halfway, properly manage differences, promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and push forward the healthy and stable development of China-US relations,\" it said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The relationship between the US and China remains tense but crucial.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n ChatGPT&#39;s answer on the state of US-China relations\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some of these phrases - \"meet... halfway,\" \"mutual respect\" and \"win-win cooperation\" - mirror language used by a Chinese Foreign Ministry official in a 2021 news conference.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT's answer was more nuanced. It said the state of the US-China relationship is complex, characterized by a mix of economic interdependence, geopolitical rivalry, and collaboration on global issues. <\/p>\n<p>It highlighted key topics including the two countries' tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan, their technological competition, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\"The relationship between the US and China remains tense but crucial,\" part of its answer said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"9009024\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//28//chinese-startup-deepseek-rattles-global-markets-as-nvidia-shares-plunge/">Chinese startup DeepSeek rattles global markets as Nvidia shares plunge <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Question: What was the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square?<\/h2><p>The 1989 crackdown saw government troops open fire on student-led pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, resulting in hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths. The event remains a taboo subject in mainland China.<\/p>\n<p>DeepSeek's chatbot answered, \"Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else\".<\/p>\n<p>But ChatGPT gave a detailed answer on what it called \"one of the most significant and tragic events\" in modern Chinese history. The chatbot talked about the background of the massive protests, the estimated casualties, and their legacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Sorry, that&#39;s beyond my current scope. Let&#39;s talk about something else.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n DeepSeek&#39;s answer to a question about Tiananmen Square protests.\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Question: Is Taiwan part of China?<\/h2><p>Again - like the Chinese official narrative - DeepSeek's chatbot said Taiwan has been an integral part of China since ancient times. <\/p>\n<p>An example of a very similar statement is found in this government document issued in 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8886876\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//03//us-strengthens-export-controls-for-chinese-semiconductor-companies/">US strengthens export controls for Chinese semiconductor companies<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are connected by blood, jointly committed to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,\" the chatbot said.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT said the answer depends on one's perspective, while laying out China and Taiwan's positions and the views of the international community. <\/p>\n<p>It said from a legal and political standpoint, China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and the island democracy operates as a \"de facto independent country\" with its own government, economy, and military.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738089353,"updatedAt":1738097182,"publishedAt":1738097118,"firstPublishedAt":1738097118,"lastPublishedAt":1738097180,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/01\/19\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0d42e762-e8da-5e16-9d2d-867754ed26e6-9011914.jpg","altText":"The Icons for the smartphone apps DeepSeek and ChatGPT are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025","caption":"The Icons for the smartphone apps DeepSeek and ChatGPT are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Andy 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Kong"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/next\/2025\/01\/28\/chinese-ai-deepseek-censors-sensitive-questions-on-china-when-compared-to-rivals-like-chat","lastModified":1738097180},{"id":2740684,"cid":9009024,"versionId":4,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250128_MKSU_57616989","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Business Chinese startup DeepSeek rattles global markets as Nvidia shares plunge","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Chinese startup DeepSeek rattles global markets as Nvidia shares plunge ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Chinese startup DeepSeek rattles global markets as Nvidia shares dive","titleListing2":"Chinese startup DeepSeek rattles global markets as Nvidia shares plunge ","leadin":"The unveiling of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model, which outperforms its US rivals, caused a sharp decline in the value of US and Europe's tech stocks.","summary":"The unveiling of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model, which outperforms its US rivals, caused a sharp decline in the value of US and Europe's tech stocks.","keySentence":"","url":"chinese-startup-deepseek-rattles-global-markets-as-nvidia-shares-plunge","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/28\/chinese-startup-deepseek-rattles-global-markets-as-nvidia-shares-plunge","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek sent jitters to global markets, sparking a tech-led selloff in the US and Europe on Monday. The Chinese AI is reportedly more cost-effective and performs better than America's leading models, raising concerns about the valuation hype of the soaring tech stocks.\u00a0\n\nMarket responses\u00a0\n\nNvidia, the world's largest AI chipmaker, saw its shares plummet by 17%, before recovering on Tuesday afternoon, erasing $600bn (\u20ac573bn) in market capitalisation in what was the largest intraday decline in history. Europe's AI chip equipment manufacturer, ASML, also experienced a 7% drop in its share price. The US tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed over 3%, with the technology sector as a whole down 5.6%. European stock markets followed suit, weighed down by losses in the tech sector.\n\nOn Monday, the US dollar softened against the other currencies in the G-10 group as the US government bond yields sharply declined on risk-off sentiment. The Euro strengthened against the dollar to a six-week high. Commodity prices, including gold and crude oil, were also sharply down due to the broad selloffs as investors liquidated positions for safety.\n\nHowever, the trend reversed on Tuesday's Asian session, with the dollar rebounding, causing pull backs in other currencies, with the euro-dollar pair down by 0.52% to 1.0437 at 4 am ECT.\u00a0\n\n\"As far as the markets are concerned, I think there is a shoot first and ask questions later quality to the sell-off,\" Kyle Rodd, a senior market analyst at Compital.com, wrote in a note to clients. \"There's a lot of information to parse and discount\", he said, referring to the credibility of DeepSeek's computing figures.\u00a0\n\nHow does DeepSeek threaten the US AI dominance?\u00a0\u00a0\n\nDeepSeek, founded in 2023 by hedge fund High Flyer, unveiled its latest free, open-source large language model (LLM), R1, in late December. According to the company's release, the model was developed for under $6m (\u20ac5.7m) in just two months. By contrast, US hyperscalers have invested billions of dollars in AI infrastructure.\n\nRemarkably, the cost-efficient Chinese LLM outperformed some of the most prominent training software in the market, including OpenAI's GPT-4o, Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash, Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Meta's Llama 3.1, particularly in solving complex mathematical and coding problems. \n\nOn Monday, DeepSeek AI Assistance overtook ChatGPT o1 as the most downloaded free app on the Apple App Store. However, the company temporarily limited registrations later that day, citing a large-scale cyberattack on its services.\n\nDeepSeek uses Nvidia's less advanced AI chips, H800s for its LLM training. The US has been tightening AI chip exports to China, with only lower-quality products allowed. Bloomberg reported that Nvidia called DeepSeek an \"excellent AI advancement\" that complies with US laws on export controls. The US tech giant also emphasised that the work of running AI models nonetheless requires lots of its products.\u00a0\n\nRisk for a renewed US-China trade war\n\nUS President Donald Trump commented that DeepSeek\u2019s breakthrough as \"a wake-up call\" for American tech companies and the need for the US \"to be laser-focused on competing\". Meanwhile, he expressed confidence that the US tech companies would maintain dominance in the AI industry.\u00a0\n\nTrump's return reignites concerns about a US-China trade war No 2. \"For now, it can confidently be said that today has sparked a re-think of the 'AI trade' and risks of a US-China trade war,\" Rodd noted.\n\nSo far, President Trump has not imposed the 60% tariff on Chinese imports he pledged during his campaign. Instead, his administration has initiated an assessment, with findings expected by 1 April.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Chinese artificial intelligence startup <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//what-is-deepseek-the-ai-chatbot-from-china-that-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-tech-wor/">DeepSeek sent jitters to global markets, sparking a tech-led selloff in the US and Europe on Monday. The Chinese AI is reportedly more cost-effective and performs better than America's leading models, raising concerns about the valuation hype of the soaring tech stocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Market responses<\/strong><\/h2><p>Nvidia, the world's largest AI chipmaker, saw its shares plummet by 17%, before recovering on Tuesday afternoon, erasing $600bn (\u20ac573bn) in market capitalisation in what was the largest intraday decline in history. Europe's AI chip equipment manufacturer, ASML, also experienced a 7% drop in its share price. The US tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed over 3%, with the technology sector as a whole down 5.6%. European stock markets followed suit, weighed down by losses in the tech sector.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the US dollar softened against the other currencies in the G-10 group as the US government bond yields sharply declined on risk-off sentiment. The Euro strengthened against the dollar to a six-week high. Commodity prices, including gold and crude oil, were also sharply down due to the broad selloffs as investors liquidated positions for safety.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8888244,8945314\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//02//frances-artificial-intelligence-summit-aims-to-put-eu-on-the-map-as-leading-ai-continent/">France/u2019s artificial intelligence summit aims to put EU on the map as 'leading AI continent'<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//04//german-ai-company-helsing-moves-into-attack-drone-market/">German AI company Helsing moves into attack drone market<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, the trend reversed on Tuesday's Asian session, with the dollar rebounding, causing pull backs in other currencies, with the euro-dollar pair down by 0.52% to 1.0437 at 4 am ECT.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"As far as the markets are concerned, I think there is a shoot first and ask questions later quality to the sell-off,\" Kyle Rodd, a senior market analyst at Compital.com, wrote in a note to clients. \"There's a lot of information to parse and discount\", he said, referring to the credibility of DeepSeek's computing figures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How does DeepSeek threaten the US AI dominance?<\/strong><\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//28//what-is-deepseek-the-ai-chatbot-from-china-that-is-sending-shockwaves-through-the-tech-wor/">DeepSeek, founded in 2023 by hedge fund High Flyer, unveiled its latest free, open-source large language model (LLM), R1, in late December. According to the company's release, the model was developed for under $6m (\u20ac5.7m) in just two months. By contrast, US hyperscalers have invested billions of dollars in AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, the cost-efficient Chinese LLM outperformed some of the most prominent training software in the market, including OpenAI's GPT-4o, Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash, Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Meta's Llama 3.1, particularly in solving complex mathematical and coding problems. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8955990,8953212\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//07//the-top-ai-takeaways-from-nvidias-ces-2025-keynote-to-know-about/">The top AI takeaways to know about from Nvidia's CES 2025 keynote<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//08//nvidia-shares-slide-after-hitting-a-record-following-new-ai-chip-debut/">Nvidia shares slide after hitting a record following new AI chip debut<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On Monday, DeepSeek AI Assistance overtook ChatGPT o1 as the most downloaded free app on the Apple App Store. However, the company temporarily limited registrations later that day, citing a large-scale cyberattack on its services.<\/p>\n<p>DeepSeek uses Nvidia's less advanced AI chips, H800s for its LLM training. The US has been tightening AI chip exports to China, with only lower-quality products allowed. Bloomberg reported that Nvidia called DeepSeek an \"excellent AI advancement\" that complies with US laws on export controls. The US tech giant also emphasised that the work of running AI models nonetheless requires lots of its products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Risk for a renewed US-China trade war<\/strong><\/h2><p>US President Donald Trump commented that DeepSeek\u2019s breakthrough as \"a wake-up call\" for American tech companies and the need for the US \"to be laser-focused on competing\". Meanwhile, he expressed confidence that the US tech companies would maintain dominance in the AI industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump's return reignites concerns about a US-China trade war No 2. \"For now, it can confidently be said that today has sparked a re-think of the 'AI trade' and risks of a US-China trade war,\" Rodd noted.<\/p>\n<p>So far, President Trump has not imposed the 60% tariff on Chinese imports he pledged during his campaign. Instead, his administration has initiated an assessment, with findings expected by 1 April.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1738048182,"updatedAt":1738094669,"publishedAt":1738049269,"firstPublishedAt":1738049269,"lastPublishedAt":1738094669,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Andy Wong\/Copyright 2025 The AP. All rights reserved","altText":"The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/00\/90\/24\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_9db6dfd4-701a-5bb0-9291-d12401e215d9-9009024.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1280}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"artificial-intelligence","titleRaw":"Artificial intelligence","id":12661,"title":"Artificial intelligence","slug":"artificial-intelligence"},{"urlSafeValue":"china","titleRaw":"China","id":311,"title":"China","slug":"china"},{"urlSafeValue":"start-up","titleRaw":"start-up","id":14352,"title":"start-up","slug":"start-up"},{"urlSafeValue":"nvidia","titleRaw":"Nvidia","id":29122,"title":"Nvidia","slug":"nvidia"},{"urlSafeValue":"deepseek","titleRaw":"DeepSeek","id":30324,"title":"DeepSeek","slug":"deepseek"}],"widgets":[{"count":2,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2741014}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"ctekM2EVhc8","dailymotionId":"x9d57ry"},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":72000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":8989009,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/MK\/SU\/25\/01\/28\/en\/250128_MKSU_57616989_57617050_72000_113647_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":72000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":13241681,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/MK\/SU\/25\/01\/28\/en\/250128_MKSU_57616989_57617050_72000_113647_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Tina Teng","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"markets","urlSafeValue":"markets","title":"Markets","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/markets\/markets"},"vertical":"business","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"business","id":11,"title":"Business","slug":"business"},{"urlSafeValue":"business","id":11,"title":"Business","slug":"business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"markets","id":"markets","title":"Markets","url":"\/business\/markets"},{"urlSafeValue":"business","id":"business","title":"Business","url":"\/business\/business"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":74,"urlSafeValue":"markets","title":"Markets"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":311,"urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","url":"\/news\/asia\/china"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["80022015","80023001","84031001","84032001","84091001","84092002","84111001","84112001","84131001","84132012","84191001","84192001","84211001","84212001","84241001","84242001"],"slugs":["aggregated_all_moderate_content","business","business_general","hobbies_and_interests","hobbies_and_interests_art_technology","law_government_and_politics","law_government_and_politics_general","negative_news_financial","personal_finance","personal_finance_stocks","science","science_general","society","society_general","technology_and_computing","technology_and_computing_general"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/business\/2025\/01\/28\/chinese-startup-deepseek-rattles-global-markets-as-nvidia-shares-plunge","lastModified":1738094669},{"id":2740038,"cid":9007010,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250127_NWWB_57611960","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"China\u2019s first corgi police dog loses bonus after sleeping on the job","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"China\u2019s first corgi police dog loses bonus over 'workplace misconduct'","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"China\u2019s first corgi police dog loses bonus after sleeping on the job","titleListing2":"China\u2019s first corgi police dog loses bonus for napping on duty & food bowl mishap but wins hearts online with his dedication and charm. ","leadin":"Despite his misdemeanours, Fu Zai was honoured for his exceptional service in 2024 as an explosives-detection dog and received a Lunar New Year gift package, including gourmet pet treats.","summary":"Despite his misdemeanours, Fu Zai was honoured for his exceptional service in 2024 as an explosives-detection dog and received a Lunar New Year gift package, including gourmet pet treats.","keySentence":"","url":"chinas-first-corgi-police-dog-loses-bonus-over-workplace-misconduct","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/01\/27\/chinas-first-corgi-police-dog-loses-bonus-over-workplace-misconduct","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China\u2019s first-ever corgi police dog, Fu Zai, has become an internet sensation for both his achievements and his recent run of trouble at work.\n\nThe small but determined canine officer lost his year-end bonus for sleeping on the job and urinating in his food bowl, sparking widespread amusement and sympathy on Chinese social media.\n\nAccording to domestic media, corgi joined the Weifang Public Security Bureau in Shandong province as a reserve explosives detection dog in January 2024, when he was just four months old.