16 h. ago Crisis in China as overwhelmed hospitals fight horror virus outbreak sweeping country

Crisis in China as overwhelmed hospitals fight horror virus outbreak sweeping country  Daily Express

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25 h. ago Xi stresses nonstop efforts to fight undesirable work styles

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed that the fight against undesirable work styles should not be stopped.

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43 h. ago With US warships near, Venezuela’s Maduro describes call with Trump

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed on Wednesday that he had a “cordial” phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump 10 days ago amid a US military build-up in Latin America. “I spoke with the President of the United States, Donald Trump. I can say that the conversation was respectful, and I can even say that it was cordial,” Maduro told state television. “If this call means that steps are being taken toward a respectful dialogue - state to state, country to country - then we...

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53 h. ago Why peeling back layers of strategic ambiguity will only hurt Japan

Putting aside the ongoing war of words between Beijing and Tokyo surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statements on Taiwan last month, there is a simple question that needs answering. Can Japan’s Self-Defence Forces really afford to fight the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) without American military support? Takaichi’s answer appears to be that Japan’s military must do so. The legislation approved by Japan’s Diet in September 2015 allowed the country to exercise its right of...

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3 d. ago Why the real AI race is within China and not across the Pacific

For much of the global debate, the race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy has been framed as a binary contest between the United States and China. As Washington envisions it, victory hinges on frontier models and compute scale, a battle dominated by a handful of American labs. China is cast as the challenger, constrained by export controls and dependent on catching up. That narrative is increasingly outdated. China is not pursuing a single AI strategy. It is running three large-scale...

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4 d. ago JA Solar Settles Patent Fight as China’s Solar Downturn Drags On

JA Solar Settles Patent Fight as China’s Solar Downturn Drags On  Bloomberg.com

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1 week ago China’s New Tank Is One of the Most Advanced Armored Vehicles in the World. Why Isn’t America Building One?

China’s New Tank Is One of the Most Advanced Armored Vehicles in the World. Why Isn’t America Building One?  Popular Mechanics

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1 week ago As Trump casts a pall over Cop30, China’s quiet leadership inspires hope

Amid the climate crisis, China’s quiet leadership in the fight for a sustainable future offers a reason for optimism, particularly for the Global South. After two weeks of contentious negotiations, Cop30 in Brazil concluded with an uneasy deal that sidestepped any mention of fossil fuels, exposing deep divisions and mounting frustrations. Indeed, even as Cop30 convened, the world was already suffering “summit fatigue”. After decades of lofty declarations and limited follow-through, many question...

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1 week ago China’s quiet climate leadership offers hope for Global South and world

Amid the climate crisis, China’s quiet leadership in the fight for a sustainable future offers a reason for optimism, particularly for the Global South. After two weeks of contentious negotiations, Cop30 in Brazil concluded with an uneasy deal that sidestepped any mention of fossil fuels, exposing deep divisions and mounting frustrations. Indeed, even as Cop30 convened, the world was already suffering “summit fatigue”. After decades of lofty declarations and limited follow-through, many question...

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1 week ago Russia’s rare earth gamble is about killing 3 birds with 1 stone

By December 1, Russia is likely to approve and present its long-term road map for developing its rare earth sector, following President Vladimir Putin’s directive to the cabinet on November 4. On the surface, this is a domestic industrial policy story about catching up in the hi-tech arena. However, this view misses the woods for the trees. This road map is a sophisticated geostrategic manoeuvre, a single stone aimed at three strategic birds: reclaiming autonomy over strategic resources,...

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1 week ago Can apples fight cancer? Only if they partner with gut agent, Chinese team finds

The potential cancer-fighting effects of the antioxidant quercetin – found in a variety of foods including onions, apples and durian – are partly dependent on the presence of microbes in our gut, a Chinese research team has found. Quercetin has shown promise in preventing tumour metastasis and growth in various studies, though the exact mechanism behind how the compound may inhibit cancer growth remains elusive. Through experiments in mice, the team from Shandong University found that a...

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2 w. ago FBI Director Kash Patel: China is taking new steps to fight fentanyl supply chain

FBI Director Kash Patel: China is taking new steps to fight fentanyl supply chain  Fox News

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2 w. ago FBI warns China is taking new steps to fight fentanyl supply chain

FBI warns China is taking new steps to fight fentanyl supply chain  Fox News

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3 w. ago Washington’s Next Frontier: America Builds a Space Triad to Fight China and Russia Above the Earth

Washington’s Next Frontier: America Builds a Space Triad to Fight China and Russia Above the Earth  UNITED24 Media

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3 w. ago China’s solar industry vows ‘fight to the end’ against cutthroat competition

China’s solar industry association has pledged to “fight to the end” to curb cutthroat competition driven by oversupply, vowing to restore fair market order through industry self-discipline. “Don’t underestimate the determination behind the policy,” Liu Yiyang, executive secretary general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), said in a post on his private WeChat Moments social media feed, according to a report by Jiemian News, a business news website based in Shanghai. “We will...

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3 w. ago ‘Don’t underestimate’ efforts to curb price wars, China’s solar sector warns

China’s solar industry association has pledged to “fight to the end” to curb cutthroat competition driven by oversupply, vowing to restore fair market order through industry self-discipline. “Don’t underestimate the determination behind the policy,” Liu Yiyang, executive secretary general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), said in a post on his private WeChat Moments social media feed, according to a report by Jiemian News, a business news website based in Shanghai. “We will...

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3 w. ago Giant US aircraft carrier arrives in region, as Venezuela ramps up deployment

A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in the Latin America region on Tuesday, escalating a military build-up that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict. In a statement the US Naval Forces Southern Command said the USS Gerald Ford, whose deployment was ordered nearly three weeks ago to help counter drug trafficking, had entered the command’s area of responsibility, which encompasses Latin America and the Caribbean. The world’s largest aircraft carrier “will bolster US...

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3 w. ago Arrival of US carrier strike group in Latin America fuels Venezuelan fears of attack

A US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in Latin America, escalating a military build-up that Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own “massive” deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, entered an area under the control of the US Naval Forces Southern Command, which encompasses Latin America and the Caribbean, the command said in a statement on Tuesday. The vessel’s deployment was ordered nearly three weeks ago, with...

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3 w. ago WWF hails China's crucial role in fight against climate change

WWF hails China's crucial role in fight against climate change  Xinhua

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3 w. ago How the fight over a Chinese bookstore heightened concerns over cultural squeeze

A recent furore over the future of a popular independent bookstore has shone a fresh spotlight on concerns that the space for public debates and cultural events in China is shrinking. The announcement that the You Xing Bookstore in Chengdu – a venue that had hosted a number of events featuring prominent Chinese and foreign speakers – would shut later this month followed the closure of a number of other bookshops as well as cancelled cultural events and film screenings across the...

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