US Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan delegation—including Ro Khanna (D), Michael Baumgartner (R), and US Ambassador David Perdue—meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A. / POOL / AFP)

US lawmakers on ‘icebreaking’ trip to China aim to stabilise ties amid TikTok and trade tensions after Trump-Xi talks

A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers visited Beijing on Sunday (September 21), meeting with China’s Premier Li Qiang in a rare House of Representatives trip aimed at “breaking the ice” and strengthening ties between the world’s two largest economies. The visit comes amid ongoing tensions over trade, TikTok, and military activity in the South China…

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China proposes global AI cooperation body to guide tech development

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday proposed establishing a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to promote international collaboration and shared governance in artificial intelligence. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-level Conference on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai, Li said China is ready to conduct joint…

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China proposes global AI cooperation body to guide tech development

China proposes global AI cooperation body to guide tech development

ANKARA Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday proposed establishing a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to promote international collaboration and shared governance in artificial intelligence. Speaking at the opening of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-level Conference on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai, Li said China is ready to conduct…

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A state dinner for PM Modi might see ‘ignored’ Xi Jinping skip Brics summit in Brazil – Firstpost

A state dinner for PM Modi might see ‘ignored’ Xi Jinping skip Brics summit in Brazil – Firstpost

There are speculations that Brazil president’s invitation to PM Modi for a state dinner following the Brics Summit may have led China’s Xi to pull out read more In a first, Chinese President Xi Jinping might skip the upcoming Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro; and the speculations have already caused frustration among Brazilian officials….

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Exclusive | In a first, Xi will miss Brics summit in Rio as Li Qiang leads China delegation: sources

Exclusive | In a first, Xi will miss Brics summit in Rio as Li Qiang leads China delegation: sources

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend next week’s Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first-ever absence from the gathering of leading emerging economies, the Post learned from multiple sources on Tuesday. According to officials familiar with the matter, Beijing told the Brazilian government that Xi had a scheduling conflict. Instead, Premier Li…

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DeepSeek’s success gives Chinese firms jolt as Beijing seeks sanction-beating breakthroughs

DeepSeek’s success gives Chinese firms jolt as Beijing seeks sanction-beating breakthroughs

The sudden success of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek comes as a morale booster for the country’s researchers and tech companies, who have been tasked by Beijing to push for breakthroughs in the face of US-led curbs on the trade, industry participants and analysts said. DeepSeek’s emergence has also changed perceptions among economists and…

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