\n\nDespite his diminutive size, the now 18-month-old Fu Zai quickly stood out for his exceptional talent in detecting explosives, winning over his trainers and the public alike.\n\nBy October, Fu Zai, meaning \"Lucky Boy,\" graduated to become a fully qualified police dog.\n\nThe story of Fu Zai\u2019s journey has been shared widely on Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, through a dedicated account run by the Weifang Public Security Bureau.\n\nThe account, \"Corgi Police Dog Fu Zai and Its Comrades,\" has over 384,000 followers and regularly provides updates on Fu Zai and his fellow police dogs' daily training and activities.\u00a0\n\nIn a video posted on 19 January, officers praised Fu Zai for his exceptional contributions throughout 2024, which included completing several security tasks and raising the profile of police dogs in Weifang.\n\nFor his efforts, he was awarded a red flower, treats, and toys during an end-of-year performance review.\n\nHowever, the celebratory moment took a humorous turn when a police officer revealed Fu Zai\u2019s recent misbehaviour, which included falling asleep on duty and urinating in his food bowl.\n\nAs a playful punishment, his treats and toys were confiscated on camera, leaving only the red flower as a reminder of his achievements.\n\n\u201cHope you make more persistent efforts in the future,\u201d the officer quipped in the video, which has since garnered over 10,000 likes and hundreds of comments.\n\nSympathy and support for Fu Zai\n\nFollowers were quick to jump to Fu Zai\u2019s defence, with one commenter joking, \u201cPoor Fu Zai worked hard all year, only to lose its year-end bonus. I can relate so much.\u201d\n\nAnother said, \u201cHe peed in his own bowl, not in the bowl of its boss ... return his bonus immediately.\"\n\nAmid the wave of online sympathy, the police reassured the public in a follow-up video posted last Wednesday that Fu Zai had not been left empty-pawed.\n\nTo celebrate the Lunar New Year, the corgi was given a lavish gift package including Pacific herring, pumpkin soup, dumplings, rabbit meatballs, and even a pet-friendly version of the dish Buddha's Temptation or Fotiaoqiang, a Chinese delicacy.\u00a0\n\nOn Saturday, Fu Zai was honoured with the Annual Award of Defying Fate in a special video.\n\n\u201cWe hope Fu Zai and fellow pet officers can grow in good health, and at the same time, we hope everyone can be kind to (animals), because the world does not belong to us only, but also to them,\u201d an officer said.\n\n\u201cLastly, we hope Fu Zai will be able to grow taller,\u201d he added.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China\u2019s first-ever corgi police dog, Fu Zai, has become an internet sensation for both his achievements and his recent run of trouble at work.<\/p>\n<p>The small but determined canine officer lost his year-end bonus for sleeping on the job and urinating in his food bowl, sparking widespread amusement and sympathy on Chinese social media.<\/p>\n<p>According to domestic media, corgi joined the Weifang Public Security Bureau in Shandong province as a reserve explosives detection dog in January 2024, when he was just four months old.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his diminutive size, the now 18-month-old Fu Zai quickly stood out for his exceptional talent in detecting explosives, winning over his trainers and the public alike.<\/p>\n<p>By October, Fu Zai, meaning \"Lucky Boy,\" graduated to become a fully qualified police dog.<\/p>\n<p>The story of Fu Zai\u2019s journey has been shared widely on Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, through a dedicated account run by the Weifang Public Security Bureau.<\/p>\n<p>The account, \"Corgi Police Dog Fu Zai and Its Comrades,\" has over 384,000 followers and regularly provides updates on Fu Zai and his fellow police dogs' daily training and activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted on 19 January, officers praised Fu Zai for his exceptional contributions throughout 2024, which included completing several security tasks and raising the profile of police dogs in Weifang.<\/p>\n<p>For his efforts, he was awarded a red flower, treats, and toys during an end-of-year performance review.<\/p>\n<p>However, the celebratory moment took a humorous turn when a police officer revealed Fu Zai\u2019s recent misbehaviour, which included falling asleep on duty and urinating in his food bowl.<\/p>\n<p>As a playful punishment, his treats and toys were confiscated on camera, leaving only the red flower as a reminder of his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope you make more persistent efforts in the future,\u201d the officer quipped in the video, which has since garnered over 10,000 likes and hundreds of comments.<\/p>\n<h2>Sympathy and support for Fu Zai<\/h2><p>Followers were quick to jump to Fu Zai\u2019s defence, with one commenter joking, \u201cPoor Fu Zai worked hard all year, only to lose its year-end bonus. I can relate so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another said, \u201cHe peed in his own bowl, not in the bowl of its boss ... return his bonus immediately.\"<\/p>\n<p>Amid the wave of online sympathy, the police reassured the public in a follow-up video posted last Wednesday that Fu Zai had not been left empty-pawed.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the corgi was given a lavish gift package including Pacific herring, pumpkin soup, dumplings, rabbit meatballs, and even a pet-friendly version of the dish Buddha's Temptation or Fotiaoqiang, a Chinese delicacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Fu Zai was honoured with the Annual Award of Defying Fate in a special video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"6818974,7608834\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//16//italian-police-dogs-find-2700-kilos-of-cocaine-hidden-in-a-banana-shipment/">Italian police dogs find 2,700 kilos of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//07//04//meet-the-police-dogs-sniffing-out-electronics-and-giving-cybercriminals-paws-for-thought/">Meet the police dogs sniffing out electronics and giving cybercriminals \u2018paws\u2019 for thought<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hope Fu Zai and fellow pet officers can grow in good health, and at the same time, we hope everyone can be kind to (animals), because the world does not belong to us only, but also to them,\u201d an officer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLastly, we hope Fu Zai will be able to grow taller,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1737981241,"updatedAt":1737985362,"publishedAt":1737985356,"firstPublishedAt":1737985356,"lastPublishedAt":1737985356,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/00\/70\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_11d19ca0-f297-585d-8121-8501d417e148-9007010.jpg","altText":"Fu Zai is seen wearing his police dog vest in east China's Shandong Province. 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It is the time when millions of people leave the cities to travel back home for a rare break with family.","summary":"China's most important festival, this year's public holidays will begin on Tuesday and continue until 4 February. It is the time when millions of people leave the cities to travel back home for a rare break with family.","keySentence":"","url":"chinas-factory-activity-contracts-in-january-for-the-first-time-in-four-months","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/27\/chinas-factory-activity-contracts-in-january-for-the-first-time-in-four-months","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Manufacturing slowed in China in January for the first time in four months as workers began leaving assembly lines to travel to their home towns for Lunar New Year holidays.\n\nThe National Bureau of Statistics said its purchasing managers' index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 49.1 in January from 50.1 the month before. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion. Under 50 signals a contraction in activity.\n\nNew orders and production also contracted.\n\nA parallel purchasing managers' index for the non-manufacturing sector, which covers construction and services, fell to 50.2 points from 52.2 in December.\n\nThe slide in factory activity was partly due to the approach of the holidays, said Zhao Qinghe, a bureau senior statistician.\n\nYear of the snake\n\nChina's most important festival and the year of the snake, this year's public holidays will begin on Tuesday and continue until 4 February. Millions of people will leave the cities to travel back home for a rare break with family during the holidays, which tend to distort economic data early in the year.\n\nChina's economy grew at a 5% annual pace in 2024, hitting the government's target thanks to strong exports and stimulus measures.\n\nWhile activity slowed this month, it's likely to pick up again thanks to the government's efforts, Zichun Huang of Capital Economics said in a commentary.\n\n\"But the disappointing PMI data underscores the difficulty policymakers face in achieving a sustained recovery in growth,\" she said.\n\nShe noted that the PMI for construction also fell.\n\n\"This is disappointing, and suggests that fiscal support may be struggling to offset the broader pressures weighing on construction activity,\" Huang said.\n\nThe outlook for exports also remains uncertain, given threats by US President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on imports from China.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Manufacturing slowed in China in January for the first time in four months as workers began leaving assembly lines to travel to their home towns for Lunar New Year holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The National Bureau of Statistics said its purchasing managers' index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 49.1 in January from 50.1 the month before. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion. Under 50 signals a contraction in activity.<\/p>\n<p>New orders and production also contracted.<\/p>\n<p>A parallel purchasing managers' index for the non-manufacturing sector, which covers construction and services, fell to 50.2 points from 52.2 in December.<\/p>\n<p>The slide in factory activity was partly due to the approach of the holidays, said Zhao Qinghe, a bureau senior statistician.<\/p>\n<h2>Year of the snake<\/h2><p>China's most important festival and the year of the snake, this year's public holidays will begin on Tuesday and continue until 4 February. Millions of people will leave the cities to travel back home for a rare break with family during the holidays, which tend to distort economic data early in the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8996148,8994074\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//22//china-unveils-first-humanoid-robot-training-base-in-shanghai/">China unveils first humanoid robot training base in Shanghai<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//23//china-orders-funds-to-buy-more-shares-to-boost-languishing-markets/">China orders funds to buy more shares to boost languishing markets<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>China's economy grew at a 5% annual pace in 2024, hitting the government's target thanks to strong exports and stimulus measures.<\/p>\n<p>While activity slowed this month, it's likely to pick up again thanks to the government's efforts, Zichun Huang of Capital Economics said in a commentary.<\/p>\n<p>\"But the disappointing PMI data underscores the difficulty policymakers face in achieving a sustained recovery in growth,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the PMI for construction also fell.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is disappointing, and suggests that fiscal support may be struggling to offset the broader pressures weighing on construction activity,\" Huang said.<\/p>\n<p>The outlook for exports also remains uncertain, given threats by US President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on imports from China.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1737963420,"updatedAt":1737984100,"publishedAt":1737982378,"firstPublishedAt":1737982378,"lastPublishedAt":1737982378,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/00\/53\/72\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_00092deb-80c6-5dab-85f7-e61659fbd31c-9005372.jpg","altText":"A woman shops for prosperity decorations at a shop in Beijing ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year ","caption":"A woman shops for prosperity decorations at a shop in Beijing ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Andy Wong\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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A lack of gains in share prices, along with falling housing prices, has discouraged Chinese families from spending, slowing consumer demand and economic growth.","summary":"China's share markets hit their peak value before the 2008 global financial crisis and have stayed well below that level since. A lack of gains in share prices, along with falling housing prices, has discouraged Chinese families from spending, slowing consumer demand and economic growth.","keySentence":"","url":"china-orders-funds-to-buy-more-shares-to-boost-languishing-markets","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/23\/china-orders-funds-to-buy-more-shares-to-boost-languishing-markets","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks to help jolt its languid markets out of the doldrums.\n\nOfficials told reporters in Beijing on Thursday that beginning this year mutual funds should increase holdings of onshore stocks, called A-shares, by at least 10% a year over the next three years.\n\nCommercial insurance funds will have to put 30% of their annual new premium revenue into share markets beginning this year, they said.\n\n\"This means that at least several hundred billion yuan of long-term funds will be added to A-shares every year\", said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.\n\nThe announcement followed a meeting of top financial officials including ministries in charge of pensions and the central bank.\n\n\"Implementing the plan's various measures will further enhance the equity allocation capacity of medium- and long-term funds, steadily expand the scale of investment, improve the supply and structure of funds in the capital market, and consolidate good conditions for the capital market\u2019s recovery\", Wu said.\n\nThe ruling Communist Party announced this move just ahead of China's biggest holiday of the year, the Lunar New Year, which begins on Wednesday, 29 January. It\u2019s a time when families tend to splash out on food and travel and little red packets of money for children and young adults, a time of wishes for good fortune.\n\nMarkets in Hong Kong and Shanghai rose early Thursday after the announcement, with the Shanghai Composite index gaining 1.4%. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong, a market linked to limited trading by mainland Chinese investors, shed early gains, edging 0.1% lower.\n\nA gain in share prices seen as a way to open up spending\n\nChina's share markets are huge but they hit their peak value before the 2008 global financial crisis and have meandered well below that level since. A lack of gains in share prices, along with falling housing prices, has discouraged Chinese families from spending, slowing consumer demand and economic growth.\n\nSo far, the government's efforts to get people to spend more and save less have had mixed success. An initiative to promote purchases of energy efficient vehicles and appliances by paying subsidies to people who turn in their old versions of such items has boosted sales of such products. But share prices had traded stubbornly within a narrow range after a brief-lived rally late last year.\n\nWu said pension funds will be required to revamp how they assess their performance and companies will be encouraged to conduct more share buybacks and pay higher dividends to give shareholders better returns.\n\n\"This is a very important institutional breakthrough for the entry of medium- and long-term funds into the market. It can be said that it has solved a problem that has been unsolved for many years\", he added.\n\nFewer people investing long term in the stock market\n\nSell-offs by major shareholders and high market volatility have handicapped the Chinese markets, Lei Meng, a China equity strategist at UBS Securities, said in a commentary Thursday.\n\nSo, \"the willingness of long-term investors to participate in the stock market has dwindled\", Lei said. \"The proposal of market value management reform directly addresses this issue because it is directly related to investors' sense of gain.\"\n\nBut such moves have often failed in the past, since they attempt to override prevailing market sentiment by fiat.\n\n\"As we've seen in the past, such efforts can be likened to attempting to kindle a fire with damp wood - often proving ineffective and short-lived\", Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Chinese government is trying to encourage people to spend more by ensuring that share prices will rise, ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks to help jolt its languid markets out of the doldrums.<\/p>\n<p>Officials told reporters in Beijing on Thursday that beginning this year mutual funds should increase holdings of onshore stocks, called A-shares, by at least 10% a year over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial insurance funds will have to put 30% of their annual new premium revenue into share markets beginning this year, they said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8992884,8986378\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//20//who-is-han-zheng-chinas-representative-at-trumps-inauguration/">Who is Han Zheng, China's representative at Trump's inauguration?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//22//china-hawk-rubio-kicks-off-trumps-foreign-policy-with-indo-pacific-quad-meeting/">China hawk Rubio kicks off Trump's foreign policy with Indo-Pacific 'Quad' meeting<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"This means that at least several hundred billion yuan of long-term funds will be added to A-shares every year\", said Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement followed a meeting of top financial officials including ministries in charge of pensions and the central bank.<\/p>\n<p>\"Implementing the plan's various measures will further enhance the equity allocation capacity of medium- and long-term funds, steadily expand the scale of investment, improve the supply and structure of funds in the capital market, and consolidate good conditions for the capital market\u2019s recovery\", Wu said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8867634,8839912\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//08//china-unveils-financial-package-aimed-at-boosting-the-economy/">China unveils financial package aimed at boosting the economy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//22//senior-chinese-official-warns-that-any-future-us-tariff-hikes-will-backfire/">Senior Chinese official warns that any future US tariff hikes will backfire<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ruling Communist Party announced this move just ahead of China's biggest holiday of the year, the Lunar New Year, which begins on Wednesday, 29 January. It\u2019s a time when families tend to splash out on food and travel and little red packets of money for children and young adults, a time of wishes for good fortune.<\/p>\n<p>Markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai rose early Thursday after the announcement, with the Shanghai Composite index gaining 1.4%. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong, a market linked to limited trading by mainland Chinese investors, shed early gains, edging 0.1% lower.