Jian Sun

Chinese retail giant Shein facing an existential threat from Trump tariffs

Groups of urban villages on the outskirts of the Chinese southern metropolis Guangzhou count fast fashion retailer Shein as so key to their fortunes, locals regularly call themselves residents of “Shein villages”. Shein has quickly become a retail giant in recent years, now selling over $30bn worth of goods annually. The Chinese company’s model has been built on cheap prices and convenient […]
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2025 ‘Invest in China’ Promotion Event Successfully Held in London

More than 300 business leaders, investors and officials from China and the UK gathered at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre on last Friday for the 2025 ‘Invest in China’ Promotion Event, aimed at deepening trade ties and exploring new investment opportunities between the two countries. The event introduced several national-level platforms through panel discussions, designed […]
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Towards the Other Shore: A powerful literary dialogue exploring creativity and the future of humanity in the era of artificial intelligence

Esteemed Chinese writers Xue Mo and Zhang Huaicun recently led a profound literary dialogue in London, hosted by Times Publications Group Their thought-provoking discussion, entitled “Towards the Other Shore,” considered the origin of creativity in the context of the globalisation of literature and the future of humanity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. The writers […]
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Trump to impose sweeping tariffs, escalating global trade tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, risking cost increases and likely drawing retaliation from all sides.  By Reuters news coverage Details of the tariff plans, styled by Trump as America’s “Liberation Day”, were still being formulated ahead of a White House Rose […]
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