10 h. ago China offers France a new pair of pandas (what is Beijing's panda diplomacy)

China offers France a new pair of pandas (what is Beijing's panda diplomacy)  Vox News Albania

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54 h. ago China unlikely to aid Maduro if US acts, but may benefit from fallout: analysts

Beijing is unlikely to offer military help to Venezuela if the United States moves against President Nicolas Maduro, analysts say, but it could still benefit from a shift in Washington’s global posture that revives old notions of spheres of influence, including one that might one day favour its ambitions towards Taiwan. While Beijing has condemned what it calls “external interference” and urged restraint, it has shown no sign it would defend the Venezuelan leader. The United States has deployed...

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5 d. ago Trump’s world view offers Beijing a window of opportunity on Taiwan

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a growing chorus of Chinese officials and analysts have talked of an unprecedented window of opportunity for Beijing to recalibrate its domestic and international strategies. At its heart lies the Taiwan question, a perennial flashpoint in relations between Washington and Beijing. As the Trump administration ramps up its “America first” policies abroad, the US – the self-appointed world’s policeman for seven decades – has embarked on an...

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5 d. ago Opinion | Trump’s world view offers Beijing a window of opportunity on Taiwan

Opinion | Trump’s world view offers Beijing a window of opportunity on Taiwan  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago Apple's Beijing Direct Stores Join National Subsidy Program, Offer Up to 2,000 Yuan Discount

Apple's Beijing Direct Stores Join National Subsidy Program, Offer Up to 2,000 Yuan Discount  36Kr

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8 d. ago Stampede for Moore Threads’ IPO as China flexes its GPU ambitions

Chinese onshore investor frenzy for artificial intelligence chips has intensified, with the initial public offering (IPO) of Beijing-based graphics processing unit (GPU) maker Moore Threads drawing more than 4,000 times subscription from retail investors this week. The red-hot demand for Moore Threads highlights China’s determination to build home-grown alternatives to Nvidia’s chips, and is expected to accelerate listing plans for other domestic GPU developers, from MetaX to Biren...

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8 d. ago Can mediators prevent war between Afghanistan, Pakistan as tensions spike?

A ceasefire between Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and Pakistan, agreed after intense clashes last month, is hanging by a diplomatic thread, following a wave of suicide bombings in Pakistan and disputed claims that it retaliated with cross-border drone strikes on Tuesday. With both countries vowing vengeance, analysts say regional states acting as mediators – Qatar and Turkey, and Iran and Russia – have only a narrow window of opportunity to prevent another round of hostilities. Otherwise,...

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1 week ago Amid the scramble for solutions to fix Delhi’s smog, China’s Beijing template offers replicable cues

Amid the scramble for solutions to fix Delhi’s smog, China’s Beijing template offers replicable cues  The Indian Express

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1 week ago China says Xi stresses view on Taiwan in Trump call amid Beijing

China says Xi stresses view on Taiwan in Trump call amid Beijing-Tokyo row  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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1 week ago Trump accepts invitation to Beijing, offers state visit to China’s Xi in return

Trump accepts invitation to Beijing, offers state visit to China’s Xi in return  The Globe and Mail

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines leads way with refunds amid Japan travel alerts

Greater Bay Airlines has become the first Hong Kong carrier to explicitly offer refunds for Japan-bound flights following Beijing’s travel warning to Chinese citizens. The announcement on Thursday came a day after the city’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and its budget arm said they would provide flexible arrangements for passengers in the wake of Beijing’s call. The airline said it would offer flexible arrangements for customers who had bought tickets on or before November 15 and were...

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2 w. ago We have 1 year: rare earth control pause may help mend China

China’s suspension of sweeping rare earth export controls has lent “new stability” to its ties with the European Union, the bloc’s ambassador to China has said, suggesting that the two sides now have a window to improve frosty relations. Speaking at a forum in Beijing on Thursday, Jorge Toledo initially offered a bleak assessment of the EU’s “difficult” relationship with China even after the high-profile summit in July between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese...

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2 w. ago Indian Navy Sends Strong Signal To Beijing As China Offers Submarines to Pakistan, Assures Readiness

Indian Navy Sends Strong Signal To Beijing As China Offers Submarines to Pakistan, Assures Readiness  MSN

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2 w. ago Beijing furious over Japan PM's Taiwan remarks, Chinese airlines offer refund on Japan travel

Beijing furious over Japan PM's Taiwan remarks, Chinese airlines offer refund on Japan travel  WION

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2 w. ago Chinese airlines offer free ticket changes as Beijing urges citizens to avoid Japan travel

Chinese airlines offer free ticket changes as Beijing urges citizens to avoid Japan travel  The Standard (HK)

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2 w. ago Airlines offer Japan flight refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments grows

China’s biggest airlines have offered full refunds for flights to Japan after Beijing told Chinese citizens to avoid travel to the country, marking an escalation in a row over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s suggestion that Tokyo could deploy its military forces in a cross-strait conflict. Air China, China Southern and China Eastern published separate statements on Saturday saying they would allow ticket holders to refund or change their itineraries for free for flights between Saturday...

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2 w. ago Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens

Major Chinese airlines are offering full refunds for flights to Japan after Beijing told Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to the country. The travel warning late on Friday marked the latest escalation in tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s suggestion that Tokyo could deploy its military forces in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Air China, China Southern, China Eastern, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Spring Airlines issued separate...

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3 w. ago Beijing’s ambassador: Gilan offers strong potential for investment in tourism, economy

Beijing’s ambassador: Gilan offers strong potential for investment in tourism, economy  Tehran Times

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4 w. ago ByteDance deepens robotics push with China talent drive focused on embodied AI

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a recruitment drive for senior specialists in embodied intelligence, signalling its growing ambition in the development of humanoid robots. Volcano Engine, the Beijing-based tech unicorn’s cloud computing division, was offering a monthly salary of 95,000 yuan (US$13,328) to 120,000 yuan, according to a job posting. It marked the company’s clearest move into humanoid robotics as it specifically sought humanoid specialists rather than general robotics...

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