China's AI advantage, and why the US strikes a balance in competition vs cooperation

    China regulator decries ‘tech hype’ speculation and AI stock-picking

    Wu Qing, chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), speaks at the Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China will crack down on technology themes designed to boost stock prices, the top securities regulator said, signaling Beijing’s growing unease with speculation on the artificial…

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    The Doctor of Business Artificial Intelligence at PolyU Business School of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University combines taught modules, residential workshops and an applied thesis. The programme is designed for senior professionals seeking to advance from using AI tools to building AI-native business strategies.

      Corporate leaders turn to new doctorate to strategise AI adoption

      [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For modern-day businesses, effective AI adoption is increasingly seen as make or break if they are to stay competitive. Executives do see this potential but frequently reduce it to little more than a tool for drafting reports or creating slides.  And this digital…

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        China arrests U.S. researcher on suspicion of “espionage and endangering national security”

        China has arrested an American citizen for alleged espionage, the country’s government confirmed Friday, identifying the man as a political analyst for a policy think tank focused on neighboring Myanmar. U Min Zin, a founder of the Institute for Strategy and Policy Myanmar (ISP-M), has faced “criminal compulsory measures,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian…

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        Outside In | With Central Asia rising, John Lee’s visit was well timed

          Outside In | With Central Asia rising, John Lee’s visit was well timed

          In their 2022 book Sinostan, Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen saw Central Asia as China’s “inadvertent empire”. If that is true – and the five-country region embracing Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (informally called the C5) certainly sits at the heart of China’s Belt and Road Initiative – then Beijing could not have chosen…

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