AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRetail & factories slow: China’s April retail sales rose just 0.2% year-on-year and industrial output 4.1%, both weaker than expected, with the property slump still dragging demand. Capital-market push: Baidu posted a fourth straight quarterly revenue decline as it tries to offset ad weakness with AI, while officials also stress building a national integrated computing network to power next-stage growth. U.S.-China trade follow-through: After Trump’s Beijing visit, the White House says China will buy at least $17bn a year in U.S. farm goods (beef and poultry included), aiming to steady American agriculture. Geopolitics & Taiwan: Xi again warned about mishandling Taiwan and the “Thucydides Trap,” while China urged Japan to stop “remilitarization” moves. Global reach: China-Russia ties got fresh Kremlin praise; China also began a $5bn aviation maintenance project for Emirates in Dubai. Business & industry: Boeing reportedly secured its first China aircraft deal in nine years, and Ford is rolling out new “rally-bred” Europe-focused models to fight Chinese competition.
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