3 d. ago China's increasingly important role in Middle East energy transition

China's increasingly important role in Middle East energy transition  news.cgtn.com

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5 d. ago Japan’s top diplomat heads to Philippines with South China Sea top of mind

Japan’s top diplomat is heading to the Philippines this week for talks expected to focus on maritime tensions in the South China Sea and Tokyo’s strategic role in the region. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi’s stop in Manila on Thursday is part of a nine-day diplomatic tour of the Middle East and Asia that began last Saturday, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Qatar and India. His talks with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro are expected to review...

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5 d. ago Vietnam Party Chief Lam Seeks Dual Role in Shift Toward China

Vietnam Party Chief Lam Seeks Dual Role in Shift Toward China-Style Power Model  Modern Diplomacy

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9 d. ago China played big role in reducing opioid deaths, research suggests

China played big role in reducing opioid deaths, research suggests  The Washington Post

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1 week ago China’s role in Korean peninsula stability tested amid nuclear submarine moves

China’s role in Korean peninsula stability tested amid nuclear submarine moves  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Why Iran may not be the next Venezuela despite twin threat from protests and Trump

The recent US strike against Venezuela is likely to deepen the Iranian leadership’s concerns about further intervention from Washington but analysts do not expect the leadership will be targeted directly in the same way as Nicolas Maduro. They pointed to the higher geopolitical stakes in the Middle East compared with Latin America and the greater role played by China, Russia and other countries. Before the abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the leadership in Iran had already been...

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1 week ago Optimistic about China’s role in global governance and AI development, Oxford scholar quotes a Confucian Proverb

Optimistic about China’s role in global governance and AI development, Oxford scholar quotes a Confucian Proverb  ecns.cn

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1 week ago China Rebukes U.S. Over Maduro Capture, Rejects ‘World Judge’ Role

China Rebukes U.S. Over Maduro Capture, Rejects ‘World Judge’ Role  Modern Diplomacy

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1 week ago ICCM highlights China's role in global research, mathematical innovation

ICCM highlights China's role in global research, mathematical innovation  news.cgtn.com

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1 week ago How Hong Kong can work with Hainan to ease entry to China’s market

Previously, I put forward the argument that Hong Kong’s relevance in China’s opening up lies less in guarding its gateway role and more in developing new forms of partnership. Since then, Hainan has set up distinct island-wide customs operations from December 18. This is a turning point – one that invites Hong Kong to think not only about how to cooperate, but how to co-design the next phase of China’s engagement with the world. Hainan’s transformation is ambitious. Around 6,600 types of goods...

Economics

2 w. ago AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of world’s first plant ID app, leaves US for China

AI scientist Ling Haibin, the acclaimed computer scientist behind the world’s first mobile plant identification app, has left his position in the United States to take up a full-time role at Westlake University in Hangzhou, eastern China. One of Ling’s PhD research projects, which involved using computers to recognise leaves of different shapes, led to the creation of the identification app LeafSnap. The app teaches users about plant diversity, how to care for houseplants, diagnose disease and...

Politics

2 w. ago How Hong Kong can take on a more frontier role in China’s development

On December 16, Chinese President Xi Jinping, on receiving a work report from Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, said the city should proactively align with the country’s 15th five-year plan and better integrate into, and serve, the national development agenda. In recent days, discussion of the coming plan across the Hong Kong government and wider society has underscored a growing consensus behind deeper integration with the mainland. While the 14th five-year plan spoke of “maintaining”...

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2 w. ago Opinion | How Hong Kong can take on a more frontier role in China’s development

Opinion | How Hong Kong can take on a more frontier role in China’s development  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago China’s Ukraine war role, EU vs Shein and Temu: 7 global relations reads

China’s Ukraine war role, EU vs Shein and Temu: 7 global relations reads  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago 'We mediated...': After Trump, now China claims role in negotiating India

'We mediated...': After Trump, now China claims role in negotiating India-Pakistan peace talks  Deccan Herald

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2 w. ago Huawei hails Ascend AI ecosystem in New Year message as Atlas 900 supernode rolls out

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies and daughter of its founder, hailed the company’s breakthroughs in 2025 in a New Year message that vowed to take advantage of “strategic opportunities” amid a “surge of intelligence in all aspects of life and work”. The US-sanctioned telecommunications gear maker, which plays a central role in China’s push for tech self-sufficiency, “built a solid foundation for computing” in 2025 with the expansion of its Kunpeng and Ascend chip...

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2 w. ago China food delivery platform names Jay Chou as brand ambassador, supported by lookalikes

A quartet of singer Jay Chou lookalikes in China has produced a video supporting the pop idol’s new role as a delivery brand ambassador, sending social media into a frenzy of laughter. On December 18, the Chinese delivery giant Meituan unveiled Chou as its brand ambassador following their high-profile partnership with actress Liu Yifei. Known as the “King of Mandopop”, the Taiwanese singer-songwriter has amassed more than 23 million followers on mainland social media thanks to his musical...

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2 w. ago Diplomats from China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger mediating role

Diplomats from China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger mediating role  PBS

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2 w. ago Responsible role in mediating regional conflict: China Daily editorial

Responsible role in mediating regional conflict: China Daily editorial  China Daily

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2 w. ago Hong Kong liaison office’s Qi Bin to take up role in Beijing on economic affairs

Hong Kong liaison office’s Qi Bin to take up role in Beijing on economic affairs  South China Morning Post

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