Chinese state news agency Xinhua said it would deepen cooperation with Japan’s Kyodo News as Beijing aimed to create a “favourable public opinion environment” for Sino-Japanese ties. Xinhua’s president Fu Hua met his Kyodo counterpart Toru Mizutani in Tokyo on Monday. Fu said Beijing was willing to “further strengthen exchanges and cooperation” between China’s official…
If you’re among the millions of people who have downloaded DeepSeek, the free new chatbot from China powered by artificial intelligence, know this: The answers it gives you will largely reflect the worldview of the Chinese Communist Party. Since the tool made its debut this month, rattling stock markets and more established tech giants like…
When Ilya Rusinov returned to the Russian work force after rehabilitating a vertebra damaged in the Ukraine war, his first job was teaching in a school. But he had also launched a side project, a patriotic club he called Zveno, or “Squad,” that provides military training for different age groups, including teenagers. After struggling at…
China’s leading anti-spy agency has blamed foreign agents for comments on social media that it says distort history and “slander” revolutionary heroes. “There are foreign spy agencies flooding online comment sections with unofficial and fake history about our country’s historical heroes, trying to discredit and slander our historical culture and heroic role models, and dispel…
A bipartisan effort in the US that was meant to unite both sides of politics against foreign propaganda has backfired, with critics accusing it of censoring Americans, especially those on the right. While the little-known branch of the State Department may shut down next month before president-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, analysts…
A city in southern China has launched bold initiatives and slogans to encourage marriage and boost birth rates, igniting widespread controversy. In October, Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, unveiled the country’s first “marriage-themed” cultural street. The historic street showcases both Chinese and Western wedding scenes, providing visitors with plenty of photo opportunities. However, what…
Action star turned Putin puppy Steven Seagal appears to have packed on a few pounds since his bromance with the despotic Russian president pulled him from Hollywood, according to images from a new documentary. Seagal, 72, had a distinctly ballooned belly in a newly released Russian propaganda film — “In The Name of Justice” —…
By Didi Tang and David Klepper | Associated Press WASHINGTON — When veteran U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell traveled to the Solomon Islands to counter Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific country, he quickly saw just how far China would go to spread its message. The Biden administration’s Asia czar woke up one morning in 2022…
When veteran U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell traveled to the Solomon Islands to counter Beijing’s influence in the South Pacific country, he quickly saw just how far China would go to spread its message. The Biden administration’s Asia czar woke up one morning in 2022 to a long article in the local press about the U.S. running…