China to roll out free preschool education, chikungunya outbreak, and U.S. trade talks

The State Council released guidelines to gradually expand free preschool education, while authorities in Guangdong battle a chikungunya outbreak with nearly 8,000 cases reported so far.

https://www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/china-to-roll-out-free-preschool-education

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The Trump administration is debating whether to allow a planned US stopover by Taiwan’s leader as concerns mount that it could derail trade talks with China

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-28/trump-weighs-whether-to-allow-taiwan-leader-s-transit-through-us

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Meet the last woman carving mahjong tiles by hand in Hong Kong

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2025/07/style/hong-kong-last-female-mahjong-carver-intl-hnk-dst-cnnphotos/

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EU-China summit brings a fragile cooling of tensions

Brussels and Beijing seek stability but offer little substance

https://www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/eu-china-summit-trade-ukraine

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The EU-China summit, by Noah Barkin

https://nbarkin.substack.com/p/the-eu-china-summit

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Xi's rare rebuke

Xi criticized local governments for crowding into the same emerging sectors: AI, computing power, and EVs

https://whatshappeninginchina.substack.com/p/china-second-quarter-gdp-growth-beats-forecasts

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EU-China tensions, Rubio meets Wang Yi, and Beijing's deflation fears

Von der Leyen urges faster derisking. Rubio confirms a likely Trump visit to China, while Beijing signals growing concern over deflation and industrial overcapacity.

https://www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/china-economic-fears-deflation-overcapacity

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Ahead of EU-China summit, Wang Yi says Beijing can't afford Russian defeat

In talks with the EU, Wang Yi pushed back on criticism and reaffirmed Beijing's strategic alignment with Moscow

https://www.whatshappeninginchina.com/p/eu-china-summit-preparation-wang-yi-kallas-meeting

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