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December 9, 2025
China thinks twice about allowing imports of advanced Nvidia chips
US President Donald Trump just did China a solid – but it's not clear Beijing cares. What happened: On December 8, Trump announced on Truth Social that he will let Nvidia ship H200 AI GPUs to Chinese customers (with the… Read More »
December 9, 2025
Former Bank of China executive talks down RMB stablecoins
China has little to gain and much to lose from permitting yuan-based stablecoins. That was what Wang Yongli, former vice president of the Bank of China and former SWIFT board member, argued in a Caixin commentary on Monday. ICYDK: On… Read More »
December 9, 2025
Policy advisor calls for expanding local tax sources
The former head of the state tax bureau’s (STA) in-house think tank is calling for authorities to speed up efforts to overhaul China's local tax system. Quick background: Local governments retain 100% of revenue from eight tax categories – including… Read More »