<\/p>\n<h2>A gain in share prices seen as a way to open up spending<\/h2><p>China's share markets are huge but they hit their peak value before the 2008 global financial crisis and have meandered well below that level since. A lack of gains in share prices, along with falling housing prices, has discouraged Chinese families from spending, slowing consumer demand and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the government's efforts to get people to spend more and save less have had mixed success. An initiative to promote purchases of energy efficient vehicles and appliances by paying subsidies to people who turn in their old versions of such items has boosted sales of such products. But share prices had traded stubbornly within a narrow range after a brief-lived rally late last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8727852\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//09//13//china-raises-its-retirement-age-as-older-population-threatens-economy/">China raises its retirement age as older population threatens economy<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wu said pension funds will be required to revamp how they assess their performance and companies will be encouraged to conduct more share buybacks and pay higher dividends to give shareholders better returns.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a very important institutional breakthrough for the entry of medium- and long-term funds into the market. It can be said that it has solved a problem that has been unsolved for many years\", he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Fewer people investing long term in the stock market<\/h2><p>Sell-offs by major shareholders and high market volatility have handicapped the Chinese markets, Lei Meng, a China equity strategist at UBS Securities, said in a commentary Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>So, \"the willingness of long-term investors to participate in the stock market has dwindled\", Lei said. \"The proposal of market value management reform directly addresses this issue because it is directly related to investors' sense of gain.\"<\/p>\n<p>But such moves have often failed in the past, since they attempt to override prevailing market sentiment by fiat.<\/p>\n<p>\"As we've seen in the past, such efforts can be likened to attempting to kindle a fire with damp wood - often proving ineffective and short-lived\", Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1737620692,"updatedAt":1737626310,"publishedAt":1737623969,"firstPublishedAt":1737623969,"lastPublishedAt":1737623969,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/99\/61\/48\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_20b58596-6b80-5eb6-ab1b-c9b27d1a98bb-8996148.jpg","altText":"Chinese people play shutter cock near a huge display board with the words, \"I Love Beijing, Happy New Year 2025,\" in Beijing","caption":"Chinese people play shutter cock near a huge display board with the words, \"I Love Beijing, Happy New Year 2025,\" in Beijing","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Andy Wong\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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The Humanoid Robot Kylin Training Ground aims to advance cross-disciplinary robotics, including AI and machine learning, and can currently train over 100 robots, with plans to scale up to 1,000 by 2027.\n\nThe centre will collaborate with local robotics firms to amass a vast dataset of 10 million high-quality physical data entries by 2025. These efforts aim to enhance the practical application of humanoid robots in sectors such as manufacturing and public services.\n\nAmid an ageing population and global tech competition, humanoid robots are seen as a solution to workforce challenges and a driver of industrial innovation. By 2030, China\u2019s humanoid robot market is expected to soar to \u20ac11.35 billion.\n\nThe Pudong facility also plans to unveil its next-generation robot, \"Deep Snake,\" featuring advanced technologies for enhanced flexibility and intelligence. Beijing is set to host the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Sports Games later this year.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>On Tuesday, China has launched its first heterogeneous humanoid robot training centre in Shanghai\u2019s Pudong District. The Humanoid Robot Kylin Training Ground aims to advance cross-disciplinary robotics, including AI and machine learning, and can currently train over 100 robots, with plans to scale up to 1,000 by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The centre will collaborate with local robotics firms to amass a vast dataset of 10 million high-quality physical data entries by 2025. These efforts aim to enhance the practical application of humanoid robots in sectors such as manufacturing and public services.<\/p>\n<p>Amid an ageing population and global tech competition, humanoid robots are seen as a solution to workforce challenges and a driver of industrial innovation. By 2030, China\u2019s humanoid robot market is expected to soar to \u20ac11.35 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The Pudong facility also plans to unveil its next-generation robot, \"Deep Snake,\" featuring advanced technologies for enhanced flexibility and intelligence. Beijing is set to host the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Sports Games later this year.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1737548557,"updatedAt":1737620124,"publishedAt":1737555468,"firstPublishedAt":1737555468,"lastPublishedAt":1737556983,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP \/ SMG ShanghaiEye","altText":"Four humanoid robots walking at the National and Local Co-Built Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"Four humanoid robots walking at the National and Local Co-Built Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/99\/40\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7897a33f-c63d-5ebd-b491-f65958caa2ed-8994074.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"caraco","twitter":null,"id":176,"title":"Alexis Caraco"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[{"urlSafeValue":"caraco","twitter":null,"id":176,"title":"Alexis 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executes 2 men who committed deadly attacks known as 'revenge on society crimes'","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"China executes two men found guilty of killing sprees","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"China executes two men found guilty of killing sprees","titleListing2":"China executes two men who committed killing sprees","leadin":"Fan Weiqu rammed his car into a crowd, killing 35 people, while 21-year-old Xu Jiajin killed eight people and injured 17 in a stabbing attack last year.","summary":"Fan Weiqu rammed his car into a crowd, killing 35 people, while 21-year-old Xu Jiajin killed eight people and injured 17 in a stabbing attack last year.","keySentence":"","url":"china-executes-two-men-found-guilty-of-killing-sprees","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/01\/20\/china-executes-two-men-found-guilty-of-killing-sprees","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what is called \u201crevenge-on-society crimes,\u201d state media reported Monday.\n\nFan Weiqu, 62, was executed on Monday for ramming a car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China in November, killing 35. Police said Fan was upset over his divorce settlement.\n\nAlso executed was 21-year-old Xu Jiajin, who killed eight and injured 17 in a stabbing attack at his vocational school in the eastern city of Wuxi. Police said that Xu had failed his examinations and couldn't graduate. \n\nFan's attack was the deadliest in the country since 2014 when a string of violent incidents rocked the western region of Xinjiang. At the time, Chinese leader Xi Jinping described the attack as \u201cextremely vicious\u201d and called for severe punishment, state broadcaster CCTV reported.\n\nChina typically has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world, partly due to its strict gun controls and mass surveillance techniques.\n\nThe killings spurred Chinese President Xi Jinping to urge local governments to take measures to prevent such attacks, known as \"revenge society crimes.\" At the time, local officials vowed they would examine personal disputes that could trigger aggression, from marital troubles to disagreements over inheritance.\n\nHowever, the increasing reach into people\u2019s private lives raises concerns at a time when the Chinese state has already tightened its grip over all social and political aspects in the East Asian country. \n\nThe two men\u2019s death sentences were issued by the intermediate people\u2019s courts in the cities of Zhuhai and Wuxi, respectively, in December and approved by the Supreme People\u2019s Court, according to state media.\n\nChina is believed to execute more prisoners each year than the rest of the world combined, though the precise total is classified as a state secret. Executions are carried out by shooting, though lethal injections have also been introduced in recent years.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what is called \u201crevenge-on-society crimes,\u201d state media reported Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Weiqu, 62, was executed on Monday for ramming a car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China in November, killing 35. Police said Fan was upset over his divorce settlement.<\/p>\n<p>Also executed was 21-year-old Xu Jiajin, who killed eight and injured 17 in a stabbing attack at his vocational school in the eastern city of Wuxi. Police said that Xu had failed his examinations and couldn't graduate. <\/p>\n<p>Fan's attack was the deadliest in the country since 2014 when a string of violent incidents rocked the western region of Xinjiang. At the time, Chinese leader Xi Jinping described the attack as \u201cextremely vicious\u201d and called for severe punishment, state broadcaster CCTV reported.<\/p>\n<p>China typically has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world, partly due to its strict gun controls and mass surveillance techniques.<\/p>\n<p>The killings spurred Chinese President Xi Jinping to urge local governments to take measures to prevent such attacks, known as \"revenge society crimes.\" At the time, local officials vowed they would examine personal disputes that could trigger aggression, from marital troubles to disagreements over inheritance.<\/p>\n<p>However, the increasing reach into people\u2019s private lives raises concerns at a time when the Chinese state has already tightened its grip over all social and political aspects in the East Asian country. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8820424,8986378\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//20//who-is-han-zheng-chinas-representative-at-trumps-inauguration/">Who is Han Zheng, China's representative at Trump's inauguration?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The two men\u2019s death sentences were issued by the intermediate people\u2019s courts in the cities of Zhuhai and Wuxi, respectively, in December and approved by the Supreme People\u2019s Court, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p>China is believed to execute more prisoners each year than the rest of the world combined, though the precise total is classified as a state secret. Executions are carried out by shooting, though lethal injections have also been introduced in recent years.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1737376402,"updatedAt":1737385955,"publishedAt":1737385778,"firstPublishedAt":1737385778,"lastPublishedAt":1737385778,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/98\/73\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_40bd618a-85d5-5d78-b021-4e7413ae2d96-8987382.jpg","altText":"FILE - A woman stands near flowers placed outside the \"Zhuhai People's Fitness Plaza\", where a man deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at the sports centre.","caption":"FILE - A woman stands near flowers placed outside the \"Zhuhai People's Fitness Plaza\", where a man deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at the sports centre.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":576}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2940,"urlSafeValue":"paternoster","title":"Tamsin Paternoster","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":311,"slug":"china","urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","titleRaw":"China"},{"id":14720,"slug":"car-attack","urlSafeValue":"car-attack","title":"car attack","titleRaw":"car attack"},{"id":8335,"slug":"execution","urlSafeValue":"execution","title":"Execution","titleRaw":"Execution"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2733026},{"id":2665136},{"id":2730600}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"AP","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":311,"urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","url":"\/news\/asia\/china"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["80023001","80122003","80122006","80122022","80222003","80222006","80222022","84051001","84052001","84111001","84112005","84211001","84212001"],"slugs":["aggregated_all_moderate_content","crime_high_and_medium_risk","crime_high_medium_and_low_risk","death_and_injury_low_risk","death_and_injury_medium_risk","education","education_general","law_gov_t_and_politics_legal_politics","law_government_and_politics","society","society_general","violence_high_and_medium_risk","violence_high_medium_and_low_risk"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2025\/01\/20\/china-executes-two-men-found-guilty-of-killing-sprees","lastModified":1737385778},{"id":2730600,"cid":8979850,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250117_NWSU_57534385","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"China's economy expands 5% in 2024, hitting target helped by strong exports, stimulus measures","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Strong exports help China hit economic growth targets for 2024 ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Strong exports help China hit economic growth targets for 2024","titleListing2":"China hits economic growth targets for 2024, aided by exports and stimulus measures. ","leadin":"Exports have surged as companies and consumers rush to beat potential US tariff hikes. However, some economists say China's economy is growing at a slower pace than official estimates show.","summary":"Exports have surged as companies and consumers rush to beat potential US tariff hikes. However, some economists say China's economy is growing at a slower pace than official estimates show.","keySentence":"","url":"strong-exports-help-china-hit-economic-growth-targets-for-2024","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/17\/strong-exports-help-china-hit-economic-growth-targets-for-2024","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but in line with Beijing's target of \"around 5%\" growth, thanks to strong exports and recent stimulus measures.\n\nThe economy picked up speed in the last quarter, the government reported on Friday, growing 5.4% between October and December.\n\nExports have surged as companies and consumers rush to beat potential tariff hikes President-elect Donald Trump may impose on Chinese goods.\n\n\"The national economy was generally stable with steady progress and new achievements were made in high-quality development\", the report by the National Bureau of Statistics said. \"Particularly, with a package of incremental policies being timely rolled out, public confidence was effectively bolstered and the economy recovered remarkably.\" \n\nExports boost weaker domestic market\n\nManufacturing was a strong engine for growth last year, with industrial output jumping 5.8% from a year earlier. Total retail sales of consumer goods grew 3.5% at an annual rate. Exports expanded 7.1% in annual terms, while imports grew 2.3%.\n\nThe world's second largest economy has struggled with weaker consumer spending and resulting deflationary pressures as its recovery after the Covid pandemic faltered and the property sector, once a main driver of business activity, fell into a downturn.\n\nThe Chinese economy grew at a 5.2% annual rate in 2023, and economists have forecast that it will slow further in coming years.\n\nZichun Huang of Capital Economics said that the economy regained some momentum last quarter thanks to recent policy easing.\n\n\"Increased fiscal spending should continue to provide a near-term prop to activity\", Huang said in a report. \"We still expect growth to slow for 2025 as a whole, with Trump likely to follow through on his tariff threats soon and persistent structural imbalances still weighing on the economy.\"\n\nPopulation continuing to fall\n\nChina's population also is aging and declining, adding to pressures on growth. The government reported Friday that the population fell for the third year in a row in 2024, to 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year.\n\nWith costs of living rising faster than wages, young Chinese are putting off or ruling out marriage and childbirth, accentuating the impact of birth control policies that once limited most families to one child each.\n\nEconomists query official figure\n\nSome economists say the economy is growing at a slower pace than shown in official estimates.\n\n\"The precise achievement of the official growth target is highly dubious at a time when most indicators of economic activity and financial markets are flashing red\", Eswar Prasad, an economics professor at Cornell University, said in an emailed comment.\n\n\"The economy continues to be beset by a combination of weak domestic demand and persistent deflationary pressures, in addition to a hostile external environment that could limit exports\", he said.\n\nTrump, who will be inaugurated next week, has pledged to increase US import duties on Chinese goods. This week, the Biden administration also imposed further restrictions on exports of advanced semiconductors and technology, seeking to maintain the US lead on advanced technologies and block China's access.\n\nThe ruling Communist Party has rolled out a series of stimulus measures, including reducing banks' reserve requirement ratios, cutting interest rates and advancing billions from its budget in 2025 to fund construction projects. It has ordered banks to lend to beleaguered property developers that were left mired in debt after authorities cracked down on excess borrowing.\n\nNational Bureau of Statistics spokesperson Fu Linghui told reporters in Beijing that boosting consumption and expanding domestic demand are priorities this year.\n\n\"With the coordinated efforts of stock policies and a package of incremental policies, the momentum of economic recovery is strengthening, the recovery of consumer demand has accelerated, and there are more favourable factors for a moderate rebound in prices\", he said.\n\nState looks to encourage workers spend more\n\nBeijing has expanded a trade-in scheme for consumer goods and raised the wages of millions of government workers to revive domestic demand.\n\nThose incremental moves need to be accompanied by broader structural reforms, some economists say, that will improve productivity and make the economy less reliant on construction and export manufacturing. In particular, private businesses remain wary of boosting investment or hiring after years of policy shifts that have added to uncertainty over their role in the economy.\n\nScant social safety nets, meanwhile, lead families to save rather than spend, and falling housing prices and weak stock prices have hurt household wealth, compounding the problem.\n\n\"China needs a strong and multi-pronged policy package to revive growth momentum\", Prasad said. \n\n\"Such a package would need to include substantial and well-targeted monetary and fiscal stimulus, complemented by reforms and other measures to revive private sector confidence.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but in line with Beijing's target of \"around 5%\" growth, thanks to strong exports and recent stimulus measures.<\/p>\n<p>The economy picked up speed in the last quarter, the government reported on Friday, growing 5.4% between October and December.<\/p>\n<p>Exports have surged as companies and consumers rush to beat potential tariff hikes President-elect Donald Trump may impose on Chinese goods.<\/p>\n<p>\"The national economy was generally stable with steady progress and new achievements were made in high-quality development\", the report by the National Bureau of Statistics said. \"Particularly, with a package of incremental policies being timely rolled out, public confidence was effectively bolstered and the economy recovered remarkably.