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TCL Zhonghuan Launches Next-Generation BC Module at Tianjin Manufacturing Base

TIANJIN, China, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Zhonghuan ("TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd.") announced the launch of its next-generation BC (back-contact) high-efficiency module at its Tianjin manufacturing base this month, marking a major milestone as the company transitions BC technology from advanced development into large-scale commercial production.…

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No surprises in Tianjin show: Xi’s power trip, with Modi and Putin as props

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit to attend the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit at Tianjin held no surprises. Everything about it, including the separate and different statements from India and China after Modi’s talks with Xi Jinping, was predictable.

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Modi’s warm meeting with Xi shows impact of Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’

China seizes on opportunity for geopolitical realignment after India was hit with one of US’s harshest trade penalties

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The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China

Editorial: The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Washington sidelined

The Guardian - UK

Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin once again defended the full-scale invasion in early 2022 as a response to a Western-supported coup and NATO's influence, a claim he never backed with evidence.

Euronews

China Hosts Largest-Ever Global Summit, Showcasing Challenge To US Leadership

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Tianjin, Xi Jinping welcomed Putin, Modi, and other leaders as China pushed for a multipolar world order.

International Business Times

Voices: The West neglects the other half of the world at its peril

COMMENT: Given the presence of 25 global leaders in China, including those of Russia, India, Iran and North Korea for the SCO summit, you might well ask why the West seems to have shown so relatively little interest – or alarm, writes Mary Dejevsky

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Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi

Chinese president holds bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin

The Guardian - UK

Putin Lands In Tianjin For Summit Hosted By China

President Vladimir Putin landed in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday to attend a summit hosted by counterpart Xi Jinping with around 20 other world leaders.

International Business Times

Putin and Modi in China for Shanghai Cooperation summit hosted by Xi

President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations.

Radio France Internationale

US trade war, India-China ties loom large at SCO summit in Tianjin

The China-led bloc will give members a chance to air common grievances, especially against Washington.

Al Jazeera

China's support for multilateralism is essential, says UN chief Antonio Guterres at key summit

Guterres, who was welcomed by Xi to the Chinese port city of Tianjin, the venue of this year's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, gave a veiled criticism of the US amid the challenges facing the United Nations.

Euronews

China's Xi Welcomes Leaders In Tianjin Ahead Of Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping began welcoming dignitaries including United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and Egyptian Premier Moustafa Madbouly on Saturday before a summit attended by leaders from more than 20 countries.

International Business Times

SCO summit in China: Who’s attending, what’s at stake amid Trump tariffs?

China is the host of this year’s SCO Summit, which takes place in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1.

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Euronews

Will the cooperation summit in China try to appease Putin on Ukraine?

Chinese President Xi Jinping will host leaders from around 20 countries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's security summit in Tianjin.

The Conversation

Xi, Putin and Modi to meet in China – but don’t expect their Eurasian bloc summit to agree on anything important

The upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1, will be the organisation’s largest gathering of heads of state to date. It comes at a time when the existing liberal international order is rapidly disintegrating. But rather than offering a concrete…

Newslaundry

Tianjin test: Modi to meet Xi amid fragile reset

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit China’s Tianjin on August 31 for a summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. His last visit to China was in 2018 for the SCO Summit in Qingdao.

International Business Times

World Facing 'Most Complex' Situation In Decades: WEF

The world is facing the "most complex" geopolitical situation seen in decades, the head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) told AFP Tuesday, warning that turmoil was "impacting global growth".

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International Business Times

China Waits Anxiously For Economic Plan As Gloom Reigns

Rows and rows of partially inhabited high-rises sprawl into the suburbs of the northern Chinese metropolis of Tianjin, their empty balconies emblematic of a slowing economy that has not kept pace with the country's ambitions.

International Business Times

15 Most Populated Cities In The World: Unveiling The Urban Giants

If you feel that your city might be overpopulated, you should check the staggering number of people living in the most populated cities in the world.

Caixin Global

Tianjin Public Transit Delays Bus Driver Salaries

Employer of 18,300 delayed wages since June, workers report, spotlighting financial strains amid years of operating losses

The Week

Tackling climate change: is China laggard or pioneer?

The Hai River basin is “the largest natural drainage system in northern China”, said Channel News Asia (Singapore). It has five rivers flowing into it and it contains the capital, Beijing, as well as the major port city of Tianjin.

Fortune

China's premier tries a charm offensive—but it may be too little, too late

Only 10% of the attendees at the WEF's event in Tianjin were American, and none were Fortune 500 CEOs.

France 24

China's Premier says 'de-risking' calls from West are 'false proposition'

In his address at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin on Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang dismissed the notion put forth by the United States and the European Union of decreasing dependence on China's economy as a "misguided proposition". Furthermore, he reassured attendees that despite mounting concerns about the vigor…

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: China issues heatstroke alert amid historic heatwave

Tianjin reports all-time record of 41.4C, while Texas and Mexico break numerous temperature records

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