48 h. ago China urged to boost innovation to drive development at home and abroad

China should focus on technological innovation to drive domestic and global development, a forum this week has heard. China would push for high-quality development and opening up to the outside world, Li Shulei, head of the Communist Party’s publicity department, told the 2025 Understanding China Conference in Guangzhou on Monday. The event, which ran between Sunday and Tuesday, was attended by around 800 people and technological innovation was a central theme. China also strove to help...

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63 h. ago Can Seoul count on China’s commitment to Korean reunification?

China’s role in any future reunification of the Korean peninsula should not be assumed, a South Korean analyst has warned at a peace forum in Hong Kong after being asked if Bejing is a reliable partner to help advance the goal. Sung Ki-young, chief research fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy, told the Korean Peninsula Peace Forum on Wednesday that both China and the United States were reluctant to rapidly or radically alter peace and stability on the peninsula, meaning major...

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63 h. ago Can Seoul count on Beijing’s commitment to Korean reunification?

China’s role in any future reunification of the Korean peninsula should not be assumed, a South Korean analyst has warned at a peace forum in Hong Kong after being asked if Bejing is a reliable partner to help advance the goal. Sung Ki-young, chief research fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy, told the Korean Peninsula Peace Forum on Wednesday that both China and the United States were reluctant to rapidly or radically alter peace and stability on the peninsula, meaning major...

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7 d. ago Shaping the next decade: Key takeaways from the UN–China Forum in Beijing

Shaping the next decade: Key takeaways from the UN–China Forum in Beijing  news.cgtn.com

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2 w. ago US and China’s national security ‘fixation’ has gone too far, Roach warns

A prominent American economist has cautioned that the United States and China risk developing a “fixation” with national security, a tendency he said was distracting from the domestic challenges facing both countries. “We’ve taken the concept of national security too far,” said Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Centre, at the US-China Hong Kong Forum on Monday. He called on Washington and Beijing to draw a clear distinction between economic and national...

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2 w. ago The Philippines’ political chameleon: Juan Ponce Enrile’s complicated legacy

The death of Juan Ponce Enrile has brought an end to one of the most complicated lives in Philippine politics – a man I covered for decades, whose brilliance, ruthlessness and endless reinventions shaped the country as much as they confounded those who tried to understand him. A central figure in the Philippines’ modern history, Enrile served as Ferdinand Marcos Snr’s defence minister during martial law, defected during the 1986 People Power revolt, and eventually reclaimed power as Senate...

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2 w. ago Stop ‘stigmatising’ Chinese students and researchers, ambassador to US says

China’s ambassador to the United States has come to the defence of the country’s students and academics, saying they have been “smeared” as a threat to national security. “A few individuals in the United States have seen Chinese students, scholars, and friendly organisations as national security threats through a biased lens and have tried every means to smear and obstruct them,” Xie Feng said in a video message to the US-China Hong Kong Forum. “People with vision in China and the US need to...

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3 w. ago China woos Northern Ireland with promises to boost investment, trade

China launched a charm offensive at a new Northern Ireland trade forum on Monday, as Beijing’s chief diplomat to the United Kingdom promised fresh investment and opportunities to tap the vast consumer market of the world’s second-largest economy. The efforts come as China’s widening trade surpluses face rising criticism and scrutiny from European countries – including the UK – amid mounting trade tensions between China and the West. “China is Northern Ireland’s second-largest source of imports...

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3 w. ago Beijing suspected of using floating barrier to block access at disputed South China Sea shoal

Beijing suspected of using floating barrier to block access at disputed South China Sea shoal  Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM

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3 w. ago Forum on int'l intelligent communication held in Wuxi, East China

Forum on int'l intelligent communication held in Wuxi, East China  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Global Media Cooperation: Forum on intelligent communication held in Wuxi, East China

Global Media Cooperation: Forum on intelligent communication held in Wuxi, East China  news.cgtn.com

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3 w. ago Sharing Prosperity in the Intelligent Era: 2025 China International Intelligent Communication Forum Held in Wuxi

Sharing Prosperity in the Intelligent Era: 2025 China International Intelligent Communication Forum Held in Wuxi  PR Newswire

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3 w. ago World leaders push for AI collaboration with China and shared ethical standards at Beijing Forum

World leaders push for AI collaboration with China and shared ethical standards at Beijing Forum  Global Times

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4 w. ago Michael Spence on China: fix property, boost confidence – tariffs are secondary

Restoring confidence and stabilising the property market are “significantly more important” for China than the ramifications of tariffs, a Nobel laureate in economics said while warning of financial risks to Chinese households. Michael Spence, who won the Nobel Prize in 2001, made the remarks at the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai on Thursday, during a panel discussion on China’s pathway to revitalise consumption. While acknowledging that Beijing needs to “seriously” address...

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4 w. ago Shanghai business forum hears of China's renewed commitment to opening

Shanghai business forum hears of China's renewed commitment to opening-up  chinadailyasia.com

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4 w. ago COFCO held soybean procurement signing ceremony, association official tells US

COFCO held soybean procurement signing ceremony, association official tells US-China forum  Reuters

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