32 h. ago Iran’s Protest Crackdown Followed China’s Playbook. There’s a Reason for That.

Iran’s Protest Crackdown Followed China’s Playbook. There’s a Reason for That.  Kharon

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52 h. ago MOC: China's export control to Japan legitimate, reasonable, lawful

MOC: China's export control to Japan legitimate, reasonable, lawful  chinadailyasia.com

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6 d. ago Why North Korea’s ‘gang of hooligans’ rebuke signals freeze in ties with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister has issued a sharply worded warning to South Korea’s new liberal government after drones were reportedly flown from the South early this month. Calling the country a “gang of hooligans”, Kim Yo-jong used the recent drone incursions to reinforce Pyongyang’s claim that inter-Korean relations were irreparably hostile and blunt Seoul’s renewed push for reconciliation. Kim, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of...

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1 week ago China’s central bank signals reserve ratio, interest rate cuts in 2026

China’s central bank has reiterated its commitment to a “moderately loose” policy stance in 2026, pledging stronger countercyclical and cross-cycle adjustments and signalling flexible and efficient use of reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cuts and interest rate reductions to support a strong start to the 15th five-year plan. At a work conference outlining priorities for the coming year, the People’s Bank of China also highlighted goals including a reasonable recovery in prices, mitigating...

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1 week ago Introduction to Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance BRI EMBA Program

Introduction to Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance BRI EMBA Program  Caixin Global

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1 week ago Global flavors and cultures take center stage at Continental Fair

Global flavors and cultures take center stage at Continental Fair-Tsinghua University  tsinghua.edu.cn

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2 w. ago Chinese public warms to US while strongly backing Beijing’s trade stance: survey

The Chinese public’s favourability towards the United States saw a “notable” rebound in 2025 to reach a three-year high, according to a new study by Tsinghua University’s Centre for International Security and Strategy (CISS). The annual Chinese Outlook on International Security survey, released on Wednesday, also found that the share of respondents holding a positive view of Sino-US relations increased by a “substantial” margin over the last year. Despite this warming sentiment, domestic support...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s new legal aid chief pledges full support for Tai Po fire victims

The new head of Hong Kong’s Legal Aid Department has pledged full support to residents affected by the deadly Tai Po fire while vowing to answer society’s needs with “professional, efficient and empathetic” services. Chan Chak-ming, who assumed the post as director of legal aid on Thursday, also revealed that his department would launch a string of measures to help affected residents. “I will ensure that the Legal Aid Department makes every effort to provide all necessary legal assistance to...

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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 Tsinghua University is emerging as a cornerstone of China’s AI strategy.

Tsinghua University is emerging as a cornerstone of China’s AI strategy.  Digital Watch Observatory

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2 w. ago Archaeologists are too scared to open up the tomb of China’s first emperor for one reason

Archaeologists are too scared to open up the tomb of China’s first emperor for one reason  Indy100

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3 w. ago HKU and Tsinghua University Sign MoUs to Strengthen Collaboration

HKU and Tsinghua University Sign MoUs to Strengthen Collaboration  India Education Diary

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3 w. ago Malaysia arrests 2 over video of man in headscarf drinking alcohol

A local man and a woman have been detained in connection with a video showing an individual wearing a headscarf while consuming alcohol in Malaysia. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Commissioner M Kumar said the duo, aged 22 and 24, were arrested at about 4.30pm on Wednesday in Subang Jaya, Selangor state, to assist in investigations. “Initial investigations found that the individual seen wearing a headscarf and consuming alcohol in the video was a man,” he said in a...

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3 w. ago Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai Are China’s Healthiest Cities, Tsinghua University Report Shows

Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai Are China’s Healthiest Cities, Tsinghua University Report Shows  Yicai Global

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3 w. ago Japan loses appeal as Hongkongers favour South Korea, mainland China this Christmas

Hong Kong tourists are choosing South Korea and other mainland Chinese cities over Japan for their Christmas holidays, a trade body has said, as around 1,500 outbound tours are expected to depart the city. Fanny Yeung Shuk-fun, executive director of the Travel Industry Council, said on Wednesday that 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s tour groups would leave via high-speed rail, mostly for short-haul trips lasting three to four days. “We predict that there will be about 1,500 outbound tours during the...

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3 w. ago ShengShu Technology and Tsinghua University Unveil TurboDiffusion, Ushering in the Era of Real

ShengShu Technology and Tsinghua University Unveil TurboDiffusion, Ushering in the Era of Real-Time AI Video Generation  PR Newswire

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4 w. ago Tsinghua University’S First Engineering Doctoral Candidate Erned Professional Doctorate Based On Practice

Tsinghua University’S First Engineering Doctoral Candidate Erned Professional Doctorate Based On Practice-Oriented Outputs-School of Environment  tsinghua.edu.cn

Science

4 w. ago The two reasons why China's solutions are most implementable: director of Department of Political Sciences at Tsinghua University

The two reasons why China's solutions are most implementable: director of Department of Political Sciences at Tsinghua University  Global Times

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4 w. ago Tsinghua University President Li Luming visits Mexico and Brazil

Tsinghua University President Li Luming visits Mexico and Brazil  tsinghua.edu.cn

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last month Chinese team builds optical chip AI that is 100 times faster than Nvidia’s market leader

Chinese scientists have unveiled an optical computing chip that outperformed Nvidia’s leading AI hardware by over a hundredfold in speed and energy efficiency – particularly for generative tasks such as video production and image synthesis. The LightGen chip was developed by a team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University, harnessing the speed of light to execute complex artificial intelligence workloads. With more than 2 million photonic neurons integrated into a compact chip,...

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