Agatha Cantrill
@aggichristiane.bsky.social
Journalist covering China for AFP
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Previously Berlin-based journalist for Bloomberg / Bloomberg TV
DM for WeChat/Signal
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Previously Berlin-based journalist for Bloomberg / Bloomberg TV
DM for WeChat/Signal
Reposted by Agatha Cantrill
US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping held their first face-to-face meeting in six years, seeking a truce to end a trade war that has roiled the world economy
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October 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping held their first face-to-face meeting in six years, seeking a truce to end a trade war that has roiled the world economy
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As Trump and Xi meet in Korea this morning, the crew for Shenzhou-21 gave a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang are due to go to space at 23:44 (Beijing time) tomorrow night.
Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang are due to go to space at 23:44 (Beijing time) tomorrow night.
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
As Trump and Xi meet in Korea this morning, the crew for Shenzhou-21 gave a press conference at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang are due to go to space at 23:44 (Beijing time) tomorrow night.
Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang are due to go to space at 23:44 (Beijing time) tomorrow night.
Solar will play a key part in China's new pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - with mega projects like the one in the Kubuqi desert.
Last month, we travelled to Inner Mongolia to see the massive solar expansion in the northern Chinese region.
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Last month, we travelled to Inner Mongolia to see the massive solar expansion in the northern Chinese region.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Solar will play a key part in China's new pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - with mega projects like the one in the Kubuqi desert.
Last month, we travelled to Inner Mongolia to see the massive solar expansion in the northern Chinese region.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Last month, we travelled to Inner Mongolia to see the massive solar expansion in the northern Chinese region.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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'Humanity's fate cannot be left to an algorithm': UN chief on threat of military AI.
"Humans must always retain authority over life-and-death decisions," says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, arguing that AI systems cannot be allowed to run free in the military field
"Humans must always retain authority over life-and-death decisions," says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, arguing that AI systems cannot be allowed to run free in the military field
September 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
'Humanity's fate cannot be left to an algorithm': UN chief on threat of military AI.
"Humans must always retain authority over life-and-death decisions," says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, arguing that AI systems cannot be allowed to run free in the military field
"Humans must always retain authority over life-and-death decisions," says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, arguing that AI systems cannot be allowed to run free in the military field
Recently I met several people who have taken up urban exploring as a hobby around China. The abandoned places they visit are often pretty modern - a strange side effect of China’s property woes.
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July 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Recently I met several people who have taken up urban exploring as a hobby around China. The abandoned places they visit are often pretty modern - a strange side effect of China’s property woes.
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This morning I was at a polling station in Seoul, as Koreans cast their votes in the snap presidential election.
June 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This morning I was at a polling station in Seoul, as Koreans cast their votes in the snap presidential election.
In Seoul for the snap presidential election. Yesterday at a rally for PPP candidate Kim Moon-soo.
June 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In Seoul for the snap presidential election. Yesterday at a rally for PPP candidate Kim Moon-soo.
A supply chain in limbo.
This week we went to Ningbo, one of the world's busiest ports.
Suppliers say their US customers are adopting a "wait and see" approach: cancelling orders and warehousing goods, awaiting the next development in tariff policy.
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This week we went to Ningbo, one of the world's busiest ports.
Suppliers say their US customers are adopting a "wait and see" approach: cancelling orders and warehousing goods, awaiting the next development in tariff policy.
www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
Chinese exporters "on hold" despite US tariff relief
Chinese exporters in one of the world's busiest port cities spoke Thursday of murky horizons as they try to navigate the trade maelstrom unleashed by the ever-changing saga of US tariff policy.
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May 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A supply chain in limbo.
This week we went to Ningbo, one of the world's busiest ports.
Suppliers say their US customers are adopting a "wait and see" approach: cancelling orders and warehousing goods, awaiting the next development in tariff policy.
www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
This week we went to Ningbo, one of the world's busiest ports.
Suppliers say their US customers are adopting a "wait and see" approach: cancelling orders and warehousing goods, awaiting the next development in tariff policy.
www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
Every third smoker in the world lives in China.
The government is keen to cut that number, but tobacco is also a big moneymaker for cities like Yuxi.
Cigarettes have put Yuxi on the map and local farmers told us the crop brings in a more stable income.
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The government is keen to cut that number, but tobacco is also a big moneymaker for cities like Yuxi.