\" <\/p>\n<h2>Exports boost weaker domestic market<\/h2><p>Manufacturing was a strong engine for growth last year, with industrial output jumping 5.8% from a year earlier. Total retail sales of consumer goods grew 3.5% at an annual rate. Exports expanded 7.1% in annual terms, while imports grew 2.3%.<\/p>\n<p>The world's second largest economy has struggled with weaker consumer spending and resulting deflationary pressures as its recovery after the Covid pandemic faltered and the property sector, once a main driver of business activity, fell into a downturn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8971900,8972176\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//15//global-electric-vehicle-sales-surge-as-china-demand-boosts-market-growth/">Global electric vehicle sales surge as China demand boosts market growth<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//01//14//commission-finds-evidence-of-discrimination-against-eu-medtech-firms-in-china/">Commission finds evidence of discrimination against EU medtech firms in China<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Chinese economy grew at a 5.2% annual rate in 2023, and economists have forecast that it will slow further in coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Zichun Huang of Capital Economics said that the economy regained some momentum last quarter thanks to recent policy easing.<\/p>\n<p>\"Increased fiscal spending should continue to provide a near-term prop to activity\", Huang said in a report. \"We still expect growth to slow for 2025 as a whole, with Trump likely to follow through on his tariff threats soon and persistent structural imbalances still weighing on the economy.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Population continuing to fall<\/h2><p>China's population also is aging and declining, adding to pressures on growth. The government reported Friday that the population fell for the third year in a row in 2024, to 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>With costs of living rising faster than wages, young Chinese are putting off or ruling out marriage and childbirth, accentuating the impact of birth control policies that once limited most families to one child each.<\/p>\n<h2>Economists query official figure<\/h2><p>Some economists say the economy is growing at a slower pace than shown in official estimates.<\/p>\n<p>\"The precise achievement of the official growth target is highly dubious at a time when most indicators of economic activity and financial markets are flashing red\", Eswar Prasad, an economics professor at Cornell University, said in an emailed comment.<\/p>\n<p>\"The economy continues to be beset by a combination of weak domestic demand and persistent deflationary pressures, in addition to a hostile external environment that could limit exports\", he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8835730\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//06//market-winners-and-losers-as-trump-secures-historic-victory/">Market winners and losers as Trump secures historic victory<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Trump, who will be inaugurated next week, has pledged to increase US import duties on Chinese goods. This week, the Biden administration also imposed further restrictions on exports of advanced semiconductors and technology, seeking to maintain the US lead on advanced technologies and block China's access.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling Communist Party has rolled out a series of stimulus measures, including reducing banks' reserve requirement ratios, cutting interest rates and advancing billions from its budget in 2025 to fund construction projects. It has ordered banks to lend to beleaguered property developers that were left mired in debt after authorities cracked down on excess borrowing.<\/p>\n<p>National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson Fu Linghui told reporters in Beijing that boosting consumption and expanding domestic demand are priorities this year.<\/p>\n<p>\"With the coordinated efforts of stock policies and a package of incremental policies, the momentum of economic recovery is strengthening, the recovery of consumer demand has accelerated, and there are more favourable factors for a moderate rebound in prices\", he said.<\/p>\n<h2>State looks to encourage workers spend more<\/h2><p>Beijing has expanded a trade-in scheme for consumer goods and raised the wages of millions of government workers to revive domestic demand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8966784,8956844\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//08//chinas-super-rich-eye-the-exit-as-leaders-brace-for-economic-shock/">China's super-rich eye the exit as leaders brace for economic shock<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//13//chinas-december-exports-beat-estimates-as-higher-us-tariffs-loom/">China's December exports beat estimates as higher US tariffs loom<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Those incremental moves need to be accompanied by broader structural reforms, some economists say, that will improve productivity and make the economy less reliant on construction and export manufacturing. In particular, private businesses remain wary of boosting investment or hiring after years of policy shifts that have added to uncertainty over their role in the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Scant social safety nets, meanwhile, lead families to save rather than spend, and falling housing prices and weak stock prices have hurt household wealth, compounding the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\"China needs a strong and multi-pronged policy package to revive growth momentum\", Prasad said. <\/p>\n<p>\"Such a package would need to include substantial and well-targeted monetary and fiscal stimulus, complemented by reforms and other measures to revive private sector confidence.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1737102418,"updatedAt":1737110204,"publishedAt":1737104826,"firstPublishedAt":1737104826,"lastPublishedAt":1737104826,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/97\/98\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d848574c-a50e-570e-bde5-9edf60a3a9c4-8979850.jpg","altText":"File picture 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China sees a boom in EV sales while petrol-filled cars tank","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"China sees a boom in EV sales while petrol-filled cars tank","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"China sees a boom in EV sales while petrol-filled cars tank","titleListing2":"China sees a boom in EV sales while petrol-filled cars tank","leadin":"Plug-in hybrids saw the most rapid growth in 2024, attracting a second generation of electric vehicle buyers who are nervous about buying pure EVs or looking for the more extended range that hybrids can provide.","summary":"Plug-in hybrids saw the most rapid growth in 2024, attracting a second generation of electric vehicle buyers who are nervous about buying pure EVs or looking for the more extended range that hybrids can provide.","keySentence":"","url":"china-sees-a-boom-in-ev-sales-while-petrol-filled-cars-tank","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/13\/china-sees-a-boom-in-ev-sales-while-petrol-filled-cars-tank","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year, while those of petrol-powered car plunged, industry data has revealed.\n\nA total of 31.4 million vehicles were sold last year in the world's biggest market by sales, up 4.5% compared from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported.\u00a0\n\nGrowth in sales outpaced production, which rose 3.7%.\n\nChina's exports of passenger cars jumped almost 20% in 2024, to almost five million vehicles. Out of that, exports of what China calls \"new energy vehicles\", including battery EVs, fuel-cell cars and plug-in hybrids - electric vehicles with a small gasoline-powered engine to back up the batteries - reached 1.28 million. That was a 6.7% increase from 2023.\n\nTrade-ins provide incentive\n\nDomestically, sales of passenger cars rose 13.6% in December, driven in part by rebates for trade-ins, raising sales of all passenger cars in China by 3.1% for the year, to 22.6 million.\n\nSales of traditional petrol and diesel-powered vehicles sank 17% in 2024, from 14 million to 11.6 million. They accounted for 51% of overall new car sales.\n\nPlug-in hybrids saw the most rapid growth in 2024, attracting a second generation of electric vehicle buyers who are nervous about buying pure EVs or looking for the more extended range that hybrids can provide.\n\nSinking demand for fuel-powered cars has proven to be a harsh blow for foreign automakers such as Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Corp. that for years have counted on strong demand in China to increase their bottom lines.\n\nThey are scrambling to develop electric vehicles for the Chinese market. Honda and Nissan have recently announced\u00a0plans to pursue a merger\u00a0in part to meet the challenge of China's rising EV makers.\n\nThe continued rapid expansion of China's EV sales contrasts with the United States and Europe, where\u00a0growth has slowed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Sales of all types of electric vehicles rose more than 40% in China last year, while those of petrol-powered car plunged, industry data has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 31.4 million vehicles were sold last year in the world's biggest market by sales, up 4.5% compared from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Growth in sales outpaced production, which rose 3.7%.<\/p>\n<p>China's exports of passenger cars jumped almost 20% in 2024, to almost five million vehicles. Out of that, exports of what China calls \"new energy vehicles\", including battery EVs, fuel-cell cars and plug-in hybrids - electric vehicles with a small gasoline-powered engine to back up the batteries - reached 1.28 million. That was a 6.7% increase from 2023.<\/p>\n<h2>Trade-ins provide incentive<\/h2><p>Domestically, sales of passenger cars rose 13.6% in December, driven in part by rebates for trade-ins, raising sales of all passenger cars in China by 3.1% for the year, to 22.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Sales of traditional petrol and diesel-powered vehicles sank 17% in 2024, from 14 million to 11.6 million. They accounted for 51% of overall new car sales.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8793628,8753188\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//16//has-the-demand-for-fossil-fuels-already-peaked-a-new-report-suggests-that-may-be-the-case/">Has the demand for fossil fuels already peaked? A new report suggests that may be the case<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//09//25//the-cheapest-and-most-expensive-countries-in-europe-to-charge-your-ev/">The cheapest and most expensive countries in Europe to charge your EV<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Plug-in hybrids saw the most rapid growth in 2024, attracting a second generation of electric vehicle buyers who are nervous about buying pure EVs or looking for the more extended range that hybrids can provide.<\/p>\n<p>Sinking demand for fuel-powered cars has proven to be a harsh blow for foreign automakers such as Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Corp. that for years have counted on strong demand in China to increase their bottom lines.<\/p>\n<p>They are scrambling to develop electric vehicles for the Chinese market. Honda and Nissan have recently announced\u00a0plans to pursue a merger\u00a0in part to meet the challenge of China's rising EV makers.<\/p>\n<p>The continued rapid expansion of China's EV sales contrasts with the United States and Europe, where\u00a0growth has slowed. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1736764638,"updatedAt":1736766673,"publishedAt":1736765740,"firstPublishedAt":1736765740,"lastPublishedAt":1736765740,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/96\/72\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8966231d-bb8a-5fee-b887-884e9890a3d3-8967242.jpg","altText":"File picture of the Volvo EX30 fully electric small SUV unveiled during Auto China 2024 in Beijing last year","caption":"File picture of the Volvo EX30 fully electric small SUV unveiled during Auto China 2024 in Beijing last year","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ng Han Guan\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1280}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":8859,"slug":"electric-cars","urlSafeValue":"electric-cars","title":"Electric cars","titleRaw":"Electric cars"},{"id":11029,"slug":"cars","urlSafeValue":"cars","title":"Cars","titleRaw":"Cars"},{"id":4220,"slug":"fuel","urlSafeValue":"fuel","title":"Fuel","titleRaw":"Fuel"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2726574},{"id":2726772},{"id":2726840}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Lily Swift with AP","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/business\/business"},"vertical":"business","verticals":[{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","url":"\/business\/business"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":7,"urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":311,"urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","url":"\/news\/asia\/china"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84021001","84022004","84022010","84022011","84022013"],"slugs":["automotive","automotive_buying_selling_cars","automotive_diesel","automotive_electric_vehicle","automotive_hybrid"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/business\/2025\/01\/13\/china-sees-a-boom-in-ev-sales-while-petrol-filled-cars-tank","lastModified":1736765740},{"id":2726428,"cid":8966784,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250113_NWSU_57495299","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"China's exports in December up 10.7%, beating estimates as higher US tariffs loom","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"China's December exports beat estimates as higher US tariffs loom","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"China's December exports beat estimates as higher US tariffs loom","titleListing2":"China's December exports beat estimates as higher US tariffs loom","leadin":"President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to raise tariffs on Chinese goods and close some loopholes that exporters now use to sell their products more cheaply in the US.","summary":"President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to raise tariffs on Chinese goods and close some loopholes that exporters now use to sell their products more cheaply in the US.","keySentence":"","url":"chinas-december-exports-beat-estimates-as-higher-us-tariffs-loom","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/13\/chinas-december-exports-beat-estimates-as-higher-us-tariffs-loom","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China's exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office.\n\nExports rose 10.7% from a year earlier, according to official customs data released on Monday. Economists had forecast they would grow about 7%. Imports rose 1% year-on-year. Analysts had expected them to shrink about 1.5%. With exports outpacing imports, China\u2019s trade surplus grew to $104.84bn (\u20ac102.57bn).\n\nHigher tariffs on the horizon\n\nTrump has said he will raise tariffs on Chinese goods and close some loopholes that exporters now use to sell their products more cheaply in the US. If enacted, his plans would be likely to raise prices in America and squeeze sales and profit margins for Chinese exporters. \n\nChina's exports are likely to remain strong in the near-term, said Zichun Huang of Capital Economics, as businesses try to \"front-run\" potentially higher tariffs.\n\n\"Outbound shipments are likely to stay resilient in the near-term, supported by further gains in global market share thanks to a weak real effective exchange rate\", she wrote in a note.\n\nChinese exports to the US jumped 15.6% in December compared with the same time last year, while exports to the European Union jumped 8.8%. Outbound shipments to Southeast Asia grew almost 19%.\n\nBut exports are expected to weaken later in the year if Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs, Huang said.\n\nRecord exports and total trade\n\nOfficials who briefed reporters in Beijing said the total value of China's imports and exports reached a record 43.85tn yuan (around \u20ac5.9tn), up 5% from a year earlier. China is the world's largest exporter and the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions, said Wang Lingjun, the Customs Administration's deputy director general.\n\nChina's economy has slowed following the pandemic, partly because of job losses and a downturn in the housing industry, while exports have surged. Under leader Xi Jinping, the ruling Communist Party is promoting the upgrading of factories and a shift to more high-tech manufacturing. \n\nThis latest report said China's export of mechanical and electrical products increased by almost 9% last year from a year earlier, with growth in exports of \"high-end equipment\" jumping more than 40%.\n\nExports of electric vehicles rose 13%, exports of 3D printers jumped almost 33% and shipments of industrial robots surged 45%. E-commerce trade, including sales by companies including Temu, Shein and Alibaba, registered 2.6tn yuan (\u20ac342bn), more than twice the level in 2020.\n\nWhat about imports?\n\nChina does not pursue a trade surplus and wants to increase its imports, the officials said. But while imports edged higher last year, they were still behind exports, partly due to lower prices for key commodities such as oil and iron ore.\n\nSlowing imports also reflected weak demand as consumers and businesses cut back on spending.\n\n\"Regarding this year's imports, we believe that there is still a lot of room for growth. This is not only because my country's market capacity is large, there are many levels, and it has huge potential\", said Lv Daliang, a Customs Administration spokesperson.\n\nChina is also blocked from exporting and importing some products due to trade restrictions, Lv said, referring to controls by the US and some other countries on strategically sensitive exports to China, such as sales of advanced semiconductors and items that can be used for military purposes.\n\n\"In addition, some countries politicise economic and trade issues, abuse export control measures, and unreasonably restrict the export of some products to China, otherwise we will import more\", he said.\n\nWhere are the exports going?\n\nThe officials emphasised China was making particular efforts to expand trade with countries participating in its \"Belt and Road\" initiative to expand infrastructure construction and trade across much of the globe. Trade with those countries accounted for about half of China's total trade last year.\n\nChina has completely eliminated tariffs on imports from the world's poorest countries, they noted.\n\nBut China also values trade with traditional markets such as Europe and the United States, and two-way trade with the US grew nearly 5% last year.\n\n\"We imported agricultural products, energy products, medicines, and aircraft from the United States, and exported clothing, consumer electronics, and household appliances to the United States, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results\", Wang said.\n\nChina and the overcapacity issue\n\nUS officials and other critics say Beijing has pushed an expansion of exports to help make up for sluggish demand inside China as the economy has slowed. With factories in some industries operating well below capacity, they contend that the country has an \"overcapacity\" problem. Chinese officials deny that. \n\n\"Whether from the perspective of comparative advantage or global market demand, there is no so-called 'China's overcapacity' problem. This problem is a pure false proposition\", Wang said when asked about the issue.