As Beijing looks to shore up China’s economic growth amid mounting challenges, Premier Li Qiang has called on Jiangsu province, a key manufacturing hub on the country’s east coast, to step up its efforts in technology, trade and consumption. During a three-day visit to the province from Monday, Li emphasised the importance of embracing innovative…
Videos circulating on Chinese social media that appear to show rehearsals for a major military parade are providing an early glimpse of the scale and symbolism expected when China marks the 80th anniversary of its Victory Day in September. On Wednesday, a clip posted to the Instagram-like platform RedNote – also known as Xiaohongshu –…
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT In the logic of some Western media, there seems to be only one “correct” way to be open – the version outlined in the West’s own playbook. Anything else is automatically deemed wrong. A recent example: When China embraces open-source development, sharing software and cutting-edge models as part of its effort to…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand Foreign Minister’s office said Thursday. New Zealand, which is the smaller … Source link
SEATTLE – A former U.S. Army sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington pleaded guilty to attempting to share classified military secrets with the Chinese government. WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 6: The Department of Justice seal and logo are displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the Department…
A man rides through a flooded street in Zhongshan, in China’s southern Guangdong province on June 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP) Nearly 70,000 residents in southern China have been evacuated due to severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. Vast areas of Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province were submerged, with…
Beijing has begun moving its citizens in Iran to safety. On Tuesday, buses carrying Chinese nationals departed the capital, Tehran, heading toward Turkmenistan, the state-run China News Service reported on Wednesday. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 791 Chinese citizens have so far been brought to safe areas, and more than 1,000 others are…
There is a lot of discussion in Washington and Beijing about the implications of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, but no clear consensus on how AI advances will impact how the world’s two leading powers relate to each other. In the following collection of short essays, Brookings scholars from different disciplines offer their forecasts on…
MILAN (Reuters) -The United States’ “confrontational” trade stance towards Europe is a consequence of U.S. efforts to give Russia a seat in international forums and weaken its ties with China, a top European Central Bank policymaker said on Wednesday. ECB Governing Council member Fabio Panetta told … Source link
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will hold joint military exercises with China in 2025. (Reporting by VLadimir Soldatkin; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters. Source link