Trump and Xi face a test over AI control
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China tightens its grip on global shipbuilding, grabbing 85% of new orders
China’s shipyards have mounted an astonishing comeback after facing down US efforts to curb their dominance last year,…
A big step forward for optical core of China’s Taiji gravitational wave project
In the sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem, humans build “gravitational wave antennas” to broadcast to the cosmos. Now,…
China consumer, wholesale inflation tops estimates in April as Iran war drives energy costs higher
A shopper walks past a Coach retail store inside a shopping mall on March 24, 2026 in Shenzhen,…
China’s AI drive seen widening wealth gap, testing ‘common prosperity’ push
China wants artificial intelligence to become a new engine of growth, powering everything from factory upgrades to scientific…
China scrambles to close AI security gap as Anthropic, OpenAI pull ahead with new models
While leading US artificial intelligence developers such as Anthropic and OpenAI unveil new models with enhanced cybersecurity capabilities,…
How the Middle East crisis is expanding China’s agrochemical influence
As the Middle East conflict spreads uncertainty among farmers around the world, Chinese farmers are carrying out their…
Asia races to de-risk critical minerals supply chain with new financing tool
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new financing facility aimed at strengthening critical mineral supply chains…
China’s ‘common prosperity’ push faces reality check as inequality rises: study
Chinese citizens are facing growing inequality in wages and wealth, constraining the country’s “common prosperity” agenda at a…
Exclusive | Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap
Bai Chongen is a prominent Chinese economist and government adviser. He is the dean of Tsinghua University’s School…
China’s live music boom spreads to smaller cities as consumption drive expands
Dianjiang, a small county tucked away in southwestern China’s Chongqing, was transformed into a bustling live music hub…
From banking to AI, these are the key international economic bodies based in China
The recent launch of the World Data Organization in Beijing added another node to a growing network of…