58 h. ago The World Conference on China Studies: CCP’s Global Academic Rebranding Campaign

The World Conference on China Studies: CCP’s Global Academic Rebranding Campaign  Bitter Winter

Events

5 d. ago Western framework ‘cannot explain’ China, academics say in call for context

Western theoretical frameworks are often ill-suited for China studies, according to Chinese academics who called instead for research that was grounded in the country’s specific context. The case for a tailored approach, bolstered by field research to correct biases and enable deeper understanding, was made at this week’s World Conference on China Studies in Shanghai, attended by hundreds of Chinese and foreign academics. Amid an intense war of narratives with the United States, China has been...

Politics

8 d. ago A UN conference can’t hide China’s discomfort with women’s rights

A UN conference can’t hide China’s discomfort with women’s rights  Amnesty International

Politics

1 week ago Transformation of China’s supersized market will suit Italian investors: Wang Yi

Beijing is committed to a “fair” playing field for Italian investors, top diplomat Wang Yi pledged in Rome on Wednesday, as he courted international support for China’s next five-year plan. Addressing a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, the Chinese foreign minister also announced a further extension to Beijing’s unilateral visa-free entry policy for Italian citizens. In an apparent message to the European Union, Wang highlighted “mutual respect” as “the right...

Economics

2 w. ago China’s Panchen to confer Kalachakra empowerment for prosperity of the party

China’s Panchen to confer Kalachakra empowerment for prosperity of the party-state  Tibetan Review

Politics

2 w. ago The 14th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference opened in Beijing

The 14th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference opened in Beijing  Lexology

Politics

2 w. ago China’s Tsinghua University tops multiple global rankings for computer science

China’s Tsinghua University has emerged as the world’s top institution in computer science across multiple major global rankings, marking a symbolic shift in a field once dominated by American universities. For the first time, Tsinghua now leads lists ranging from the widely recognised US News Best Global Universities to CSRankings, a system seen as rigorously academic and historically US-centric within the research community. In the latest CSRankings results – which weigh institutions by...

Politics

4 w. ago Alibaba to boost AI spending as China tech giant sees AGI as new start

Alibaba Group Holding plans to increase its capital expenditures on artificial intelligence infrastructure from the original 380 billion yuan (US$53 billion) over the next three years, the group’s CEO said on Wednesday. Eddie Wu Yongming, also the chairman of Alibaba Cloud, said at the Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, that Alibaba’s cloud unit aimed to become “the world’s leading full-stack AI service provider” from computing power to models. Wu did not,...

Politics

4 w. ago The Future of U.S. & China Conference 2026: A Shifting Global Order

The Future of U.S. & China Conference 2026: A Shifting Global Order  Asia Society

Politics

last month China expands ‘circle of friends’ as overseas investors boost domestic assets

China’s top financial officials said the country’s assets have become much more attractive to overseas capital in the past year at a high-profile press conference, adding Beijing would continue to prioritise domestic economic objectives even as interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve have created room for looser monetary policy. Adjustments to China’s monetary policy are “self-determined” and “data-based”, said Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, at the conference on...

Economics