Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 11:00 SIN/HK | 0400 - 05:00 CET This report is from this week's CNBC's The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what's driving the world's second-largest economy. You can subscribe here. China is closing out 2025 with far more confidence on the world stage than at the start of the year. It was the first major economy to retaliate against U.S. "Liberation Day" tariffs, and has increasingly played the rare earths card. Its tech companies