\n\nChina has made its industries more efficient through upgrading, investment and innovation supported by research and development, he said. \n\n\"We have ensured the stability of the global production and supply chain with our own complete manufacturing industry chain, and driven technological progress and industrial upgrading around the world\", he added.\n\nChina's trade figures for December comes ahead of its full-year and fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures that are due on Friday. Beijing had a growth target of about 5% for 2024.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China's exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office.<\/p>\n<p>Exports rose 10.7% from a year earlier, according to official customs data released on Monday. Economists had forecast they would grow about 7%. Imports rose 1% year-on-year. Analysts had expected them to shrink about 1.5%. With exports outpacing imports, China\u2019s trade surplus grew to $104.84bn (\u20ac102.57bn).<\/p>\n<h2>Higher tariffs on the horizon<\/h2><p>Trump has said he will raise tariffs on Chinese goods and close some loopholes that exporters now use to sell their products more cheaply in the US. If enacted, his plans would be likely to raise prices in America and squeeze sales and profit margins for Chinese exporters. <\/p>\n<p>China's exports are likely to remain strong in the near-term, said Zichun Huang of Capital Economics, as businesses try to \"front-run\" potentially higher tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>\"Outbound shipments are likely to stay resilient in the near-term, supported by further gains in global market share thanks to a weak real effective exchange rate\", she wrote in a note.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8966522,8839912\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//08//china-unveils-financial-package-aimed-at-boosting-the-economy/">China unveils financial package aimed at boosting the economy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//01//13//asml-continues-to-outshine-rivals-despite-us-trade-restrictions/">ASML continues to outshine rivals despite US trade restrictions<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Chinese exports to the US jumped 15.6% in December compared with the same time last year, while exports to the European Union jumped 8.8%. Outbound shipments to Southeast Asia grew almost 19%.<\/p>\n<p>But exports are expected to weaken later in the year if Trump follows through on his threat to impose tariffs, Huang said.<\/p>\n<h2>Record exports and total trade<\/h2><p>Officials who briefed reporters in Beijing said the total value of China's imports and exports reached a record 43.85tn yuan (around \u20ac5.9tn), up 5% from a year earlier. China is the world's largest exporter and the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions, said Wang Lingjun, the Customs Administration's deputy director general.<\/p>\n<p>China's economy has slowed following the pandemic, partly because of job losses and a downturn in the housing industry, while exports have surged. Under leader Xi Jinping, the ruling Communist Party is promoting the upgrading of factories and a shift to more high-tech manufacturing. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8867634\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//22//senior-chinese-official-warns-that-any-future-us-tariff-hikes-will-backfire/">Senior Chinese official warns that any future US tariff hikes will backfire<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This latest report said China's export of mechanical and electrical products increased by almost 9% last year from a year earlier, with growth in exports of \"high-end equipment\" jumping more than 40%.<\/p>\n<p>Exports of electric vehicles rose 13%, exports of 3D printers jumped almost 33% and shipments of industrial robots surged 45%. E-commerce trade, including sales by companies including Temu, Shein and Alibaba, registered 2.6tn yuan (\u20ac342bn), more than twice the level in 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>What about imports?<\/h2><p>China does not pursue a trade surplus and wants to increase its imports, the officials said. But while imports edged higher last year, they were still behind exports, partly due to lower prices for key commodities such as oil and iron ore.<\/p>\n<p>Slowing imports also reflected weak demand as consumers and businesses cut back on spending.<\/p>\n<p>\"Regarding this year's imports, we believe that there is still a lot of room for growth. This is not only because my country's market capacity is large, there are many levels, and it has huge potential\", said Lv Daliang, a Customs Administration spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>China is also blocked from exporting and importing some products due to trade restrictions, Lv said, referring to controls by the US and some other countries on strategically sensitive exports to China, such as sales of advanced semiconductors and items that can be used for military purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\"In addition, some countries politicise economic and trade issues, abuse export control measures, and unreasonably restrict the export of some products to China, otherwise we will import more\", he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Where are the exports going?<\/h2><p>The officials emphasised China was making particular efforts to expand trade with countries participating in its \"Belt and Road\" initiative to expand infrastructure construction and trade across much of the globe. Trade with those countries accounted for about half of China's total trade last year.<\/p>\n<p>China has completely eliminated tariffs on imports from the world's poorest countries, they noted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8707192,8568018\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//09//05//can-europe-both-lead-green-shipping-and-derisk-from-china/">Can Europe both lead green shipping and derisk from China?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//07//11//germany-to-ban-chinese-companies-components-from-core-parts-of-5g-networks/"> Germany to ban Chinese companies' components from core parts of its 5G networks<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But China also values trade with traditional markets such as Europe and the United States, and two-way trade with the US grew nearly 5% last year.<\/p>\n<p>\"We imported agricultural products, energy products, medicines, and aircraft from the United States, and exported clothing, consumer electronics, and household appliances to the United States, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results\", Wang said.<\/p>\n<h2>China and the overcapacity issue<\/h2><p>US officials and other critics say Beijing has pushed an expansion of exports to help make up for sluggish demand inside China as the economy has slowed. With factories in some industries operating well below capacity, they contend that the country has an \"overcapacity\" problem. Chinese officials deny that. <\/p>\n<p>\"Whether from the perspective of comparative advantage or global market demand, there is no so-called 'China's overcapacity' problem. This problem is a pure false proposition\", Wang said when asked about the issue.<\/p>\n<p>China has made its industries more efficient through upgrading, investment and innovation supported by research and development, he said. <\/p>\n<p>\"We have ensured the stability of the global production and supply chain with our own complete manufacturing industry chain, and driven technological progress and industrial upgrading around the world\", he added.<\/p>\n<p>China's trade figures for December comes ahead of its full-year and fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures that are due on Friday. 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EURONEWS","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"nocomment","urlSafeValue":"nocomment","title":"No 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ECONOMY CHINA AP","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"China's super-rich eye the exit as leaders brace for economic shock","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"China's super-rich eye the exit as leaders brace for economic shock","titleListing2":"China's super-rich eye the exit as leaders brace for economic shock","leadin":"China\u2019s leaders are bracing for shocks to the economy from higher tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office. Millionaires, meanwhile, are relocating.","summary":"China\u2019s leaders are bracing for shocks to the economy from higher tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office. Millionaires, meanwhile, are relocating.","keySentence":"","url":"chinas-super-rich-eye-the-exit-as-leaders-brace-for-economic-shock","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/08\/chinas-super-rich-eye-the-exit-as-leaders-brace-for-economic-shock","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China's ruling Communist Party is rolling out a slew of measures to get Chinese consumers and businesses to spend more money and counter a slump in the Chinese currency and stock prices in a bid to help rev up its economy, bogged down by a property crisis and disruptions during the pandemic.\n\nMeanwhile, some 13,800 high-net-worth individuals have left the country since 2022 as a result of its economic challenges, according to a report by Henley & Partners.\n\nHere are some of the top items on China\u2019s list of priorities for 2025 to turn its fortunes around:\n\nSubsidies for spending\n\nChina plans to expand its cash for clunkers and appliance recycling programs to encourage more purchases of new, energy-efficient models. The recycling that began last year has led to the replacement of 6.5 million fuel-powered vehicles with electrics and hybrids since June, officials of China's main planning agency said Wednesday. They also cited a double-digit growth in the past several months in sales of new appliances.\n\nSubsidies of up to 20% of sales prices will now apply to a dozen types of appliances and also include digital products such as mobile phones, they said. The government is also subsidising the upgrading of outdated factory equipment.\n\nCrackdown on shakedowns\n\nLocal officials have been warned not to conduct unjustified \u201carbitrary inspections\u201d that interfere with normal business, Hu Weilie, a vice minister of Justice, told reporters Tuesday according to state media reports.\n\nThe official Xinhua News Agency said new rules are meant to prevent abuse of power, arbitrary seizures of assets and unjustified orders to halt production. The effort is part of a campaign aimed at improving China's business environment, according to Premier Li Qiang. The moves follow complaints that dozens of executives have been detained or assets seized by cash-strapped local governments trying to shake down companies.\n\nMore money is on the way\n\nSo far, China has not unleashed a big bazooka of stimulus spending, choosing a more targeted and incremental approach. However, Zhao Chenxin, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's main planning agency, said the government plans to announce \u201csignificantly larger\u201d scale long-term treasury bonds to finance such spending. But specific figures won't come until the annual meeting of the national rubber-stamp legislature, due to be held in early March.\n\nProtecting the \u2018people\u2019s money'\n\nChina\u2019s central bank said it resolved at a meeting over the weekend to keep the value of the yuan steady and stabilise financial markets.\n\nThe Chinese currency, also called the renminbi, or \u201cpeople's money,\u201d has weakened against the US dollar and other currencies, putting pressure on its financial markets. Its stock market has languished again after a brief revival in late September, when the Shanghai Composite index jumped to nearly 3,700, falling back to just over 3,200. The yuan was trading at 7.3278 to the dollar on Wednesday. It was trading near 7 yuan to the dollar in early October.\n\nA weaker yuan can make Chinese exports more competitive but also risks angering Chinese trade partners.\n\nTalking up the economy\n\nChina's ruling party allows very little leeway for public dissent, and even the scope for talking about the economy has narrowed.\n\nAuthorities have shut down the social media sites of economists challenging policies as they try to rally support for President Xi Jinping's leadership. A recent report by Xinhua called for ensuring \u201ccorrect public opinions\u201d that are aligned with creating \u201ca mainstream public opinion of unity and progress.\u201d\n\nBut talking up the economy can obscure hard realities, said a recent report by the think tank Rhodium Group, which estimated China\u2019s actual economic growth last year at 2.4% to 2.8%, well below the official estimate of about 5%.\n\nOne big factor behind the lower-than-hoped-for growth is pocketbook issues that crimp demand, such as falling housing prices and smaller paychecks. The report also said: \u201cNo substantial policy measures have been announced that will substantially change the employment or wage outlook.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China's ruling Communist Party is rolling out a slew of measures to get Chinese consumers and businesses to spend more money and counter a slump in the Chinese currency and stock prices in a bid to help rev up its economy, bogged down by a property crisis and disruptions during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some 13,800 high-net-worth individuals have left the country since 2022 as a result of its economic challenges, according to a report by Henley &amp; Partners.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the top items on China\u2019s list of priorities for 2025 to turn its fortunes around:<\/p>\n<h2>Subsidies for spending<\/h2><p>China plans to expand its cash for clunkers and appliance recycling programs to encourage more purchases of new, energy-efficient models. The recycling that began last year has led to the replacement of 6.5 million fuel-powered vehicles with electrics and hybrids since June, officials of China's main planning agency said Wednesday. They also cited a double-digit growth in the past several months in sales of new appliances.<\/p>\n<p>Subsidies of up to 20% of sales prices will now apply to a dozen types of appliances and also include digital products such as mobile phones, they said. The government is also subsidising the upgrading of outdated factory equipment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8886876\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//03//us-strengthens-export-controls-for-chinese-semiconductor-companies/">US strengthens export controls for Chinese semiconductor companies<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Crackdown on shakedowns<\/h2><p>Local officials have been warned not to conduct unjustified \u201carbitrary inspections\u201d that interfere with normal business, Hu Weilie, a vice minister of Justice, told reporters Tuesday according to state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>The official Xinhua News Agency said new rules are meant to prevent abuse of power, arbitrary seizures of assets and unjustified orders to halt production. The effort is part of a campaign aimed at improving China's business environment, according to Premier Li Qiang. The moves follow complaints that dozens of executives have been detained or assets seized by cash-strapped local governments trying to shake down companies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8913774\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//01//08//factories-from-china-spark-geopolitical-debates-in-europe/">Factories from China spark geopolitical debates in Europe<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>More money is on the way<\/h2><p>So far, China has not unleashed a big bazooka of stimulus spending, choosing a more targeted and incremental approach. However, Zhao Chenxin, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's main planning agency, said the government plans to announce \u201csignificantly larger\u201d scale long-term treasury bonds to finance such spending. But specific figures won't come until the annual meeting of the national rubber-stamp legislature, due to be held in early March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8941216\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//31//chinas-manufacturing-activity-slows-in-december-as-trade-risks-grow/">China's manufacturing activity slows in December as trade risks grow<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Protecting the \u2018people\u2019s money'<\/h2><p>China\u2019s central bank said it resolved at a meeting over the weekend to keep the value of the yuan steady and stabilise financial markets.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese currency, also called the renminbi, or \u201cpeople's money,\u201d has weakened against the US dollar and other currencies, putting pressure on its financial markets. Its stock market has languished again after a brief revival in late September, when the Shanghai Composite index jumped to nearly 3,700, falling back to just over 3,200. The yuan was trading at 7.3278 to the dollar on Wednesday. It was trading near 7 yuan to the dollar in early October.<\/p>\n<p>A weaker yuan can make Chinese exports more competitive but also risks angering Chinese trade partners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8923968\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//01//03//china-is-driving-an-electric-vehicle-revolution-but-is-it-good-news-for-the-climate/">China is driving an electric vehicle revolution. But is it good news for the climate?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Talking up the economy<\/h2><p>China's ruling party allows very little leeway for public dissent, and even the scope for talking about the economy has narrowed.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have shut down the social media sites of economists challenging policies as they try to rally support for President Xi Jinping's leadership. A recent report by Xinhua called for ensuring \u201ccorrect public opinions\u201d that are aligned with creating \u201ca mainstream public opinion of unity and progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But talking up the economy can obscure hard realities, said a recent report by the think tank Rhodium Group, which estimated China\u2019s actual economic growth last year at 2.4% to 2.8%, well below the official estimate of about 5%.<\/p>\n<p>One big factor behind the lower-than-hoped-for growth is pocketbook issues that crimp demand, such as falling housing prices and smaller paychecks. The report also said: \u201cNo substantial policy measures have been announced that will substantially change the employment or wage outlook.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8924210\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//20//trump-threatens-trade-tariffs-unless-europe-buys-a-lot-more-us-oil-and-gas/">Trump threatens trade tariffs unless Europe buys a lot more US oil and gas<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1736330873,"updatedAt":1736335183,"publishedAt":1736333668,"firstPublishedAt":1736333668,"lastPublishedAt":1736333668,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Eugene Hoshiko\/AP2010","altText":"File photo - Shanghai, China","callToActionText":null,"width":3003,"caption":"File photo - Shanghai, China","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/95\/68\/44\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c52d72ef-7ed9-55d8-9c45-8e413a608486-8956844.