26 h. ago Trump and China reshape ‘east meets west’ role for Hong Kong university

Trump and China reshape ‘east meets west’ role for Hong Kong university  Financial Times

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40 h. ago China’s cities feed the AI monster with dedicated services for economic roar

China’s city governments are racing to stake out a role in artificial intelligence, with Wenzhou this week becoming the nation’s first to set up a dedicated bureau for AI-related matters – underscoring how local officials are ramping up efforts amid Beijing’s push to gain an edge in the AI race with the United States. Authorities in Wenzhou, located in the provincial economic powerhouse of Zhejiang, announced the bureau’s formation at a high-profile AI Innovation and Development Conference on...

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48 h. ago Europe power guru Wang Xiongfei brings grid stability expertise home to China

One of the European Union’s top power systems experts, Wang Xiongfei, has come full circle after returning to China to take a leading academic role at Tsinghua University. As the newly appointed Xinghua chair professor and doctoral supervisor, Wang brings years of knowledge and experience in European power electronics and grid stability. He has led more than 40 research projects funded by the EU, Denmark, Sweden and various corporations. He has collaborated with grid companies in Germany, the...

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2 d. ago Adrian Cheng exits as CTFE director, ending role in Hong Kong family empire

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong is no longer a director of New World Development parent company Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), cutting the last tie that connected the former heir apparent to one of the city’s most powerful business empires. His name is no longer listed as a director, according to the Hong Kong Companies Registry, the government body responsible for the incorporation and regulation of companies. It did not indicate when he stepped down from the post. CTFE did not respond to requests for...

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4 d. ago China scholars urge ‘truthful’ World War II accounts amid Western ‘historical nihilism’

In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to confront what mainland academics have described as Western “historical nihilism” in the predominant account of the war. Through books, archives, reports and commentary, scholars are urging the establishment of a “truthful, fair and pluralistic” shared memory that acknowledges not only the pivotal role of China but also the wider contributions of others, including...

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4 d. ago Chinese scholars slam Western ‘historical nihilism’ on World War II

In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to confront what mainland academics have described as Western “historical nihilism” in the predominant account of the war. Through books, archives, reports and commentary, scholars are urging the creation of a “truthful, fair and pluralistic” shared memory that acknowledges not only the pivotal role of China but also the wider contributions of others, including India,...

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5 d. ago China’s Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Tianjin summit

China’s Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization at Tianjin summit  AP News

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5 d. ago China's Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization with a development bank

China's Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization with a development bank  AP News

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6 d. ago Xi urges SCO to bolster regional peace, frames China as a stable global power

President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to play a bigger role in protecting regional peace and stability, as he held up China as a stable power that will champion the developing world. Hosting dozens of state leaders to a welcome banquet as part of the SCO summit in the northern city of Tianjin, Xi said that the grouping had become an “important force in promoting the building of a new type of international relations”. “At present, the world is...

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7 d. ago China supports UN’s global role, Xi tells Guterres before SCO summit

China supports UN’s global role, Xi tells Guterres before SCO summit  Al Jazeera

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8 d. ago Eric Trump sees bitcoin hitting $1 million, praises China cryptocurrency role

Eric Trump sees bitcoin hitting $1 million, praises China cryptocurrency role  Reuters

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8 d. ago China Bitcoin News: Eric Trump Praises China’s Role in Bitcoin, Says U.S. and Beijing Are ‘Leading the Way’

China Bitcoin News: Eric Trump Praises China’s Role in Bitcoin, Says U.S. and Beijing Are ‘Leading the Way’  CoinDesk

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1 week ago Once a forgotten WWII ally, China to reassert role as defender of world order

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese war and the global fight against fascism, we look at the profound changes of the post-war period and how they continue to affect China’s place in the world. Part one of this series examines how the Chinese sacrifices of the conflict underpin Beijing’s determination to uphold global norms. An estimated 35 million Chinese soldiers and civilians died as part of their country’s sacrifice as a key Allied power, yet 80...

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1 week ago After The War | Once a forgotten WWII ally, China to reassert role as defender of world order

After The War | Once a forgotten WWII ally, China to reassert role as defender of world order  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago China Denies Considering Role in Ukraine Peacekeeping Mission

China Denies Considering Role in Ukraine Peacekeeping Mission  UNITED24 Media

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1 week ago ‘Ignorance and neglect’ mark flawed US policy in China race: Da Wei

Da Wei is director of Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy in Beijing. His research focuses on China-US relations and US security and foreign policy. In this interview, he discusses the prospects for a trade deal between Beijing and Washington and examines China’s role on the global stage in light of America’s current foreign policy. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here. China and the United...

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2 w. ago Puyi lookalike acts in dramas, deceives AI in viral role as China’s last emperor

A man in China with a striking resemblance to the country’s last feudal emperor, Puyi, has garnered considerable attention on social media. Fu Qiang, 29, rose to fame last year after releasing a short video in which he donned Puyi’s signature jacket – a Chinese tunic suit, commonly known as a Mao suit – paired with round glasses, while walking through the Forbidden City. The video has amassed over 10 million views, according to the news portal The Cover. Puyi (1906-1967), the last emperor of the...

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2 w. ago After Shaolin Temple scandal, China’s Buddhists urged to obey law and pay taxes

Buddhists should obey the law, be patriotic, pay taxes and “play an active role in building the nation and society”, China’s Buddhist regulator said on Tuesday, speaking out for the second time this month about the disgraced abbot of Shaolin Temple. In a statement on its website, the Buddhist Association of China said that Shi Yongxin, the former abbot, had misappropriated and embezzled funds and temple assets, violated Buddhist regulations, and was suspected of criminal offences. “This has...

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2 w. ago Top engineer involved in Boeing 787 and A380 design, leaves US for China

Zhou Ming, renowned as the mastermind behind key industrial software used in planes such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380, has left his leadership role at US-based global engineering giant Altair to return to China. An announcement on the website of the College of Engineering at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Ningbo said Zhou had joined as a chair professor and the first dean of the college in June and was already setting up a research team. Zhou also confirmed the move on his personal...

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4 w. ago Kenya faces US threat for praising China’s role in ‘new world order’

Kenya has become the latest country in a high-stakes geopolitical struggle between the US and China after Washington threatened to revoke Nairobi’s Major Non-Nato Ally status. The tension escalated following a state visit to Beijing in April, when President William Ruto secured landmark infrastructure and trade deals and publicly praised China’s role in what he called a “new world order”. This provoked a backlash from the United States, which has launch a review of the ally status. The status,...

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