<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nectar Gan - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nectar Gan - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AX0zyep6TjA/nectar-gan</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Nectar Gan - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AX0zyep6TjA/nectar-gan</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:33:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AX0zyep6TjA/nectar-gan.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Xi's $270 Billion Middle East Bet Limits China Support for Iran]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/xi-s-270-billion-middle-east-bet-limits-china-support-for-iran</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/xi-s-270-billion-middle-east-bet-limits-china-support-for-iran</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:45:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igSUVt1K1DWM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igSUVt1K1DWM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The South Sabah Al-Ahmad New City project, by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, in Kuwait in 2025.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Helps Trump on Iran War as China Assists in Ceasefire Bid]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/xi-helps-trump-on-iran-war-as-china-assists-with-ceasefire-bid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/xi-helps-trump-on-iran-war-as-china-assists-with-ceasefire-bid</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAZ_ZDcgfJ8c/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAZ_ZDcgfJ8c/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Trumpets ‘Own Efforts’ in Pushing For US-Iran Ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/china-trumpets-own-efforts-in-pushing-for-us-iran-ceasefire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/china-trumpets-own-efforts-in-pushing-for-us-iran-ceasefire</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:35:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itqfJu1wI1aQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itqfJu1wI1aQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An excavator removes rubble from the site of a strike in Tehran, on April 7. Photographer: Francisco Seco/AP Photo</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delayed Trump-Xi Summit Gives Fresh Grievances Room to Grow]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/trump-s-delayed-xi-summit-gives-us-china-irritants-room-to-grow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/trump-s-delayed-xi-summit-gives-us-china-irritants-room-to-grow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2sIxx2ahtPM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2sIxx2ahtPM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) talks to China&apos;s President Xi Jinping as they shake hands after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. US President Donald Trump and China&apos;s leader Xi Jinping opened on October 30 their first face-to-face meeting in six years, seeking a truce to end a trade war that has roiled the world economy. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Starts Trade Probes Against US Before Xi-Trump Summit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/china-retaliates-with-trade-barrier-probes-against-the-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-27/china-retaliates-with-trade-barrier-probes-against-the-us</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Xiao]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:15:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNcTKi524yrM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNcTKi524yrM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gantry cranes and shipping containers in Shenzhen.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Official Calm Belies a War Battering Small Factories]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/china-s-official-calm-belies-a-war-battering-its-small-factories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/china-s-official-calm-belies-a-war-battering-its-small-factories</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:30:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inx1iN6RcVIE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inx1iN6RcVIE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An employee works at a plastic factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. Photographer: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Arrests Booksellers Over Jimmy Lai Title, Reports Say]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-25/hong-kong-arrests-booksellers-over-jimmy-lai-title-reports-say</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-25/hong-kong-arrests-booksellers-over-jimmy-lai-title-reports-say</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:14:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iuo.cFTVrNdA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iuo.cFTVrNdA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pong Yat-ming in 2012. Photographer: David Wong/South China Morning Post/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Says Japan Self-Defense Member Broke Into Tokyo Embassy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/china-says-japan-self-defense-member-broke-into-tokyo-embassy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/china-says-japan-self-defense-member-broke-into-tokyo-embassy</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:19:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAcHQkayUrdA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAcHQkayUrdA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A police officer stands guard outside the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Leader Says Middle East Conflict to Spur Capital Flows]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/hong-kong-leader-says-middle-east-conflict-to-spur-capital-flows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/hong-kong-leader-says-middle-east-conflict-to-spur-capital-flows</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:40:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iP4oKr_moF3E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iP4oKr_moF3E/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive, during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Lee vowed to form an independent committee to investigate the city&apos;s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades, after widespread public calls for a transparent process.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Call for Chinese Warships Hits Sensitive Topic for Xi]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/trump-s-call-for-chinese-warships-hits-on-sensitive-topic-for-xi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/trump-s-call-for-chinese-warships-hits-on-sensitive-topic-for-xi</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.mr0RMHEhTM/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.mr0RMHEhTM/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s OpenClaw Frenzy Tests Xi’s Approach to Regulate AI]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/china-s-openclaw-frenzy-tests-xi-s-approach-to-regulate-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/china-s-openclaw-frenzy-tests-xi-s-approach-to-regulate-ai</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Xiao]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:02:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/il4GiBDU5fNE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/il4GiBDU5fNE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The OpenClaw app.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Decides Against Appealing 20-Year Sentence]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/hong-kong-s-jimmy-lai-decides-against-appealing-20-year-sentence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/hong-kong-s-jimmy-lai-decides-against-appealing-20-year-sentence</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:23:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iH3.dGLdrF0Y/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iH3.dGLdrF0Y/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jimmy Lai in 2021. Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Waning Growth Has Global Repercussions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world’s second-biggest economy is running out of steam and that has implications for governments the world over.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-05/china-s-waning-growth-has-global-repercussions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-05/china-s-waning-growth-has-global-repercussions</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_RyrdKzpvu4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i_RyrdKzpvu4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Xi Jinping, left, and Li Qiang in Beijing on March 5. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Hosts China’s Smallest Lawmaker Meeting of Century Amid Purge]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/china-top-lawmakers-meeting-is-smallest-ever-under-xi-amid-purge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-05/china-top-lawmakers-meeting-is-smallest-ever-under-xi-amid-purge</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:59:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLaHkqh2hVrg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLaHkqh2hVrg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Delegates arrive ahead of the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China on March 5, 2026.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why China Is Unlikely to Rally Behind Iran After US-Israeli Strikes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/china-iran-relations-why-beijing-won-t-throw-tehran-a-lifeline-after-attack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/china-iran-relations-why-beijing-won-t-throw-tehran-a-lifeline-after-attack</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:23:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHS7OYVLKZvI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHS7OYVLKZvI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An oil tanker unloads imported crude oil at Qingdao port in Shandong province, China. Photographer: AFP/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi’s AI Ambitions Collide With China’s Fragile Employment Market]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/xi-s-ai-ambitions-collide-with-china-s-fragile-employment-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/xi-s-ai-ambitions-collide-with-china-s-fragile-employment-market</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:45:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3XRdOBXbpPU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i3XRdOBXbpPU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Unitree&apos;s G1, left, and R1 robots at the company&apos;s store in Beijing. Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Wins Rare Appeal Over 2022 Fraud Case]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/hong-kong-s-jimmy-lai-wins-rare-appeal-over-fraud-conviction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/hong-kong-s-jimmy-lai-wins-rare-appeal-over-fraud-conviction</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:56:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ.3kZH0v7xE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJ.3kZH0v7xE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Jimmy Lai in 2020. Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Suddenly Flush With Cash as Budget Returns to Surplus]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/hong-kong-budget-set-to-narrow-deficit-with-tech-bets-in-focus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/hong-kong-budget-set-to-narrow-deficit-with-tech-bets-in-focus</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:30:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igbGupcsh_hg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igbGupcsh_hg/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Paul Chan in Hong Kong on Feb. 25. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Hits Takaichi With Tougher Export Curbs on Japan Firms]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/china-puts-export-curb-on-japan-firms-including-mitsubishi-heavy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/china-puts-export-curb-on-japan-firms-including-mitsubishi-heavy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Xiao]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong Is Near End of Budget Deficit Era But Caution Prevails]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/hong-kong-is-near-end-of-budget-deficit-era-but-caution-prevails</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-24/hong-kong-is-near-end-of-budget-deficit-era-but-caution-prevails</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nectar Gan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:43:53 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>