During the Obama administration , the United States implemented the East Asia Strategy, widely referred to as the “pivot to Asia.” This foreign policy strategy shifted the country’s focus away from the Middle Eastern and European sphere and allowed it to invest heavily and build relationships in East Asian and Southeast Asian countries.

Shein is the world's largest fast fashion retailer. It plans to go public through an initial public offering in the London Stock Exchange.

An initial public offering (IPO) is when a private company issues their shares on the public market.

Self-preferencing refers to a platform favouring its own products and services over those of third parties that operate on the platform.

For example, this looks like Google placing Google Flights at the top of Google Search.

In academia, "gender mainstreaming" refers to the approach of integrating gender and feminist topics, literature, and discussions throughout the entirety of curriculums and across disciplines. This is in contrast to having separate gender and feminist courses or institutes.

Pride refers to the emotion of having an high opinion of oneself or one's own importance, qualities and actions.

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, including BYD, Xpeng and Nio, are planning an aggressive expansion into the American and European consumer markets.