A discussion of trending China news articles published in w/c 12th May. We discuss the outcome of the China-US tariff deal and how no one in China seems to really care. Starbucks is losing out to domestic coffee brands as its lack of strategy and reliance of hollow premium branding fall flat. Also, Xi's success with Latin American and Caribbean countries, and China's role in the India-Pakistan dispute.

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Links: https://www.economist.com/china/2025/05/13/a-great-trade-victory-over-america-is-being-celebrated-in-china

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202505/1334079.shtml

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/15/WS682520e7a310a04af22bf58c.html

https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3310407/starbucks-kicks-process-sell-stake-its-sprawling-china-business-growth-stalls?utm_source=rss_feed

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/chagee-mixue-luckin-china-chains-global-success-5086271

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/15/WS68252021a310a04af22bf57a.html

https://fortune.com/asia/2025/05/14/colombia-joins-beijing-belt-road-initiative-china-us-fight-control-latin-america/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/14/pakistans-use-of-j-10c-jets-and-missiles-exposes-potency-of-chinese-arms

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