China Tightens Dual-Use Drone Export Controls
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China's official Q3 GDP growth came in at 4.5%, meeting targets, while Xi Jinping's inspection of Ulanqab signals focus on regional development. New export controls on AI, biomedicine, photovoltaic tech, drones, and dredgers expand the tech-export restriction regime, likely in response to US pressure. The Fifth Plenum watch and US sanctions on a Shanghai tech incubator indicate ongoing tech rivalry.
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China's Q3 GDP grew 4.5% year-on-year, exceeding forecasts, primarily driven by an AI-related export boom and a record trade surplus. This growth masks persistent domestic demand weakness, a prolonged real estate crisis, and high youth unemployment, deepening the economy's reliance on external demand. The sustainability of this export-led growth is uncertain given global demand headwinds and potential trade tensions.
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