Official data shows Beijing's Treasury holdings at an 18-year low, but custodial shifts suggest the real number is far higher - and Canada is the tell.

Analysts are slashing earnings forecasts as the twin measures collide with a domestic sales slump, pushing 50-odd EV makers toward a do-or-die moment.

A luxury EV's brake-pedal failure has pushed Beijing to draft stricter testing rules, putting China's EV quality narrative on the line.

Beijing's debt-servicing costs have outpaced every other spending category, signaling fiscal strain as growth stalls and state banks prop up weak borrowers.

The 'Trump whisperer' keeps his White House and Beijing access as Apple navigates tariffs and a $4.6 trillion market cap.