Cigarettes have put Yuxi on the map and local farmers told us the crop brings in a more stable income.
sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/tobacco...
Tobacco town thrives as China struggles to kick the habit
Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map.Named for a c...
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May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Every third smoker in the world lives in China.
The government is keen to cut that number, but tobacco is also a big moneymaker for cities like Yuxi.
Cigarettes have put Yuxi on the map and local farmers told us the crop brings in a more stable income.
sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/tobacco...
The government is keen to cut that number, but tobacco is also a big moneymaker for cities like Yuxi.
Cigarettes have put Yuxi on the map and local farmers told us the crop brings in a more stable income.
sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/tobacco...
Yesterday I reported on the Shenzhou 20 space launch, as the three-person crew blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
Here is a snapshot of our coverage
Reporting for @afpnews.bsky.social / @afpfr.bsky.social
Here is a snapshot of our coverage
Reporting for @afpnews.bsky.social / @afpfr.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Yesterday I reported on the Shenzhou 20 space launch, as the three-person crew blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
Here is a snapshot of our coverage
Reporting for @afpnews.bsky.social / @afpfr.bsky.social
Here is a snapshot of our coverage
Reporting for @afpnews.bsky.social / @afpfr.bsky.social
The PLA Eastern Theater Command announcing its drills around Taiwan with a bunch of references to Sun Wukong - the Monkey King - which was the central figure of last year's hit video game Black Myth
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April 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The PLA Eastern Theater Command announcing its drills around Taiwan with a bunch of references to Sun Wukong - the Monkey King - which was the central figure of last year's hit video game Black Myth
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In today's press conference, Wang Yi accused the West of interference in the Philippines South China Sea tensions
"For every Philippine maritime operation, it is the forces outside of the region that write the script and the Western media that undertake the live broadcast."
"For every Philippine maritime operation, it is the forces outside of the region that write the script and the Western media that undertake the live broadcast."
March 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In today's press conference, Wang Yi accused the West of interference in the Philippines South China Sea tensions
"For every Philippine maritime operation, it is the forces outside of the region that write the script and the Western media that undertake the live broadcast."
"For every Philippine maritime operation, it is the forces outside of the region that write the script and the Western media that undertake the live broadcast."
"The one-China principle is the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations. It has been 80 years since the return of Taiwan to China," Chinese FM Wang Yi said in today's press conference in Beijing
Wang claims some Japanese are "secretly colluding with the forces of Taiwan independence."
Wang claims some Japanese are "secretly colluding with the forces of Taiwan independence."
March 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"The one-China principle is the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations. It has been 80 years since the return of Taiwan to China," Chinese FM Wang Yi said in today's press conference in Beijing
Wang claims some Japanese are "secretly colluding with the forces of Taiwan independence."
Wang claims some Japanese are "secretly colluding with the forces of Taiwan independence."
At today's (ongoing) press conference, Chinese FM Wang Yi responded to a question from Andalou on Palestine conflict:
"If major powers genuinely care about the people of Gaza, they should promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian assistance."
"If major powers genuinely care about the people of Gaza, they should promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian assistance."
March 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
At today's (ongoing) press conference, Chinese FM Wang Yi responded to a question from Andalou on Palestine conflict:
"If major powers genuinely care about the people of Gaza, they should promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian assistance."
"If major powers genuinely care about the people of Gaza, they should promote a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian assistance."
Answering a question from Nigerian news agency - "The world must listen to African and heed its concerns"
March 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Answering a question from Nigerian news agency - "The world must listen to African and heed its concerns"
Wang Yi warning of "law of the jungle" if every country only looks out for itself
"There are around 190 countries in the world. Imagine if every country emphasised their own priority and believed in strength and status, the world would fall back into the law of the jungle."
"There are around 190 countries in the world. Imagine if every country emphasised their own priority and believed in strength and status, the world would fall back into the law of the jungle."
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Wang Yi warning of "law of the jungle" if every country only looks out for itself
"There are around 190 countries in the world. Imagine if every country emphasised their own priority and believed in strength and status, the world would fall back into the law of the jungle."
"There are around 190 countries in the world. Imagine if every country emphasised their own priority and believed in strength and status, the world would fall back into the law of the jungle."
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi touts the strength of Sino-Russian relations at this morning's press conference in Beijing.
