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China is expected to play an 'active' role in trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but analysts warned there may be limits to what it could achieve.
A week after the second round of high-profile trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington, analysts break down what happened before, during and after.
The number of Chinese suppliers attending the Paris Air Show has more than doubled for this year's edition. Photo: Xinhua
China's presence at the Paris Air Show – the globally renowned civil aviation expo – is usually reduced to Beijing's biggest names in the field. In particular, conversation tends to focus on the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), the maker of the C919 passenger jet. But things have changed this year. Dozens of lesser-known Chinese firms from across the supply chain have flocked to the European capital to showcase their products to Western buyers.