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    What ‘China Opportunity 2.0’ Could Mean for Africa

    Chloe Maluleke|Published 1 hour ago Late last month in Dalian, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Premier Li Qiang used a phrase that has been circulating in policy circles ever since: China opportunity 2.0. He was pushing back against a more pessimistic label some Western commentators have started using, (China…

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    US President Donald Trump speaks next to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, CEO of Cleveland Clinic Tom Mihaljevic and CEO of G42 Peng Xiao as he attends a business forum at Qasr Al Watan during the final stop of his Gulf visit, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

      Secret CIA mission reportedly boosted US-UAE AI cooperation

      A veteran CIA operative sent to Abu Dhabi to determine whether the United Arab Emirates’ leading artificial intelligence company could be trusted with advanced American technology ultimately helped the Gulf state address Washington’s concerns over its ties to China, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Jonny Gannon was assigned to the UAE in 2023…

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      China’s Xi says no country should dominate AI

        China’s Xi says no country should dominate AI

        SHANGHAI Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, poses for a group photo with other attendees before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)   Chinese President Xi Jinping called for international cooperation on artificial intelligence on July 17, saying no country should dominate its…

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        China's AI-related tech continues to burgeon

          China’s AI-related tech continues to burgeon

          Country captured 90% of global humanoid robot shipments in 2025, with over 330 product models (YANG LIU / MUKESH MOHANAN / CHINA DAILY) China is rapidly moving from technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence to real-world value creation, leveraging its full innovation chain, industrial ecosystem and massive market to become a global leader in AI application…

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          Opinion | Why and how the media industry can fit into Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan

            Opinion | Why and how the media industry can fit into Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan

            Mainstream media, particularly in Hong Kong, have historically been conservative in their research and development spending. Media executives prefer to shop for off-the-shelf solutions, treating technology as back-office support rather than a core growth engine. This mode of operation now faces an existential challenge amid the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI), large language models…

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