20 h. ago Scam and corruption cases spark debate in China over cryptocurrencies’ future

The seizure of enormous cryptocurrency caches in two high-profile criminal cases in China – a former head of the central bank’s digital currency research institute accused of corruption, and an alleged scam centre kingpin linked to about US$15 billion in bitcoin – have sparked questions in the country about the safety and future of virtual money. But analysts said the long-term trend for the assets, especially bitcoin, depended on institutional capital, interest rate expectations and the...

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42 h. ago Canada, China hit reset button on relations with tariff agreement

China and Canada have agreed to remove the triple-digit tariffs imposed on each other’s imports – a major thaw in relations after years of icy diplomatic and trade ties – as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up his state visit in Beijing. Canada will remove the additional 100 per cent in tariffs it had levied on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports – imposed in 2024 following a similar move from the United States – while China will lower its tariffs on Canadian canola, Carney said on...

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51 h. ago China Crafted: A digital journey into ancient Chinese artifacts

China Crafted: A digital journey into ancient Chinese artifacts  news.cgtn.com

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57 h. ago What to watch as China prepares its digital yuan for prime time

What to watch as China prepares its digital yuan for prime time  Atlantic Council

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63 h. ago How Chinese corruption busters are tracking down bribes paid in cryptocurrency

Beijing has revealed how its graft busters are investigating bribes paid in hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies by tracking the ways in which corrupt officials have been spending the proceeds. A documentary shown on state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday highlighted the case of Yao Qian, the former director of the digital currency institute at the People’s Bank of China. Investigators became suspicious when Yao bought a villa in Beijing for more than 20 million yuan (around US$2.9 million) under the...

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8 d. ago Chip sales to China part of US plan to build its own digital silk road: official

A senior Trump administration official has defended exports of advanced chips to China, arguing that the US was building its own “digital silk road” to counteract concerns that Washington was eroding the competitiveness of top US models. The comments, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Thursday, came amid questions from Chinese observers over why the US government would make certain advanced integrated circuits, such as Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, available to the...

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1 week ago BrainAurora Partners with Beijing Jianguo to Advance Cognitive Digital Therapeutics in China

BrainAurora Partners with Beijing Jianguo to Advance Cognitive Digital Therapeutics in China  The Globe and Mail

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2 w. ago China digital platform VAT rules expand platform obligations

China digital platform VAT rules expand platform obligations  Global VAT Compliance

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2 w. ago China Breaks CBDC Orthodoxy: Digital Yuan to Pay Interest Starting 2026

China Breaks CBDC Orthodoxy: Digital Yuan to Pay Interest Starting 2026  BeInCrypto

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2 w. ago Special Feature: China’s 10 Most Impactful Digital Stories of 2025

Special Feature: China’s 10 Most Impactful Digital Stories of 2025  RealTime Mandarin

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2 w. ago International Digital Image Index 2025 Unveiled, Spotlighting China's Top Cities in Cyberspace

International Digital Image Index 2025 Unveiled, Spotlighting China's Top Cities in Cyberspace  The AI Journal

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2 w. ago How China is upgrading its digital yuan for the stablecoin era

How China is upgrading its digital yuan for the stablecoin era  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China Advances Digital Yuan With Major Overhaul Set For 2026

China Advances Digital Yuan With Major Overhaul Set For 2026  Crowdfund Insider

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2 w. ago China to start paying interest on digital yuan holdings from January – report

China to start paying interest on digital yuan holdings from January – report  Electronic Payments International

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2 w. ago China CBDC Digital Yuan To Enter New Era on Jan. 1 — Here's What's Changing

China CBDC Digital Yuan To Enter New Era on Jan. 1 — Here's What's Changing  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago Tsinghua University is emerging as a cornerstone of China’s AI strategy.

Tsinghua University is emerging as a cornerstone of China’s AI strategy.  Digital Watch Observatory

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2 w. ago Digital Yuan holdings to earn interest under China's new framework

Digital Yuan holdings to earn interest under China's new framework  CoinDesk

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2 w. ago China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption

China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption  The Block

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2 w. ago Digital Dynasty: China’s Youth Are Preserving Heritage in Minecraft

Digital Dynasty: China’s Youth Are Preserving Heritage in Minecraft  RADII

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2 w. ago China to Pay Interest on Digital Yuan in Bid to Boost Adoption

China to Pay Interest on Digital Yuan in Bid to Boost Adoption  Bloomberg.com

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