Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Attendees look at the China booth at the BIO International Convention 2026, a meeting of pharmaceutical and biotechnology leaders in San Diego, California, US, on 23 June 2026. (Mike Blake/Reuters) (By Caixin journalist Chen Xi) US lawmakers’ push to scrutinise biotechnology ties with China is unsettling expectations for Chinese…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source Translated by Grace Chong, James Loo A Chery Automobile Co.’s AiMOGA humanoid robot at the company’s experience centre in Wuhu, Anhui province, China, on 20 May 2026. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) In this artificial intelligence (AI) age, as AI turns human-like and human nature could gradually be eroded, can religion preserve…
Add ThinkChina as a preferred source The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on 26 July 2025. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) China’s decision to block Meta’s acquisition of Manus should not be treated as a routine intervention in a corporate deal. Beijing is signalling that relocating an AI company overseas does not necessarily remove it from…
A man from southern China who donated 140 yuan (US$20) as a child to help build an aircraft carrier has seen his dream of the country becoming a stronger nation come true. To top his wish, in November, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation invited him to visit the carrier fleet and gave him a commemorative…
A Chinese man who weighed more than 130kg and was eager to make a good impression on his girlfriend’s parents has died after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The 36-year-old, known by the pseudonym Li Jiang, from Xinxiang in Henan province, northern China, had long struggled with his weight and had difficulty controlling his eating habits….