3 d. ago High Seas Treaty a chance for China to lead on marine conservation

On January 17, a quiet revolution will take place across around two-thirds of the world’s oceans. A landmark United Nations agreement known as the High Seas Treaty will formally enter into force, creating the first legally binding global framework to protect marine biodiversity in international waters. For the first time, activities beyond national jurisdictions – from industrial fishing to deep-sea mining and bio-prospecting – will be subject to environmental impact assessments, marine...

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3 d. ago Opinion | High Seas Treaty a chance for China to lead on marine conservation

Opinion | High Seas Treaty a chance for China to lead on marine conservation  South China Morning Post

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3 d. ago Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could accidentally zap satellites

As China pushes to take the global lead in building space-based solar power stations, a new study warns that powerful lasers beaming energy back to Earth could pose serious risks to other satellites in the increasingly crowded low-Earth orbit. If these beams miss their targets – because of tracking errors or system malfunctions – they could strike nearby spacecraft, overheat solar panels or trigger electrical discharges, according to a team from the Beijing Institute of Satellite Environment...

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4 d. ago 🤯The Most Important AI Panel of 2026: Can China Lead the Next Paradigm?

🤯The Most Important AI Panel of 2026: Can China Lead the Next Paradigm?  Recode China AI

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5 d. ago China Outlook ’26: Trump Visit May Lead To New Investment In U.S.

China Outlook ’26: Trump Visit May Lead To New Investment In U.S.  Forbes

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5 d. ago ‘Boneheaded’: Democrats warn Trump’s Venezuela gambit could lead to a showdown with China and Russia

‘Boneheaded’: Democrats warn Trump’s Venezuela gambit could lead to a showdown with China and Russia  MS NOW

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7 d. ago China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints, AI researchers say By Reuters

China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints, AI researchers say By Reuters  Investing.com

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7 d. ago China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints, AI researchers say

China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints, AI researchers say  Reuters

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8 d. ago China’s shipyards still lead the world, but US threats took a toll in 2025

China’s shipyards still lead the world, but US threats took a toll in 2025  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago California progressive to lead Democrats on House China panel seeks ‘economic patriotism’

Ro Khanna, a California progressive who opposed the US congressional effort to force the Chinese divestment of TikTok, will replace Illinois Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi as the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on the Communist Party later this month. The announcement, made by House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday, comes eight months after Krishnamoorthi said he would run for a Senate seat that will be vacated by Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin. Durbin announced last...

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1 week ago California progressive to lead Democrats on influential House China panel

California progressive to lead Democrats on influential House China panel  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Ro Khanna seeks ‘economic patriotism’ as he leads US Democrats on House China panel

Ro Khanna, a California progressive who opposed the US congressional effort to force the Chinese divestment of TikTok, will replace Illinois Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi as the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on the Communist Party later this month. The announcement, made by House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday, comes eight months after Krishnamoorthi said he would run for a Senate seat that will be vacated by Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin. Durbin announced last...

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1 week ago FCC’s IoT labeling program loses lead company after China probe

FCC’s IoT labeling program loses lead company after China probe  Cybersecurity Dive

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1 week ago Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing Lead the Way as China’s Rail Network Faces Record Passenger Departures for the Last Day of the New Year Holiday Rush

Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Beijing Lead the Way as China’s Rail Network Faces Record Passenger Departures for the Last Day of the New Year Holiday Rush  Travel And Tour World

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2 w. ago Trump is helping China take the lead on AI | READER COMMENTARY

Trump is helping China take the lead on AI | READER COMMENTARY  Baltimore Sun

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2 w. ago China to lead joint naval drills with Brics nations in South African waters

China will lead a joint naval exercise with Brics nations in South African waters next week – the bloc’s first such defence cooperation that is likely to raise alarm bells in Washington. The South African National Defence Force on Wednesday said the exercise – dubbed Will for Peace 2026 – would bring together “navies from Brics Plus countries for an intensive programme of joint maritime safety operations, interoperability drills and maritime protection serials” from January 9 to 16. It said...

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2 w. ago BYD's China EV deliveries sharply decline in December, but lead overall sales in 2025

BYD's China EV deliveries sharply decline in December, but lead overall sales in 2025  CNBC

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2 w. ago (LEAD) Lee, China's Xi to discuss peace, denuclearization on Korean Peninsula at Monday summit in Beijing

(LEAD) Lee, China's Xi to discuss peace, denuclearization on Korean Peninsula at Monday summit in Beijing  Yonhap News Agency

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2 w. ago As history makes clear, a powerful China is not expansionist

Beneath the “China threat” thesis, often heard in Western policy circles, is the assumption that China will become expansionist as it grows more powerful. But history gives us little reason to treat that as inevitable. At moments of peak strength, China has not consistently converted power into the kind of overseas colonialism, expansionism or conquest that marked the ascent of Western great powers. There are three often-cited reasons to suggest China’s rise might lead to expansionism. First,...

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2 w. ago ‘Ne Zha 2,’ ‘Zootopia 2’ Lead China Box Office Past $7.4 Billion in 2025

‘Ne Zha 2,’ ‘Zootopia 2’ Lead China Box Office Past $7.4 Billion in 2025  Variety

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