As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more power over who is chosen. Traditionally, Tibetan leaders and aides seek a young boy who is seen as the chosen…
Imagine this: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin stand on either side of Chinese President Xi Jinping atop Beijing’s Tiananmen Tower, watching a Chinese military parade. What would that image evoke? Certainly a political storm and a wave of harsh criticism from Western media directed at Trump. But it might also be…
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to form a more objective and rational perception of China, and pursue a more positive and pragmatic China policy, News.Az reports citing Reuters. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular press briefing when responding to the recent remarks made by European…
US President Donald Trump’s latest tax and spending act might “cause some trouble” for China, according to analysts. However, they also said Beijing may be able to benefit in certain areas if the act – known officially as the One Big Beautiful Bill – generates further political instability and damages domestic industries such as the…
Construction in Xinjiang, China, is ramping up with one goal in mind: building AI-powered data centers that could reshape the tech landscape. With over 115,000 Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips planned for installation across more than 30 projects, China’s ambitions are clear but so are the challenges. The chips in question, including the H100 and H200, are…
Manus is hiring more than 20 people for Singapore while shrinking its operations in Beijing and Wuhan, months after the Chinese-founded AI pioneer secured the backing of a prominent Silicon Valley investor. The startup has laid off dozens of China-based staff and is preparing to shift many of those roles to the island nation, according…
A large wingship has been spotted in China’s Bohai Sea, revealing Beijing’s progress in developing its own version of the maritime cargo lifter while Washington races to revive this Soviet-era technology. Two pictures purporting to show the mysterious Chinese wing-in-ground-effect (WIG) craft – dubbed the “Bohai Monster” by some observers – emerged on social media…
China and Brazil have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a feasibility study for a transcontinental railway that would connect Peru’s Pacific coast with Brazil’s Atlantic coast. The project, aimed at creating a strategic export route, was announced by Brazil’s Ministry of Transport on Tuesday, News.Az reports, citing Global Times. Chinese experts have hailed…
‘We urge US to immediately stop politicizing trade and investment issues,’ says Foreign Ministry China said on Wednesday that it seeks an end to US “politicizing trade” after Washington announced a ban on farmland sales to Chinese buyers and other nationals from adversary nations. “We urge the US to immediately stop politicizing trade and investment…
China hit back at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after she accused the nation of distorting trade and limiting access for Europe’s firms — a back-and-forth clouding the outlook for an upcoming summit. “We hope the EU can realize that what needs to be rebalanced is the EU’s mindset, not China-EU economic ties,”…