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1965}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"barnes","twitter":"@ABarnesNews","id":1618,"title":"Angela Barnes"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"us-china-tensions","titleRaw":"US-China tensions","id":28590,"title":"US-China tensions","slug":"us-china-tensions"},{"urlSafeValue":"china-communist-party","titleRaw":"China Communist Party ","id":20848,"title":"China Communist Party ","slug":"china-communist-party"},{"urlSafeValue":"tariffs","titleRaw":"tariffs","id":15432,"title":"tariffs","slug":"tariffs"},{"urlSafeValue":"millionaire","titleRaw":"millionaire","id":21602,"title":"millionaire","slug":"millionaire"}],"widgets":[{"count":5,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2727760}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":2,"sources":[],"externalSource":"APTN","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"APTN","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"economy","urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/economy\/economy"},"vertical":"business","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"business","id":11,"title":"Business","slug":"business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"economy","id":"economy","title":"Economy","url":"\/business\/economy"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":72,"urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":311,"urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","url":"\/news\/asia\/china"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84031001","84032001","84101001","84102002","84111001","84112005","84131001","84132012","84161001","84162001","84211001","84212001"],"slugs":["business","business_general","home_and_garden","home_and_garden_appliances","law_gov_t_and_politics_legal_politics","law_government_and_politics","personal_finance","personal_finance_stocks","real_estate","real_estate_general","society","society_general"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/business\/2025\/01\/08\/chinas-super-rich-eye-the-exit-as-leaders-brace-for-economic-shock","lastModified":1736333668},{"id":2720856,"cid":8952664,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"250106_HLSU_57442733","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"HEALTH HMPV VIRUS EXPLAINER","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"What is HMPV, the respiratory virus spreading across China, and should we be worried about it?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"What we know about HMPV, the respiratory virus spreading in China","titleListing2":"What is HMPV, the respiratory virus straining healthcare systems in China?","leadin":"The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know about the current outbreak.","summary":"The virus, first identified in 2001, is one of a handful of respiratory illnesses spreading this winter. This is what we know about the current outbreak.","keySentence":"","url":"what-is-hmpv-the-respiratory-virus-straining-healthcare-systems-in-china","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/01\/07\/what-is-hmpv-the-respiratory-virus-straining-healthcare-systems-in-china","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China is experiencing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness that is making waves amid a global uptick in infections this winter.\n\nUnlike the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, HMPV is a known virus, with established risks and countermeasures.\n\nHowever, it does pose a risk for vulnerable groups, such as babies, older people, and those with weakened immune systems. And it has some traits that can make it more difficult to track down than other viruses.\n\n\"It\u2019s a very important pathogen, quite hard to detect, and often doesn't show up even on the lab tests that are done in hospital,\" Dr Peter Openshaw, a respiratory doctor and expert on the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from Imperial College London, told Euronews Health.\n\nHere\u2019s what we know \u2013 and don\u2019t know \u2013 about HMPV, the outbreak in China, and what it means for Europe.\n\nWhat is HMPV?\n\nIt\u2019s a common respiratory virus that Dutch scientists first detected in 2001, though it was likely circulating in people long before then.\n\nMost children are infected by HMPV at least once by the time they are five, with infections typically peaking in late winter or early spring.\n\n\"It is part of the cocktail of winter viruses that we are exposed to,\" John Tregoning, a vaccine immunologist at Imperial College London, said in a statement.\n\nHow severe is the virus?\n\nThe virus causes cold or flu-like symptoms, such as a cough, runny nose, congestion, and shortness of breath, which people typically recover from within a few days. However, some infections can be severe, requiring hospitalisation.\n\nChildren and older adults are more likely to be hospitalised with HMPV, which can also cause more serious illness in people with immune system deficiencies or chronic lung conditions.\n\nIn an Italian study from the 2018-2019 winter virus season, 10 per cent to 12 per cent of patients infected with either HMPV or RSV - which is a similar virus - needed intensive care.\n\nWhere is it spreading?\n\nCases of HMPV have been rising in northern China, particularly among children under 14, local officials reportedly said.\n\nMeanwhile, a combination of HMPV and the flu appears to be putting pressure on healthcare systems in densely populated regions, according to Vasso Apostolopoulos, an immunology professor at RMIT University in Australia.\n\nThe HMPV circulating in China does not appear to have mutated into a more dangerous strain, Apostolopoulos said, but disease monitoring and infection control efforts will be important to minimise the public health risks.\n\n\"At this stage, the likelihood is that China is experiencing a bad HMPV season, in the same way that in some years we have an overwhelming flu season,\" Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, an infectious diseases specialist at the Australian National University, said in a statement.\n\nShould Europeans be worried?\n\nWhile Chinese officials are monitoring their outbreak, currently it doesn\u2019t appear that there is a global risk from the virus.\n\nHowever, HMPV cases are also on the rise in countries like England, which had a test positivity rate of 4.53 per cent in late December, up from 2.29 per cent a month earlier, an indicator that the virus is spreading.\n\nChina is experiencing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness that is making waves amid a global uptick in infections this winter.\n\nCases of the flu, COVID-19, RSV, and the winter vomiting bug norovirus have also been increasing in Europe, in what some experts have called a \"quad-demic\".\n\n\"A combination of those already known viruses [appear] to be causing a global surge\" in infections, Openshaw said.\n\nWhat\u2019s being done to combat HMPV?\n\nThere are no vaccines for HMPV but several are being developed, including some that could protect against both HMPV and RSV, said Dr Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford.\n\nMeanwhile, Senanayake called for China to share its data to confirm that HMPV is causing the outbreak and help with vaccine development.\n\nHow can I keep from getting sick?\n\nLike other viruses, HMPV spreads through coughing and sneezing, so ventilating your home and washing your hands regularly will help you avoid getting sick.\n\nCovering your mouth when you cough and staying home when you are sick will also help prevent the spread of the virus \u2013 and reduce the burden on healthcare systems.\n\n\"We\u2019re all very worried,\" Openshaw said. \"The winter surge in infections is really causing many of our health care systems to almost reach breaking point\".\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China is experiencing an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness that is making waves amid a global uptick in infections this winter.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, HMPV is a known virus, with established risks and countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>However, it does pose a risk for vulnerable groups, such as babies, older people, and those with weakened immune systems. And it has some traits that can make it more difficult to track down than other viruses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8949304\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//01//04//flu-epidemic-sweeps-europe-straining-healthcare-systems/">Flu epidemic sweeps Europe, straining healthcare systems<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"It\u2019s a very important pathogen, quite hard to detect, and often doesn't show up even on the lab tests that are done in hospital,\" Dr Peter Openshaw, a respiratory doctor and expert on the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from Imperial College London, told Euronews Health.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we know \u2013 and don\u2019t know \u2013 about HMPV, the outbreak in China, and what it means for Europe.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is HMPV?<\/strong><\/h2><p>It\u2019s a common respiratory virus that Dutch scientists first detected in 2001, though it was likely circulating in people long before then.<\/p>\n<p>Most children are infected by HMPV at least once by the time they are five, with infections typically peaking in late winter or early spring.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is part of the cocktail of winter viruses that we are exposed to,\" John Tregoning, a vaccine immunologist at Imperial College London, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8895732\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//12//08//if-you-get-sick-this-winter-its-likely-because-of-these-viruses-heres-how-to-protect-yours/">If you get sick this winter, it's likely because of these viruses. Here's how to protect yourself<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>How severe is the virus?<\/strong><\/h2><p>The virus causes cold or flu-like symptoms, such as a cough, runny nose, congestion, and shortness of breath, which people typically recover from within a few days. However, some infections can be severe, requiring hospitalisation.<\/p>\n<p>Children and older adults are more likely to be hospitalised with HMPV, which can also cause more serious illness in people with immune system deficiencies or chronic lung conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////link.springer.com//article//10.1007//s10238-022-00973-3#Sec13\"><strong>Italian study<\/strong><\/a> from the 2018-2019 winter virus season, 10 per cent to 12 per cent of patients infected with either HMPV or RSV - which is a similar virus - needed intensive care.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where is it spreading?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Cases of HMPV have been rising in northern China, particularly among children under 14, local officials <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.independent.co.uk//asia//china//hmpv-china-human-metapneumovirus-outbreak-symptoms-b2673687.html/">reportedly said.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a combination of HMPV and the flu appears to be putting pressure on healthcare systems in densely populated regions, according to Vasso Apostolopoulos, an immunology professor at RMIT University in Australia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8805666\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//10//23//what-is-immunity-debt-and-is-it-really-making-kids-sick/">What is immunity debt \u2013 and is it really making kids sick?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The HMPV circulating in China does not appear to have mutated into a more dangerous strain, Apostolopoulos said, but disease monitoring and infection control efforts will be important to minimise the public health risks.<\/p>\n<p>\"At this stage, the likelihood is that China is experiencing a bad HMPV season, in the same way that in some years we have an overwhelming flu season,\" Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, an infectious diseases specialist at the Australian National University, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Should Europeans be worried?<\/strong><\/h2><p>While Chinese officials are monitoring their outbreak, currently it doesn\u2019t appear that there is a global risk from the virus.<\/p>\n<p>However, HMPV cases are also on the rise in countries like England, which had a test positivity rate of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk//respiratory-viruses//other-respiratory-viruses/">4.53 per cent<\/strong><\/a> in late December, up from 2.29 per cent a month earlier, an indicator that the virus is spreading.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8923922\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//12//20//rwandas-marburg-outbreak-is-officially-over-after-no-new-cases-reported-who-says/">Rwanda/u2019s Marburg outbreak is officially over after no new cases reported, WHO says<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cases of the flu, COVID-19, RSV, and the winter vomiting bug norovirus have also been <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//12//08//if-you-get-sick-this-winter-its-likely-because-of-these-viruses-heres-how-to-protect-yours/">increasing in Europe<\/strong><\/a>, in what some experts have called a \"quad-demic\".<\/p>\n<p>\"A combination of those already known viruses [appear] to be causing a global surge\" in infections, Openshaw said.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s being done to combat HMPV?<\/strong><\/h2><p>There are no vaccines for HMPV but several are being developed, including some that could protect against both HMPV and RSV, said Dr Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Senanayake called for China to share its data to confirm that HMPV is causing the outbreak and help with vaccine development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8933954\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2024//12//26//bird-flu-whats-the-latest-on-us-outbreak-as-dairy-cattle-cases-continue-to-spread/">Bird flu: What's the latest on US outbreak as dairy cattle cases continue to spread?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>How can I keep from getting sick?<\/strong><\/h2><p>Like other viruses, HMPV spreads through coughing and sneezing, so ventilating your home and washing your hands regularly will help you avoid getting sick.<\/p>\n<p>Covering your mouth when you cough and staying home when you are sick will also help prevent the spread of the virus \u2013 and reduce the burden on healthcare systems.<\/p>\n<p>\"We\u2019re all very worried,\" Openshaw said. \"The winter surge in infections is really causing many of our health care systems to almost reach breaking point\".<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1736178127,"updatedAt":1736250288,"publishedAt":1736229613,"firstPublishedAt":1736229613,"lastPublishedAt":1736236991,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/06\/29\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_43f4eabb-bafa-5684-87d4-f735cdcbe19f-8062970.jpg","altText":"Visitors pass by the children's hospital in Beijing in November 2023. 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Tremors were reportedly felt in Nepal and India.\n\nThe US Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10 kilometres. The epicentre is approximately 380 kilometres from the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.\n\nThe epicentre was located where the Indian and Eurasian plates clash. The area is highly dangerous and can cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of some of the tallest peaks in the world.\n\nChinese state media say the average altitude in the areas surrounding the epicentre is approximately 4,200 metres.\n\nThere are a handful of communities located within a few kilometres of the epicentre. It\u2019s still unclear how much damage and destruction they suffered.\n\nThe earthquake was reportedly felt in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. Some residents there were reportedly awakened by the tremor but were not affected by it. No information was immediately available on the mountainous, remote regions across the Nepalese border near the epicentre.\n\nThe US Geological Survey says there have been more than 10 earthquakes of at least magnitude 6 to strike this area over the past century. \u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China, killing at least 95 people, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n<p>At least 130 others were injured, according to the regional disaster relief agency. Tremors were reportedly felt in Nepal and India.<\/p>\n<p>The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10 kilometres. The epicentre is approximately 380 kilometres from the Tibetan capital, Lhasa.<\/p>\n<p>The epicentre was located where the Indian and Eurasian plates clash. The area is highly dangerous and can cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of some of the tallest peaks in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese state media say the average altitude in the areas surrounding the epicentre is approximately 4,200 metres.<\/p>\n<p>There are a handful of communities located within a few kilometres of the epicentre. It\u2019s still unclear how much damage and destruction they suffered.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake was reportedly felt in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu. Some residents there were reportedly awakened by the tremor but were not affected by it. No information was immediately available on the mountainous,** remote regions across the Nepalese border near the epicentre.<\/p>\n<p>The US Geological Survey says there have been more than 10 earthquakes of at least magnitude 6 to strike this area over the past century. \u00a0<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1736225191,"updatedAt":1736323151,"publishedAt":1736226080,"firstPublishedAt":1736226080,"lastPublishedAt":1736323151,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/95\/31\/80\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b3e70fff-24f1-5f57-8dfc-24f69416bc0f-8953180.jpg","altText":"Rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.","caption":"Rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Anonymous \/Xinhua 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BYD","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Chinese EV giant BYD beats domestic players to hit record 2024 sales","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Chinese EV giant BYD beats domestic players to hit record 2024 sales","titleListing2":"Chinese EV giant BYD beats domestic players to hit record 2024 sales","leadin":"Electric vehicle company BYD has announced record sales for the last year, boosted by rising Chinese demand, as well as government trade-in deals.","summary":"Electric vehicle company BYD has announced record sales for the last year, boosted by rising Chinese demand, as well as government trade-in deals.","keySentence":"","url":"chinese-ev-giant-byd-beats-domestic-players-to-hit-record-2024-sales","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/03\/chinese-ev-giant-byd-beats-domestic-players-to-hit-record-2024-sales","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China's biggest electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD revealed record sales of both hybrids and EVs worldwide in 2024, supported by soaring domestic demand, as well as the success of government trade-in programmes. The car maker also experienced a spike in consumer interest because of year-end discounts.\u00a0\n\nThis was despite intensifying domestic competition, as a number of smaller Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers ramped up efforts to gain a bigger share of the market.\u00a0\n\nThe company sold 4.27 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) for the full year of 2024, which includes both battery electric vehicles as well as plug-in hybrid ones. This was a surge of about 41.26% from the same period last year, as well as ahead of its previous target of 3.6 million units for the full year 2024.\u00a0\n\nPassenger NEV sales touched 4.25 million units in 2024, which was a jump of 41.07% from the corresponding period in 2023.\u00a0\n\nBYD's battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales also rose approximately 12.08% last year, compared with the full year 2023, amounting to 1.76 million vehicles. Similarly, its passenger plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sales in 2024 also soared 72.83% on a yearly basis to 2.49 million units.\u00a0\n\nCatching up with Tesla\n\nAlthough US EV maker Tesla was still slightly ahead of BYD in terms of battery electric vehicle sales in 2024, at 1.78 million units, the latter is fast catching up, especially given its rapid growth in the last few years.