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Photo shows the delegation of 2026 Global South Financiers Forum visiting the National Graphene Innovation Center in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province.

Global South financiers visit E. China’s Ningbo to explore industrial and cultural innovation

4 months ago04 mins

BEIJING, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A delegation of government officials, financial executives and business leaders attending the 2026 Global South Financiers Forum recently visited Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province, touring the city’s advanced technology facilities and intangible cultural heritage sites. Photo shows the delegation of 2026 Global South Financiers Forum visiting the National Graphene…

India, China should view each other as partners, not rivals: Foreign Minister Wang Yi

5 months ago04 mins

India and China should view each other as “partners, not rivals” and “opportunity instead of threat”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday. Wang, at his annual press conference on the sidelines of the Chinese parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), said both countries should stick to the direction set by Prime Minister…

Europe’s real threat is its own inner ‘demon’, not Russia: former Chinese envoy

7 months ago02 mins

Europe made a “misjudgment” in categorising Russia as its top security threat and instead the continent’s real danger lay in Europeans’ inner “demon”, according to China’s longest-serving ambassador to the US. Cui Tiankai, a former Chinese foreign vice-minister, also claimed Nato had outlived its relevance and argued that the transatlantic security alliance no longer served…

China urges US to immediately release Maduro, ‘stop subverting Venezuelan regime’

Venezuela crisis: how Trump’s ‘Donroe’ doctrine could challenge China’s Latin America ties

7 months ago02 mins

China’s influence in Latin America may be significantly tested by the US revival of the Monroe Doctrine, as Washington’s attack on Venezuela is set to have a chilling effect on the region’s engagement with Beijing, analysts warn. In a surprise precision operation on Saturday, the US military struck Venezuela, captured its leader Nicolas Maduro and…

Opinion | How Hong Kong can take on a more frontier role in China’s development

7 months ago02 mins

On December 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping, on receiving a work report from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, said the city should proactively align with the country’s 15th five-year plan and better integrate into, and serve, the national development agenda. In recent days, discussion of the coming plan across the Hong Kong government…

Hong Kong finance chief upbeat about 2026 outlook on back of 3.2% growth

7 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong’s finance chief has struck an upbeat tone about the city’s economic outlook for 2026, while forecasting that growth this year will accelerate to 3.2 per cent, surpassing earlier projections. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the optimistic outlook was mainly supported by anticipated growth in mainland China and Asia along with interest rate…

China’s cleantech manufacturing capacity, 2024

How China’s $180B Clean-Tech Investments Transform the Global South • Carbon Credits

8 months ago011 mins

Since early 2023, Chinese companies have pledged more than $180 billion for clean energy projects outside China, according to a report by Climate Energy Finance. These firms produce most of the world’s solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles. They invest in full supply chains, from mining to recycling, helping other countries build green power systems….

At G20, China pushes multilateralism, solidarity and free trade as US boycotts summit

Cs news9 months ago01 mins

Addressing the gathering of leaders in Johannesburg on Saturday, Li pointed to challenges faced by various international institutions. “We have to advance with time and take the lead to uphold multilateralism” in the face of difficulties of governance, he said, according to state news agency Xinhua. Without referring directly to the United States, Li said…

Chinese and US experts agree that AI use in defence sector must be restricted

Cs news9 months ago03 mins

Limiting AI use in military applications and ensuring global AI governance could ease collaboration and dialogue between China and the US as they vie for influence over the transformative technology, according to experts at a forum in Hong Kong on Monday. Their remarks came as artificial intelligence is being increasingly adopted in the defence sector,…

Why Donald Trump’s ‘G2’ label prompts tepid response from China

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

When US President Donald Trump was about to begin his closely watched summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last month, he wrote a social media post that revived a decades-old concept about the dynamics between the two countries and their role in global affairs. “The G2 will be convening shortly,” he wrote – in…