China News Brief – Thursday, 26 February 2026
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Smuggling scheme charges against scientists dropped thanks to China, says lawyer – FOX 17 China’s government pushed to get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan who were accused of helping. Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany's 'unhealthy' trade ties with China – POLITICO On a trip to Beijing, the German chancellor said he aimed to reduce his country’s ballooning trade deficit with China. China expands network with 260,000 base stations over Spring Festival – CGTN China’s information and communications industry significantly strengthened network operations and service support during the Spring Festival.
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China expands network with 260,000 base stations over Spring Festival – CGTN
China’s information and communications industry significantly strengthened network operations and service support during the Spring Festival ……
Merz calls for rebalancing of Germany's 'unhealthy' trade ties with China – POLITICO
On a trip to Beijing, the German chancellor said he aimed to reduce his country’s ballooning trade deficit with China….
Merz hails China ties as he seeks reset with Beijing – Taipei Times
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz yesterday urged Chinese firms to step up investment in Germany, but also called on Beijing to reduce market ……
Inside CCTV's Lens: How China Frames the Iran Protests – The Diplomat
The official primetime news broadcast of China’s state broadcaster essentially act as a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, while packaging their ……
Anthropic says China's AI tigers are copycats – The Economist
This month Anthropic and OpenAI each disclosed evidence that leading Chinese AI labs have illicitly used American models to train their own. The firms…
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