\u00a0\n\nTesla has also been facing a number of issues in the last several months, which has supported the rise of other competitors. This includes falling sales, declining investor confidence, and eroding profit margins. A reduction of subsidies, as well as ongoing issues with products such as the Cybertruck has also impacted the company.\u00a0\n\nIn April 2024, the company also announced that it would be laying off 10% of its worldwide employees, as a result of lagging demand, which further hit consumer and investor sentiment.\u00a0\n\nChinese EV market continues to see strong growth\u00a0\n\nThe Chinese electric vehicle market recorded solid growth in 2024, boosted not only by established players such as BYD, SAIC and Geely, but also a number of relatively new and smaller companies such as Leapmotor, Li Auto and Xiaomi.\u00a0\n\nThose smaller companies continued to provide stiff competition to BYD, which still sells the majority of its products domestically. However, other companies such as Nio and Xpeng felt the pinch of the rising competition, when it came to their own sales goals, despite several still seeing good growth.\u00a0\n\nOne of the major reasons for the Chinese EV market still being so strong is due to the various subsidies provided by the government to EV makers. The subsidies also allow a number of Chinese EV makers to sell their products at heavily discounted prices in the EU, and other parts of the world.\u00a0\n\nOther measures such as government trade-in schemes for older diesel and petrol cars have also gone a long way in boosting EV sales. There has also been a growing interest amongst consumers in the last few years to switch to greener technologies as the energy transition picks up pace.\u00a0\n\nHowever, the recent EU tariffs on key Chinese EV makers such as BYD, Geely and SAIC could potentially cause China's domestic EV market to slow down in the short-term somewhat.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China's biggest electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD revealed record sales of both hybrids and EVs worldwide in 2024, supported by soaring domestic demand, as well as the success of government trade-in programmes. The car maker also experienced a spike in consumer interest because of year-end discounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was despite intensifying domestic competition, as a number of smaller Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers ramped up efforts to gain a bigger share of the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company sold 4.27 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) for the full year of 2024, which includes both battery electric vehicles as well as plug-in hybrid ones. This was a surge of about 41.26% from the same period last year, as well as ahead of its previous target of 3.6 million units for the full year 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Passenger NEV sales touched 4.25 million units in 2024, which was a jump of 41.07% from the corresponding period in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>BYD's battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales also rose approximately 12.08% last year, compared with the full year 2023, amounting to 1.76 million vehicles. Similarly, its passenger plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sales in 2024 also soared 72.83% on a yearly basis to 2.49 million units.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Catching up with Tesla<\/h2><p>Although US EV maker Tesla was still slightly ahead of BYD in terms of battery electric vehicle sales in 2024, at 1.78 million units, the latter is fast catching up, especially given its rapid growth in the last few years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tesla has also been facing a number of issues in the last several months, which has supported the rise of other competitors. This includes falling sales, declining investor confidence, and eroding profit margins. A reduction of subsidies, as well as ongoing issues with products such as the Cybertruck has also impacted the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April 2024, the company also announced that it would be laying off 10% of its worldwide employees, as a result of lagging demand, which further hit consumer and investor sentiment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8946352,8944802\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//03//apple-in-million-dollar-offer-to-settle-siri-eavesdropping-case/">Apple in million-dollar offer to settle Siri eavesdropping case<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//02//german-solar-panel-industry-struggles-with-declining-demand/">German solar panel industry struggles with declining demand <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Chinese EV market continues to see strong growth<\/h2><p>The Chinese electric vehicle market recorded solid growth in 2024, boosted not only by established players such as BYD, SAIC and Geely, but also a number of relatively new and smaller companies such as Leapmotor, Li Auto and Xiaomi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those smaller companies continued to provide stiff competition to BYD, which still sells the majority of its products domestically. However, other companies such as Nio and Xpeng felt the pinch of the rising competition, when it came to their own sales goals, despite several still seeing good growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the major reasons for the Chinese EV market still being so strong is due to the various subsidies provided by the government to EV makers. The subsidies also allow a number of Chinese EV makers to sell their products at heavily discounted prices in the EU, and other parts of the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other measures such as government trade-in schemes for older diesel and petrol cars have also gone a long way in boosting EV sales. There has also been a growing interest amongst consumers in the last few years to switch to greener technologies as the energy transition picks up pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the recent EU tariffs on key Chinese EV makers such as BYD, Geely and SAIC could potentially cause China's domestic EV market to slow down in the short-term somewhat.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735895103,"updatedAt":1735916536,"publishedAt":1735915704,"firstPublishedAt":1735915704,"lastPublishedAt":1735915704,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/94\/70\/76\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_75e42a97-09da-58c1-bb15-6c169d98047e-8947076.jpg","altText":"People visit the exhibition of Chinese electric car maker BYD at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.","caption":"People visit the exhibition of Chinese electric car maker BYD at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Martin 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Chinese jet maker ramps up efforts to push Airbus and Boeing out","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Chinese jet maker ramps up efforts to push Airbus and Boeing out","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Chinese jet maker ramps up efforts to push Airbus and Boeing out","titleListing2":"Chinese jet maker ramps up efforts to push Airbus and Boeing out","leadin":"China\u2019s state-owned aircraft producer, Comac, is already being used by some of the country\u2019s biggest airlines, and has plans to expand further in southeast Asian markets, before eyeing Western markets.","summary":"China\u2019s state-owned aircraft producer, Comac, is already being used by some of the country\u2019s biggest airlines, and has plans to expand further in southeast Asian markets, before eyeing Western markets.","keySentence":"","url":"chinese-jet-maker-ramps-up-efforts-to-push-airbus-and-boeing-out","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/01\/03\/chinese-jet-maker-ramps-up-efforts-to-push-airbus-and-boeing-out","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"China has embarked on a course of expansion aimed at rapidly increasing its aircraft market share, through Comac, the country\u2019s first domestic state-owned aerospace manufacturer, according to Financial Times.\u00a0 \n\nIf successful, Comac could provide considerable competition down the line to established aviation players such as Airbus and Boeing. \u00a0\n\nSome of China\u2019s largest airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines are already using Comac\u2019s flagship aircraft, the C919, on domestic routes.\u00a0\n\nThe narrow-body, single aisle passenger jet, which has already received a number of subsidies, completed its first commercial flight back in 2023. However, although it is already being used for key routes, the aircraft is awaiting some certifications which will allow it to fly internationally.\u00a0\n\nComac is also developing the C929, which will be the company\u2019s first wide body jet.\u00a0\n\nCan China\u2019s Comac steal market share away from Boeing and Airbus?\u00a0\n\nThe current Chinese government has been heavily investing in Comac, in an attempt to increase the size of its domestic aviation market, while also solidifying its position in the international market. \n\nIt is Beijing's aim to be less reliant on foreign aircraft manufacturers. This is in line with China\u2019s plans to advance its technological power over the next few years. \n\nBoth short-haul and long-haul air travel has surged post-pandemic, boosted by cheaper fares and more deals on popular destinations. Mordor Intelligence expects the aviation market to expand from $343.54bn (\u20ac333.14bn) to $395.76bn (\u20ac383.78bn) by the end of the decade.\u00a0\n\nComac has revealed that it plans to start its expansion in southeast Asia as early as 2026, before targeting Western markets. However, at present, the company is still focusing on establishing its domestic market base.\u00a0\n\nBut scaling up production to match aviation giants such as Boeing and Airbus may prove a challenge, as Comac is currently manufacturing one C919 aircraft per month. IBA, an aviation consulting company, estimates that this figure can potentially go up to 11 monthly by 2040.\u00a0\n\nIn contrast, Boeing currently produces 38 737 MAX aircraft monthly, with plans to triple this number by 2027. Airbus has also announced that it expects the A320 aircraft production to hit about 75 units per month in 2027.\u00a0\n\nAs such, it may take Comac a significant time to match these production levels, while also building up a loyal market base simultaneously.\u00a0\n\nHowever, Boeing\u2019s recent crashes, as well as string of production issues and late deliveries have hit both investor and consumer sentiment, while also dealing a heavy blow to its market value.\u00a0\n\nSimilarly, Airbus is also experiencing a number of production and supply chain issues, leading to late and even cancelled deliveries in several cases, as well as an overall production slowdown.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China has embarked on a course of expansion aimed at rapidly increasing its aircraft market share, through Comac, the country\u2019s first domestic state-owned aerospace manufacturer, according to Financial Times.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>If successful, Comac could provide considerable competition down the line to established aviation players such as Airbus and Boeing. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of China\u2019s largest airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern Airlines are already using Comac\u2019s flagship aircraft, the C919, on domestic routes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The narrow-body, single aisle passenger jet, which has already received a number of subsidies, completed its first commercial flight back in 2023. However, although it is already being used for key routes, the aircraft is awaiting some certifications which will allow it to fly internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Comac is also developing the C929, which will be the company\u2019s first wide body jet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Can China\u2019s Comac steal market share away from Boeing and Airbus?<\/h2><p>The current Chinese government has been heavily investing in Comac, in an attempt to increase the size of its domestic aviation market, while also solidifying its position in the international market. <\/p>\n<p>It is Beijing's aim to be less reliant on foreign aircraft manufacturers. This is in line with China\u2019s plans to advance its technological power over the next few years. <\/p>\n<p>Both short-haul and long-haul air travel has surged post-pandemic, boosted by cheaper fares and more deals on popular destinations. Mordor Intelligence expects the aviation market to expand from $343.54bn (\u20ac333.14bn) to $395.76bn (\u20ac383.78bn) by the end of the decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8945470,8944802\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//02//european-gas-prices-soar-after-russian-halts-gas-flow-via-ukraine/">European gas prices soar after Russian gas flow via Ukraine stops<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//01//02//german-solar-panel-industry-struggles-with-declining-demand/">German solar panel industry struggles with declining demand <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Comac has revealed that it plans to start its expansion in southeast Asia as early as 2026, before targeting Western markets. However, at present, the company is still focusing on establishing its domestic market base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But scaling up production to match aviation giants such as Boeing and Airbus may prove a challenge, as Comac is currently manufacturing one C919 aircraft per month. IBA, an aviation consulting company, estimates that this figure can potentially go up to 11 monthly by 2040.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Boeing currently produces 38 737 MAX aircraft monthly, with plans to triple this number by 2027. Airbus has also announced that it expects the A320 aircraft production to hit about 75 units per month in 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As such, it may take Comac a significant time to match these production levels, while also building up a loyal market base simultaneously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Boeing\u2019s recent crashes, as well as string of production issues and late deliveries have hit both investor and consumer sentiment, while also dealing a heavy blow to its market value.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Airbus is also experiencing a number of production and supply chain issues, leading to late and even cancelled deliveries in several cases, as well as an overall production slowdown.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735820714,"updatedAt":1735913502,"publishedAt":1735886646,"firstPublishedAt":1735886646,"lastPublishedAt":1735886646,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/94\/54\/84\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b457b11d-cb36-5141-91f6-1edd0736be24-8945484.jpg","altText":"An aircraft model of China's COMAC C919 is on display at the COMAC pavilion during the first day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. ","caption":"An aircraft model of China's COMAC C919 is on display at the COMAC pavilion during the first day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Vincent Thian","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1280}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2872,"urlSafeValue":"lahiri","title":"Indrabati Lahiri","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":311,"slug":"china","urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","titleRaw":"China"},{"id":369,"slug":"boeing","urlSafeValue":"boeing","title":"Boeing","titleRaw":"Boeing"},{"id":368,"slug":"airbus","urlSafeValue":"airbus","title":"Airbus","titleRaw":"Airbus"},{"id":21104,"slug":"aircraft","urlSafeValue":"aircraft","title":"aircraft","titleRaw":"aircraft"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2706686},{"id":2717244},{"id":2718278}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/business\/business"},"vertical":"business","verticals":[{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","url":"\/business\/business"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":7,"urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":311,"urlSafeValue":"china","title":"China","url":"\/news\/asia\/china"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["80023001","84031001","84032001","84111001","84112001","84121001","84122001","84131001","84132004"],"slugs":["aggregated_all_moderate_content","business","business_general","law_government_and_politics","law_government_and_politics_general","news","news_general","personal_finance","personal_finance_financial_news"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/business\/2025\/01\/03\/chinese-jet-maker-ramps-up-efforts-to-push-airbus-and-boeing-out","lastModified":1735886646},{"id":2707982,"cid":8923968,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"241220_EISU_57327845","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"GREEN_What does China\u2019s EV dominance mean for Europe and the environment?","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"China is driving an electric vehicle revolution. But is it good news for the climate?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"What does China\u2019s EV dominance mean for Europe and the environment?","titleListing2":"How did China achieve EV dominance, and is it good news for the climate?","leadin":"China\u2019s EV boom offers climate hope, but market dominance risks new environmental challenges.","summary":"China\u2019s EV boom offers climate hope, but market dominance risks new environmental challenges.","keySentence":"","url":"china-is-driving-an-electric-vehicle-revolution-but-is-it-good-news-for-the-climate","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2025\/01\/03\/china-is-driving-an-electric-vehicle-revolution-but-is-it-good-news-for-the-climate","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Ten years ago, you would be forgiven for assuming the snowballing climate crisis was low-down on China\u2019s priority list.\u00a0\n\nAccounting for approximately 11.9 billion metric tonnes of emissions in 2023 alone, the country has been the largest global emitter of CO2 since 2006 - with emissions double that of the next greatest carbon offender, the United States.\n\nBut today, China is also the biggest global exporter of electric vehicles (EVs). Following an astonishing 13,300 per cent increase in production between 2017 and 2023, the country has skyrocketed to dominance in the sector.\u00a0\n\nAccording to the IEA\u2019s latest report, China sold over 1.2 million EVs abroad in 2023 alone, with Europe a major destination for the vehicles.\n\nEven as the country\u2019s carbon emissions continue to rise, China\u2019s rapid expansion into alternative energy warrants a consideration not only of what this might mean for Europe\u2019s own EV market, but the climate more broadly.\n\nHow did China come to dominate the EV market?\n\nChina\u2019s dominance in the EV market has been a long time coming. EV technology became an investment priority as early as 2001, and was accelerated by generous government subsidies offered to EV companies producing buses and taxis as well as cars.\n\nThe government had ample incentive to prioritise EV expansion. Particularly for badly-affected urban areas, investment in the EV market promised a solution to China\u2019s severe pollution issues; emissions from the transport sector previously accounted for 10 per cent of the country\u2019s total.\u00a0\n\nBeyond this, a foothold in the EV sector enabled China to reduce its reliance on imported oil, strengthening the country\u2019s energy security.\n\nWith unparalleled manufacturing and battery expertise, China was primed to dominate the EV market. Controlling nearly 70 per cent of the rare earth elements needed for EV batteries gives the country substantial cost and access advantage.