特朗普高级顾问称，船只袭击旨在推翻马杜罗
2025-12-17
| President Donald Trump's aim in blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean is motivated by a desire to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine, contradicting the administration's claim that the target is drug cartels, not regime change. She also said that any plans to attack targets on Venezuela's mainland would require congressional approval. | |
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福特将削减电动车产量
2025-12-17
| Ford Motor said it's eliminating range of electric car models, highlighting an increasing retreat from new-energy vehicles by some carmakers amid slowing sales, the US ending of tax credits on electric cars, and Europe's move to backpedal from its 2035 ban on combustion-engine vehicles. Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley told Reuters that "the market really changed over the last couple of months." US sales of electric cars plunged 40 percent in November. Ford said it will take a US$19.5 billion writedown related to canceling development of new electric models, dissolution of a battery joint venture with South Korea's SK Group and other expenses. Other traditional automakers are also reverting back to gasoline and hybrid models, narrowing their electric vehicle lineups. | |
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受经济前景与 AI 债务影响，亚洲市场下挫
2025-12-17
| Asian stock markets tumbled for a second day on Tuesday on concerns about softer Chinese economic data and a sell-off on Wall Street spurred by concerns about the rising AI-related debt of technology titans like Oracle. South Korea's Kospi index led the declines in Asia for a second day, dropping 2.2 percent, while Japan's Nikkei was off 1.6 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slumped 1.54 percent to nearly a three-month low, and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.1 percent. Among Chinese technology companies listed in Hong Kong, Alibaba lost 2.96 percent, Tencent was down 1.08 percent and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp retreated 1.93 percent. In Shanghai trading, chipmaker Cambricon fell 4.4 percent and Moore Threads sank 7 percent. In overnight trading in New York, the Dow and S&P 500 indexes closed lower for a third day, but the Nasdaq rose, lifted by a record Tesla close amid hype over its robotaxis. | |
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智利极右翼强硬派赢得总统大选
2025-12-16
| Chilean voters swung to the far right, electing Jose Antonio Kast as their new president amid concerns over rising crime rates and a wave of immigration from Venezuela. Kast, a lawyer and right-wing hardliner, secured 58 percent of the vote in a runoff against leftist Jeannette Jara. It was the biggest swing to the right since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. | |
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中国批准首批 L3 级自动驾驶汽车
2025-12-16
| China has granted its first approvals for so-called Level 3 autonomous cars, marking a milestone in the country's push to commercialize self-driving technology. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said it has conditionally approved two electric sedan models, submitted by Chongqing-based Changan Automobile and a unit of state-owned BAIC Group. L3 is one of six international standards for autonomous driving. Vehicles in that group have the capability of detecting the environment around them and make informed decisions for themselves, such as accelerating past a slow-moving vehicle. But they still require human override.
Changan's approved model can operate autonomous driving functions within a single lane on highways during traffic jams, at speeds of up to 50 kilometers an hour. Its use is currently limited to designated sections of Chongqing's expressway network. The BAIC model offers similar features at speeds of up to 80 kilometers and is restricted to specific expressways m Beijing, including routes to the city's international airport. |
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主要电池材料供应商上调价格
2025-12-16
| Chinese suppliers of materials for lithium iron phosphate batteries, vital in an array of industrial production, are signaling price increases in 2026 to stanch losses and address rising raw materials costs. Some companies have already raised prices, Yicai Global reported. An industry association said the sector has suffered losses for three years, and six of its listed companies have debt-to-asset ratios as high as 68 percent. Wanrun New Energy Technology has accumulated losses of 3.5 billion yuan (US$500 million) since 2023, and Lopal Tech has racked up losses of 2 billion, the report said.
Prices increases could ripple down the supply chain. The batteries are used in production of electric cars, solar and wind systems, sensors and energy storage, among other applications. |
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乌克兰愿意放弃加入北约的目标
2025-12-15
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would be willing to relinquish its goal to join NATO in exchange for strong Western security guarantees to defend the nation against any future Russian attacks. His concession came ahead of peace talks scheduled on Monday in Berlin with European leaders and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. The problem of territory remains a sticking point in ending the war. Ukraine, which is under US pressure for a speedy peace deal, has yet to agree to cede any land to Moscow, and the Kremlin remains insistent that there will be no peace unless Ukraine surrenders the eastern region of Donbas, which is largely under Russian occupation. | |
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悉尼犹太节庆活动遭枪手开火
2025-12-15
| At least 15 people were killed and 38 hospitalized after two gunmen – described as father and son – opened fire at a Jewish holiday event being held on Sydney's iconic Bondi beach on Sunday. The father, a licensed gun owner, was killed; his son was critically injured. Authorities said the tragedy, which occurred as up to 1,000 people gathered at a festival to celebrate the start of Hanukkah, is being treated as a terrorism event. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the attack as "pure evil" and said his government stands with the nation's Jewish community. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Australian government of "encouraging" antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war and again denounced its decision to recognize a Palestinian state. | |
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中国电影产业势头强劲
2025-12-15
| China's film industry is experiencing a stellar year that highlights its emerging global status, Xinhua news agency reported. The box office this weekend surpassed 50 billion yuan (US$7.1 billion), buoyed by animation films that now account for nearly about half of ticket sales. The China Film Administration said 1.2 billion tickets have been sold this year, with domestically produced movies accounting for 82 percent of the box office. Four animated films – "Ne Zha 2," Zootopia 2," "Nobody" and "Boonie Bears: Future Reborn" – were among the top 10 most successful films. China-made "Ne Zha 2" continues to be the blockbuster of 2025, grossing 15.4 billion yuan. Success at the box office is spilling over into a lucrative merchandising market, according to Lai Li, an analyst with movie-tracking firm Maoyan. Beyond animation, war movies told from the perspective of people caught up in conflict have been big hits, including "Dead to Rights," "Evil Unbound," "Gezhi Town" and "Dongji Rescue." | |
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IMF Upgrades China Growth Forecast, Urges Less Focus on Exports
IMF 上调中国增长预期，敦促减少对出口的依赖
2025-12-12
| The International Monetary Fund upgraded its growth forecast for China this year to 5 percent, on par with the government's target, and its estimate for next year to 4.5 percent. The fund's managing director said China needs to "accelerate" its shift from exports to domestic consumption as an engine of growth. Speaking in Beijing, Kristalina Georgieva said too much reliance on exports risks retaliation from countries that suffer big trade deficits with China, which has amassed a US$1 trillion trade surplus so far this year. She also said the IMF estimates that China would have to spend about 5 percent of its gross domestic product over the next years to resolve the four-year slump in its property sector, suggesting that "zombie firms" in the industry be allowed to fail.
The Chinese government this year has adopted an array of policies to boost domestic consumer spending and home sales. In a readout from Xinhua news agency, Chinese leaders attending the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing this week pledged to stimulate consumption in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). |
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