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1. China’s GDP forecast cut as Trump trade worries take hold before new term
Though Donald Trump has not yet taken office, his expected tariff increases have led S&P Global Ratings to cut growth projections for China.
2. ‘It’s not that simple’: why China, EU face worst-case scenario as Trump returns
Leading Chinese researcher on European studies and ex-diplomat Cui Hongjian says Beijing, Brussels and Washington may find themselves in a “triad game”.
3. China builds a machine capable of laying submarine cables in the Challenger Deep
China has built the world’s first machine capable of laying submarine cables in the Challenger Deep, the deepest known place on Earth.