\u00a0\n\nBut China has also adapted well to local markets, adjusting pricing models, partnering with local businesses, and providing in-car entertainment systems that cater to local languages and cultural preferences.\u00a0\n\nDespite Europe\u2019s resource constraints, China\u2019s flexibility offers important lessons for Europe as it continues to develop its own EV market.\n\nHow has Europe responded to China\u2019s EV challenge?\n\nWhile China\u2019s big investment efforts into the EV sector might broadly be considered positive for the climate, Europe has reacted with a mix of concerned and strategic measures.\n\nIn October 2024, the EU imposed new tariffs of up to 35 per cent on Chinese EVs, on top of an existing 10 per cent duty.\u00a0 Doing so has revealed significant rifts within the EU.\u00a0\n\nFrance, for example, argues in favour of protecting its domestic car industry through these taxes, while Germany (which holds significant market shares in China), have expressed concerns about potential retaliation. Negotiations between the two powers remain terse, and ongoing.\n\nAccording to Lucca Ewbank, transport programme manager at independent climate think tank InfluenceMap, \u201cdomestic EV production is unlikely to accelerate without ambitious automotive climate policies in the EU\u201d.\u00a0\n\nHowever, the \u201cnegative pushback\u201d from non-EV automakers, led by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, not only risks the credibility of the EU\u2019s decarbonisation pathway, but could also give Chinese automakers \u201ca major advantage in the global EV race,\u201d he adds.\n\nSo what does China\u2019s EV dominance mean for the climate?\n\nChina\u2019s dominance into the EV market might well be hailed as good news for climate action. The country\u2019s manufacturing prowess has been a driving force behind the rapid adoption of affordable EVs globally, accounting for 50 per cent of global EV production.\n\nIts expertise in battery production and innovation leaves China well placed to accelerate improvements in EV technology, making them more viable and attractive alternatives to fossil fuel-run cars globally.\n\nBut the environmental implications of China\u2019s dominance in the EV sphere remain complicated. If not managed sustainably, China\u2019s control over critical battery materials could lead to further environmental damage in all manner of forms, from intensive mining practices, to further water and air pollution.\n\nAnd as EVs take over, the surge in electricity demand may lead to increased coal consumption in regions heavily dependent on coal-fired power plants, if the energy transition fails to keep pace.\u00a0\n\nProduction of the vehicles themselves is also not without issue: battery manufacturing in particular generates higher emissions in comparison to conventional vehicles, creating a \u201ccarbon debt\u201d that takes a significant time to offset.\u00a0\n\nAs Europe and the rest of the world grapples with its decarbonisation goals, China\u2019s electric vehicle dominance offers both a hopeful and cautionary tale.\u00a0\n\nThe rapid roll-out of affordable EVs is a powerful tool against transport emissions. But a careful management of this transition is essential: innovation must be matched with sustainable practices -\u00a0ensuring the road to greener transportation doesn\u2019t create its own environmental potholes.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ten years ago, you would be forgiven for assuming the snowballing climate crisis was low-down on China\u2019s priority list.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Accounting for approximately 11.9 billion metric tonnes of emissions in 2023 alone, the country has been the largest global emitter of CO2 since 2006 - with emissions double that of the next greatest carbon offender, the United States.<\/p>\n<p>But today, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//27//could-chinas-co2-emissions-peak-by-2025-experts-optimistic-about-the-superpowers-green-tra/">China is also the biggest global exporter of electric vehicles (EVs). Following an astonishing 13,300 per cent increase in production between 2017 and 2023, the country has skyrocketed to dominance in the sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the IEA\u2019s latest report, China sold over <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.iea.org//reports//global-ev-outlook-2024//trends-in-electric-cars/">1.2 million EVs<\/strong><\/a> abroad in 2023 alone, with Europe a major destination for the vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Even as the country\u2019s carbon emissions continue to rise, China\u2019s rapid expansion into alternative energy warrants a consideration not only of what this might mean for Europe\u2019s own EV market, but the climate more broadly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8920956,8709488\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//12//19//what-is-battery-swapping-and-could-it-help-make-evs-more-popular/">What is battery swapping and could it help make EVs more popular?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//09//08//hungarian-families-say-area-risks-becoming-a-battery-wasteland-in-wake-of-chinese-lithium-/">Hungarian families say area risks becoming a \u2018battery wasteland\u2019 in wake of Chinese lithium plant<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How did China come to dominate the EV market?<\/h2><p>China\u2019s dominance in the EV market has been a long time coming. EV technology became an investment priority as early as 2001, and was accelerated by generous government subsidies offered to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//08//norway-germany-uk-which-european-countries-have-the-biggest-share-of-electric-cars/">EV companies producing buses and taxis as well as cars.<\/p>\n<p>The government had ample incentive to prioritise EV expansion. Particularly for badly-affected urban areas, investment in the EV market promised a solution to China\u2019s severe <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//03//07//china-plans-to-cut-pollution-but-won-t-give-up-coal-for-stability-reasons/">pollution issues; emissions from the transport sector previously accounted for 10 per cent of the country\u2019s total.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beyond this, a foothold in the EV sector enabled China to reduce its reliance on imported oil, strengthening the country\u2019s energy security.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//92//39//68//808x454_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg/" alt=\"A worker walks among electric cars in a factory in Zouping county in eastern China&#39;s Shandong province, 2013.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/384x216_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/640x360_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/750x422_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/828x466_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/1080x608_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/1920x1080_cmsv2_0e1b84f3-f931-520a-b83a-b5144667d7fd-8923968.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A worker walks among electric cars in a factory in Zouping county in eastern China&#39;s Shandong province, 2013.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Chinatopix via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With unparalleled manufacturing and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//21//the-race-for-renewable-batteries-whats-the-future-of-solar-and-wind-storage/">battery expertise, China was primed to dominate the EV market. Controlling nearly 70 per cent of the rare earth elements needed for EV batteries gives the country substantial cost and access advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But China has also adapted well to local markets, adjusting pricing models, partnering with local businesses, and providing in-car entertainment systems that cater to local languages and cultural preferences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite Europe\u2019s resource constraints, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//06//china-dominating-soaring-global-clean-tech-industry/">China/u2019s flexibility offers important lessons for Europe as it continues to develop its own EV market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8457292\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//26//most-dutch-people-cycle-every-week-how-did-the-low-country-make-it-a-national-pastime/">Most Dutch people cycle every week. How did the low country make it a national pastime?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How has Europe responded to China\u2019s EV challenge?<\/h2><p>While China\u2019s big investment efforts into the EV sector might broadly be considered positive for the climate, Europe has reacted with a mix of concerned and strategic measures.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2024, the EU imposed new tariffs of up to 35 per cent on Chinese EVs, on top of an existing 10 per cent duty.\u00a0 Doing so has revealed significant rifts within the EU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>France, for example, argues in favour of protecting its domestic car industry through these taxes, while Germany (which holds significant market shares in China), have expressed concerns about potential retaliation. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//29//eu-and-china-advance-towards-alternative-solution-for-ev-tariffs/">Negotiations between the two powers remain terse, and ongoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//92//39//68//808x454_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg/" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron sits inside a Peugeot EV at the Paris Car Show, October 2022. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/384x216_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/640x360_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/750x422_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/828x466_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/1080x608_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/1920x1080_cmsv2_2905aa20-02c6-55ea-bc63-ddd3c10488d2-8923968.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron sits inside a Peugeot EV at the Paris Car Show, October 2022. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Gonzalo Fuentes\/Pool via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Lucca Ewbank, transport programme manager at independent climate think tank InfluenceMap, \u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//14//eu-battery-electric-vehicle-market-outlook-likely-to-worsen-in-2025/">domestic EV production<\/strong><\/a> is unlikely to accelerate without ambitious automotive climate policies in the EU\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u201cnegative pushback\u201d from non-EV automakers, led by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, not only risks the credibility of the EU\u2019s decarbonisation pathway, but could also give Chinese automakers \u201ca major advantage in the global EV race,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8919082,8828006\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//12//20//barcelona-is-turning-its-metro-trains-into-ev-chargers-thanks-to-regenerative-brakes/">Barcelona's metro trains are helping to charge the city's EVs each time they brake. Here's how<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//03//silicon-solar-panels-are-hitting-their-limit-this-uk-lab-is-making-perovskite-the-next-big/">Silicon solar panels are hitting their limit. This UK lab is making perovskite the next big thing<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>So what does China\u2019s EV dominance mean for the climate?<\/h2><p>China\u2019s dominance into the EV market might well be hailed as good news for climate action. The country\u2019s manufacturing prowess has been a driving force behind the rapid adoption of affordable EVs globally, accounting for 50 per cent of global EV production.<\/p>\n<p>Its expertise in battery production and innovation leaves China well placed to accelerate improvements in EV technology, making them more viable and attractive alternatives to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//22//eu-to-ban-petrol-and-diesel-cars-by-2035-heres-why-some-countries-are-pushing-back/">fossil fuel-run cars<\/strong><\/a> globally.<\/p>\n<p>But the environmental implications of China\u2019s dominance in the EV sphere remain complicated. If not managed sustainably, China\u2019s control over critical battery materials could lead to further environmental damage in all manner of forms, from intensive <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//09//14//mining-metals-vital-for-evs-is-wrecking-lives-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-report-f/">mining practices, to further water and air pollution.<\/p>\n<p>And as EVs take over, the surge in electricity demand may lead to increased coal consumption in regions heavily dependent on coal-fired power plants, if the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//09//11//landmark-eu-report-embraces-green-energy-transition-but-advocates-for-softer-rules-on-pfas/">energy transition<\/strong><\/a> fails to keep pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Production of the vehicles themselves is also not without issue: battery manufacturing in particular generates higher <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//10//29//from-manufacture-to-lifetime-emissions-just-how-green-are-evs-compared-to-petrol-or-diesel/">emissions in comparison to conventional vehicles, creating a \u201ccarbon debt\u201d that takes a significant time to offset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Europe and the rest of the world grapples with its decarbonisation goals, China\u2019s electric vehicle dominance offers both a hopeful and cautionary tale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rapid roll-out of affordable EVs is a powerful tool against transport emissions. But a careful management of this transition is essential: innovation must be matched with sustainable practices -\u00a0ensuring the road to greener transportation doesn\u2019t create its own environmental potholes.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1734695489,"updatedAt":1735884283,"publishedAt":1735884233,"firstPublishedAt":1735884233,"lastPublishedAt":1735884282,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/92\/39\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bd9c61d0-963b-5231-8629-fc79696236fb-8923968.jpg","altText":"Electric vehicle charging stations are seen in Beijing, October 2024. ","caption":"Electric vehicle charging stations are seen in Beijing, October 2024. 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China is already grappling with a faltering economy, weighed down by reduced consumption and a property crisis.\n\nA parallel purchasing managers' index for the non-manufacturing sector, which covers construction and services, rose to 52.2 points up from 50 points in November.\n\nThe World Bank last week raised forecasts for China's economy growth to 4.9% but warned that reduced confidence among households and businesses, an aging population as well as issues such as low consumption and high debt will continue to weigh on China's future growth.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China's factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks, official data have revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Purchasing Managers' Index, based on a survey of factory managers, slipped to 50.1 in December from 50.3 the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics said. <\/p>\n<p>It was the third straight monthly reading above 50, a level that indicates an expansion of manufacturing activity.<\/p>\n<p>The slowdown in factory activity was due to a \"decline in the output component\", according to a note by Capital Economics' Gabriel Ng.<\/p>\n<p>\"That said, the output price component fell, suggesting downward pressure on prices remains\", he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8910368,8909964\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//14//global-ev-sales-surge-in-november-heres-how-china-is-driving-momentum/">Global EV sales surge in November - here's how China is driving momentum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//12//13//china-prepared-to-double-down-on-support-for-economy-as-tariffs-loom/">China prepared to double down on support for economy as tariffs loom<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Overall, new orders rose to an eight-month high, while the exports order index rose to the highest level in four months, most likely helped by US importers rushing to beat higher tariffs that incoming US President Donald Trump may impose on Chinese goods, Ng said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pledged to impose 10% tariffs on Chinese goods, raising trade risks for China, the world's largest exporter of goods. China is already grappling with a faltering economy, weighed down by reduced consumption and a property crisis.<\/p>\n<p>A parallel purchasing managers' index for the non-manufacturing sector, which covers construction and services, rose to 52.2 points up from 50 points in November.<\/p>\n<p>The World Bank last week raised forecasts for China's economy growth to 4.9% but warned that reduced confidence among households and businesses, an aging population as well as issues such as low consumption and high debt will continue to weigh on China's future growth.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735631441,"updatedAt":1735641385,"publishedAt":1735636942,"firstPublishedAt":1735636942,"lastPublishedAt":1735636942,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/94\/12\/16\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_56f62aa0-f62c-5fe8-ac10-afa2df5b4ebb-8941216.jpg","altText":"Workers in Shanghai constructing an overhead pedestrian bridge ","caption":"Workers in Shanghai constructing an overhead pedestrian bridge ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Andy Wong\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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The ship will undergo further assessments, including sea trials.\n\nChina, which has the world\u2019s largest navy, is also developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, allowing ships to operate in distant waters without requiring refuelling bases.\u00a0\n\nIn comparison, the US currently operates 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which enable it to maintain strike groups worldwide, including in the Asia-Pacific region.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>China launched Friday its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, Sichuan, a vessel designed to strengthen the navy\u2019s combat capabilities in distant waters.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s largest amphibious assault ship to date, Sichuan displaces 40,000 tonnes and features advanced technologies such as an electromagnetic catapult, allowing fighter jets to launch directly from its deck, according to the official Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The ship is designed to deploy ground troops via landing crafts while offering air support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Chinese researchers, it is also equipped with an \u201carrestor technology\u201d system that enables fighter jets to land on its deck.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s first amphibious assault ships, the Type 075, were introduced in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese navy has been modernising its forces for over 10 years to achieve global operational capability rather than remain confined to waters near the country's mainland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Beijing deployed fighter jets using new electromagnetic technology on its domestically built aircraft carrier, Fujian, which was launched two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Chinese Communist Party's Global Times tabloid, military analyst Song Zhongping described the Sichuan as a \u201clight aircraft carrier\u201d. 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