89 m. ago China eyes nationwide AI computing network as tech race with US heats up

China is making progress in unifying the country’s scattered data centres into a nationwide computing network to drive artificial intelligence applications, according to the data centre builders. China’s Open Data Centre Committee (ODCC), an organisation representing the country’s key AI infrastructure investors such as Alibaba Group Holding and China Telecom, hosted a three-day conference this week to discuss how to transform the country’s far-flung data centres into one unified...

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2 h. ago Surge in Africa’s China imports prompts calls to tackle trade deficit

Surge in Africa’s China imports prompts calls to tackle trade deficit  African Business

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21 h. ago Chinese Vice Premier meets UK Business and Trade chief in Beijing; China committed to sharing the dividends of its vast market

Chinese Vice Premier meets UK Business and Trade chief in Beijing; China committed to sharing the dividends of its vast market  Global Times

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23 h. ago Chinese vice premier stresses deepening opening up, cooperation in services trade

Chinese vice premier stresses deepening opening up, cooperation in services trade  English.gov.cn

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23 h. ago US House delegation to visit China for first time in over 6 years

China has confirmed that a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the US House of Representatives will visit the country later this month for the first time in over six years. “China welcomes Representative Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, to lead a delegation to visit China,” Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the US, told the Post in a statement late on Tuesday night Washington time. “We also welcome more Americans from all walks of life, including...

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24 h. ago Chinese electronics brands flock to Europe amid Trump’s trade war

Chinese consumer electronics makers, from power bank manufacturers to robot cleaner vendors, are showing unprecedented enthusiasm for Europe amid trade uncertainties stemming from US President Donald Trump’s policies, according to business representatives at IFA Berlin, the world’s oldest tech trade fair. Exhibitors from China took centre stage during the five-day event, which wrapped up on Tuesday. Nearly 700 Chinese exhibitors were present, more than double the 300 from last...

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51 h. ago Baidu updates AI reasoning model to rival systems from DeepSeek, OpenAI, Google

Baidu, one of China’s artificial intelligence champions, on Tuesday released an updated version of its proprietary reasoning model with comparable performance to advanced AI systems from DeepSeek, OpenAI and Google. Citing data from third-party AI benchmarks, Baidu chief technology officer Wang Haifeng said at a developer conference in Beijing that the firm’s X1.1 reasoning model had surpassed the performance of DeepSeek-R1, while it matched OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro. “From...

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3 d. ago New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week

New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week  The Guardian

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3 d. ago Cruz’s committee is taking China’s ‘bad moon on the rise’ seriously

Cruz’s committee is taking China’s ‘bad moon on the rise’ seriously  The Hill

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4 d. ago House China Committee report reveals billions in US taxpayer funds aided Chinese military

House China Committee report reveals billions in US taxpayer funds aided Chinese military-linked research  Tribune India

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5 d. ago Global Governance Initiative shows 'China's commitment' to safeguarding global system

Global Governance Initiative shows 'China's commitment' to safeguarding global system  chinadailyasia.com

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5 d. ago China, Pakistan pledge stronger tech and trade cooperation amid US charm offensive

China and Pakistan have pledged to expand trade and deepen technological cooperation in areas ranging from agriculture to space exploration, at a time when Islamabad is warming to the United States. During a meeting on Thursday with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Premier Li Qiang said Beijing would advance the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship infrastructure project under the Belt and Road Initiative. “Global instability and uncertainty have grown...

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7 d. ago US asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling that bars Trump’s tariffs

The US government has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeal court ruling that declared US President Donald Trump’s use of emergency executive powers to impose tariffs unlawful. The move sets up a high-stakes legal showdown over the limits of presidential authority in trade policy. In its appeal filed on Wednesday, the Trump administration told the high court that the case “addresses the validity” of the government’s “most significant economic and foreign-policy initiative”. “The...

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8 d. ago ‘Let us make an even greater Hong Kong contribution’: John Lee at Beijing parade

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has led 360 representatives from Hong Kong – the city’s largest-ever delegation – in attending a military parade in Beijing to mark China’s victory over Japan in World War II, while other senior officials, students and residents observed commemorative events held locally. The parade also saw former city leader Leung Chun-ying seated at the main podium of Tiananmen Square’s gate tower. Leung, a state leader, now serves as a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s...

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8 d. ago Former Chongqing political official facing corruption investigation

Sun Zhengcai, the former secretary of Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of accepting bribes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Monday.

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8 d. ago Xi stresses nonstop efforts to fight undesirable work styles

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed that the fight against undesirable work styles should not be stopped.

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8 d. ago Trump says speedy tariff ruling a must, dismisses rumours about his health

US President Donald Trump emerged from a quiet Labour Day weekend Tuesday, declaring that his administration will urgently appeal to the Supreme Court to defend his contested tariffs, warning that a reversal could force billions in refunds to foreign nations. He also dismissed health rumours as “fake news” and played down China’s coming military parade. In a press briefing at the White House, Trump stressed the need for an expedited Supreme Court ruling. “We’re going to be going to the Supreme...

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9 d. ago Chief designer of 2026 Olympic torch highlights sustainable legacy from Beijing 2022

Chief designer of 2026 Olympic torch highlights sustainable legacy from Beijing 2022  Global Times

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1 week ago PM Modi in China LIVE: PM Modi says we are committed to take forward our ties, President Xi says it is vital to be friends

PM Modi in China LIVE: PM Modi says we are committed to take forward our ties, President Xi says it is vital to be friends  The Hindu

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1 week ago India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi before SCO meet

India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi before SCO meet  Al Jazeera

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