# China
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Yuan Strengthens Past 6.90 Against the Dollar, Hitting Highest Level in 33 Months
The yuan climbed past 6.90 per dollar on February 12, reaching levels not seen since May 2023 as both onshore and offshore markets rallied. The move reflects softer dollar dynamics, renewed foreign inflows and cautious central-bank guidance via a conservative midpoint setting, but risks from U.S. policy shifts and domestic growth surprises remain.
When an Egg Becomes Premium: How ‘Functional’ Labels Repriced China’s Staple
China’s egg market has fractured into multiple price tiers as producers and retailers attach nutrient and production‑process labels to ordinary eggs. The premium reflects real feed and logistics costs for some features and ambiguous, often unverifiable claims for others; regulatory tightening in 2025 is beginning to force a reckoning over which labels correspond to enduring supply‑chain investments.
A Model Gesture, A Real Signal: China’s Gifted J-20 Replica to Iran and What It Means
China’s presentation of a J-20 scale model to Iran’s air force commander is a symbolic signal of closer military-diplomatic ties rather than a precursor to sales of the stealth fighter. Analysts say Iran’s deeper problem is systemic: without airborne early warning, secure communications, sensors and integrated command systems, new fighters or long-range SAMs would have limited effect; more useful transfers would be point-defence, electronic-warfare equipment and civilian resilience gear.
Paris Proposes 30% China Tariff — Beijing Threatens Targeted Retaliation
A French body has proposed that the EU impose an about 30% tariff specifically on Chinese goods, prompting Beijing to outline at least three retaliatory options including anti-dumping probes into EU (notably French) wine, anti-discrimination investigations, and reciprocal tariffs. The proposal is likely illegal under WTO rules and risks targeted Chinese countermeasures that would hit French exporters and strain EU unity on China policy.
Through Fog and Rain: Eastern Theater Air Force Sharpens All‑Weather Combat Readiness
An Eastern Theater Air Force brigade conducted all‑weather training in fog and drizzle to sharpen pilots' emergency handling and air combat skills. The exercise underscored the PLA's emphasis on realistic, high‑tempo readiness and has implications for deterrence and operational resilience in the Taiwan‑adjacent theater.
Chinese Navy Unit Upgrades Family Housing Ahead of Lunar New Year to Boost Morale
A navy brigade in China’s Eastern Theater Command has refurbished temporary family housing and outdoor play areas ahead of the Lunar New Year, easing earlier shortages that forced families to stagger visits. The upgrades—featured in a SoMi report—aim to boost morale, retention and the everyday well‑being of servicemen posted away from home.
Beijing Injects Rmb20.5bn into Lunar New Year Consumption Blitz — Prize-invoice lottery and loan subsidies aim to jump‑start spending
Beijing has deployed roughly Rmb20.5 billion in vouchers, subsidies and prizes over a nine‑day Lunar New Year period to spur household spending, backed by a larger Rmb625 billion trade‑in fund and a Rmb100 billion prize‑invoice pilot. The package combines fiscal transfers, retail supply measures and financial easing aimed at converting available goods and services into sales, but its long‑term effectiveness depends on household confidence and income growth.
China’s Tech Giants Turn Spring Festival into an AI‑Fuelled Red‑Envelope Arms Race
China’s leading tech platforms have launched an extraordinary Lunar New Year promotional battle that blends cash red packets, steep discounts and AI features, with announced spends approaching 10 billion yuan (~$1.4bn). The campaigns aim not only to drive immediate consumption but to train users on AI interactions and lock them into each firm’s ecosystem.
Gold’s Decade of Reinvention: From Safe Haven to Strategic Reserve
Over the last decade gold has transformed from a peripheral hedge into a central asset, rising more than 300% from under $1,100 to peaks above $5,000 per ounce by early 2026. The shift is driven by sustained central-bank buying, weakening dollar share of reserves, low real interest rates and heightened geopolitical risk, but the market now displays greater volatility and complex implications for investors and policymakers.
Premium by Promise: How 'Functional' Eggs Are Rewriting China's Egg Market
Chinese retailers and producers are charging significant premiums for eggs labelled as 'functional'—selenium‑enriched, DHA‑fortified, antibiotic‑free or suitable for raw consumption—by leveraging feed additives, tighter husbandry and marketing. Costs and risk management differ sharply across these claims, and tightening regulation is likely to compress ambiguous premiums, favouring integrated producers who can internalise the investments required.
Seedance 2.0: China’s Groundbreaking AI Video Engine That Both Liberates and Alarm
Seedance 2.0, a Chinese generative video model, can produce hyper-realistic footage by integrating image, motion, audio and text, lowering the barriers to making sophisticated video. Its realism has sparked copyright backlash and deepfake concerns even as China’s large user base, open-source releases and supportive AI policy accelerate development and adoption.
Beijing Says New Canada Partnership 'Not Targeting Any Third Party' After Trump's Hockey Quip
China’s foreign ministry responded to a remark by Donald Trump by stressing that its new strategic partnership with Canada is not aimed at any third party and is intended to benefit both peoples and global stability. The exchange highlights the diplomatic tightrope Canada faces between economic ties with China and security ties with the United States, while illustrating how high-profile rhetoric can shape international perceptions.