China news roundup / Nachrichten 2026-07-25/26
Published on HivePostify by @bossel · Mon Jul 27 2026
---
[China industrial profit growth slows again in June as retreating oil prices sap earnings lift](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/china-industrial-profit-growth-exports-oil-drops.html) > "Industrial corporate earnings have staged a notable turnaround this year, swinging from barely positive growth in 2025 to double-digit gains, as an artificial intelligence-fueled boom in chip and equipment manufacturing coincided with the end of nearly three years of factory-gate deflation."
--- All of this is rather dubious, particularly that factory gate deflation is over. I doubt it very much.
> "The recovering profit has also been helped by a favorable comparison with last year. Earnings fell 3.6% in June last year and declined 2.8% in the first half of 2025."
--- Well, ok, the last year was even shittier than the current one. But still...
[China adds 14 EU entities to export control list over Russia-related sanctions](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-adds-14-eu-entities-to-export-control-list-over-russia-related-sanctions/ar-AA28B9JU) > "China is banning the export of dual-use items to 14 additional European Union entities with immediate effect, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday, adding that the measure was in response to the EU's latest sanctions against Russia. The EU adopted on Thursday its 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, and the Commerce Ministry said 14 Chinese mainland and Hong Kong enterprises had been put under sanction."
--- Tit-for-tat. Yawn...
> "The European entities banned by China from receiving dual-use items include German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall AG and Polish electronics company Vigo Photonics S.A., the ministry said in a statement."
--- Good, actually. Because Rheinmetall et al. should not rely on imports from China anyway.
[Startup founders urge Trump not to shut off Chinese open weight AI](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/22/startup-founders-urge-trump-not-to-shut-off-chinese-open-weight-ai-01008992) > "Almost 200 Silicon Valley companies, including Proton and Y Combinator, are urging the Trump administration not to cut off access to Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models or risk crippling the next generation of U.S. startups. [...] many founders rely on the cheaper Chinese open-weight models to build products and lack the resources to spend heavily on usage credits from U.S. AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI."
--- Well, who cares about China spying on us? We can give them all our information as long as we can use their AI cheaply.
[Explained: China’s ‘ethnic unity and progress promotion’ law](https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/07/24/explainer-china-ethnic-unity-law-tibet-uyghur/) > "Article 63, which extends the law’s reach beyond China’s borders. It states that anyone living outside China could face legal consequences if Beijing determines their actions undermine “ethnic unity” or create “ethnic division.” [...] the law’s reach goes well beyond schools and language. It also links ethnic affairs directly to national security, calling for action against what it defines as separatism, extremism, and terrorism, both inside China and abroad."
--- So, if you ever supported Tibet or called Taiwan a country, it might be a good idea for you not to go to China. Looks like I will never go there again.
---
---
[Trump administration marshals allies for 6G race with China](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/27/trump-administration-builds-6g-alliance-to-challenge-china-01011436)
---
[Typhoon Noul forces more than 715,000 from homes and cancels hundreds of flights in China and Hong Kong](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/26/typhoon-noul-china-hong-kong)
---
---
--- China Uncensored featured the usual weekend news variety again:
--- China Uncensored: "China's Military Just Sent America a Message"
---
---
[Wie umgehen mit Pekings Gebietsansprüchen?](https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/philippinen-china-usa-spannungen-100.html) > "Der Konflikt überschattete auch das Außenministertreffen der ASEAN-Staaten in der philippinischen Hauptstadt Manila, bei dem auch China zu Gast war. Der Sprecher des chinesischen Außenministeriums, Lin Jian, sah sich genötigt, Stellung zu beziehen: "Die Angelegenheit Südchinesisches Meer sollte die Beziehung zwischen China und den ASEAN-Staaten nicht belasten. Die Beteiligten haben die Weisheit und die Fähigkeit, Frieden und Stabilität aufrecht zu erhalten.""
--- Übersetzung: Lasst China machen, was es will, oder es gibt Ärger!
[Reaktion auf EU-Maßnahme: China sanktioniert deutsche Firmen](https://www.msn.com/de-de/finanzen/top-stories/reaktion-auf-eu-ma%C3%9Fnahme-china-sanktioniert-deutsche-firmen/ar-AA28B4uh) > "Sanktionsrunde seien auch 14 Unternehmen aus China und der chinesischen Sonderverwaltungsregion Hongkong auf die Liste der EU geraten, begründete das Handelsministerium in Peking den Schritt. Mit der Maßnahme wahre China die nationale Sicherheit und die nationalen Interessen, teilte die Behörde weiter mit."
--- Mit der Maßnahme wahrt China das Bild einer extrem kleingeistigen Regierung. Die Maßnahmen an sich sind nicht wirklich negativ für die europäischen Firmen. Denn diese sollten sich nicht zu sehr auf Importe aus China verlassen.
---
---
[Taifun Noul trifft China hart – Hunderttausende Menschen evakuiert](https://www.rnd.de/panorama/naturkatastrophe-taifun-noul-trifft-china-hart-CC7MDWERERFBHJX5BFEYKMR3XQ.html)
---
[](https://ecency.com)
Tags: #china#news#deutsch#video#palnet