"A mature, resilient, and stable China-Russia relationship will not change due to temporary events, nor will it be disrupted by third-party interference."
"A mature, resilient, and stable China-Russia relationship will not change due to temporary events, nor will it be disrupted by third-party interference."
March 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi touts the strength of Sino-Russian relations at this morning's press conference in Beijing.
"A mature, resilient, and stable China-Russia relationship will not change due to temporary events, nor will it be disrupted by third-party interference."
"A mature, resilient, and stable China-Russia relationship will not change due to temporary events, nor will it be disrupted by third-party interference."
Reposted by Agatha Cantrill
👏The White House barred U.S.-based Associated Press reporters from the Trump-Macron press conference, as part of a feud over the newswire’s refusal to call a body of water the “Gulf of America.” So the French press corps opted to give a Paris-based AP reporter the 1st question, @politico.eu writes
February 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
👏The White House barred U.S.-based Associated Press reporters from the Trump-Macron press conference, as part of a feud over the newswire’s refusal to call a body of water the “Gulf of America.” So the French press corps opted to give a Paris-based AP reporter the 1st question, @politico.eu writes
Reposted by Agatha Cantrill
Bundestagswahl • Das sind die 18-Uhr-Prognosen von Infratest dimap (ARD) und Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (ZDF) • Alle Prognosen und Hochrechnungen des Wahlabends im Überblick: www.wahlrecht.de/news/2025/bu... #btw25 #btw2025 #Bundestagswahl2025
February 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Bundestagswahl • Das sind die 18-Uhr-Prognosen von Infratest dimap (ARD) und Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (ZDF) • Alle Prognosen und Hochrechnungen des Wahlabends im Überblick: www.wahlrecht.de/news/2025/bu... #btw25 #btw2025 #Bundestagswahl2025
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President Xi Jinping’s embrace of Chinese tech bosses in a rare public meeting is fueling hope Beijing is shifting its stance to give the private sector a freer hand
Xi’s Embrace of China Tech CEOs Spurs Hope of Big Economic Shift
President Xi Jinping’s embrace of Chinese tech bosses in a rare public meeting is fueling hope Beijing is shifting its stance to give the private sector a freer hand as it fights a trade war with Dona...
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February 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
President Xi Jinping’s embrace of Chinese tech bosses in a rare public meeting is fueling hope Beijing is shifting its stance to give the private sector a freer hand
"Even after a police report, it took nearly two months for Matthews to be arrested – the only thing that got him off the apps."
Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark
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Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark
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Rape under wraps: how Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner chose profits over safety
Match Group has known for years about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark
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February 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
"Even after a police report, it took nearly two months for Matthews to be arrested – the only thing that got him off the apps."
Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark
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Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark
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Reposted by Agatha Cantrill
Michael Burry rolled back on some of his investments in Chinese tech stocks just before DeepSeek’s breakthrough in AI reignited a $1.3 trillion rally in the country’s shares
Michael Burry Trimmed Some China Tech Bets Before DeepSeek-Driven Rally
Michael Burry rolled back on some of his investments in Chinese tech stocks just before DeepSeek’s breakthrough in artificial intelligence reignited a $1.3 trillion rally in the country’s shares.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Michael Burry rolled back on some of his investments in Chinese tech stocks just before DeepSeek’s breakthrough in AI reignited a $1.3 trillion rally in the country’s shares
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A potential encounter this week between President Xi Jinping and e-commerce icon Jack Ma, coming after a blistering run by tech shares, could be the next catalyst to extend the rally in China’s stocks
Xi-Jack Ma Chat Seen as Next Catalyst for Blistering China Rally
A potential encounter this week between President Xi Jinping and e-commerce icon Jack Ma, coming after a blistering run by tech shares, could be the next catalyst to extend the rally in China’s stocks...
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February 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A potential encounter this week between President Xi Jinping and e-commerce icon Jack Ma, coming after a blistering run by tech shares, could be the next catalyst to extend the rally in China’s stocks
Xi is planning to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment this week, attended by business leaders like Alibaba's Jack Ma, Tencent's Pony Ma and DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng
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Exclusive: Xi to chair symposium attended by Jack Ma and other Chinese business leaders, sources say
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended by the country's business leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, three people with knowledge of the meeting said.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Xi is planning to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment this week, attended by business leaders like Alibaba's Jack Ma, Tencent's Pony Ma and DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng
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