Senior Chinese officials are soliciting advice from business leaders and economists on how to revitalize the economy in a flurry of meetings attendees have characterized as unusually urgent in their …
Monthly Archives For June 2023
Tumbling exports feed worker unrest in world’s factory China
Strikes at Chinese factories have surged to a seven-year high and are expected to become more frequent as weak global demand forces exporters to cut workers’ pay and shut down plants, one rights group …
U.S. will come away from Blinken Beijing visit ‘just happy we’re talking again,’ fmr. NSA senior director says
Michael Allen, former senior director at the National Security Council in the Bush administration, and former majority staff director for the House Intelligence Committee, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss a realistic deliverable of…
Kindergarten in China under investigation for washing kids’ food trays in urinal
A kindergarten in southeastern China has been temporarily shut down after a video of a staff member washing the students’ food trays in a urinal went viral on social media. Caught in 4k: The female…
‘Red Alert’: China posts bizarre video of marching female Chinese soldiers to sounds of classic video game
The Chinese government has posted a video to Twitter that shows female soldiers marching to the opening theme of a popular 1996 real-time strategy game.
China wants to tightly control AI at home. The technology has other plans.
PROJECT SYNDICATE In his now-classic 2018 book, AI Superpowers, Kai-Fu Lee threw down the gauntlet in arguing that China poses a growing technological threat to the United States. When …
Chrystia Freeland says Canada will suspend work with Beijing-based bank after allegation of Chinese government control
OTTAWA—The federal government will “immediately halt” all activity with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as it reviews allegations the Beijing-based international institution — which has …
New World Bank Chief Vows to Steer Clear of US-China Rivalry
The newly appointed president of the World Bank said he doesn’t view China as a rival for the development lender and pledged to avoid getting dragged into competition between Washington and Beijing.
Crypto Moves East: Hong Kong to Woo Crypto Exchanges Away From the US
Discover the diverging paths of crypto regulation in the U.S. and HK, with China surprisingly advancing in blockchain technology.
China’s Foreign Minister Tells Blinken It’s Up to the U.S. to Ease Tensions
The exchange came days ahead of the top U.S. diplomat’s much-anticipated visit to Beijing.
Bill Gates makes first China visit in 4 years, will reportedly meet with Xi Jinping
Bill Gates announced he is in China for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic began, becoming the latest high-profile business titan to visit the country in recent months. “I’ve just landed in Beijing…
‘Is Taiwan Not China?’: Lionel Messi encounters passport mix-up at Beijing airport
Lionel Messi was recently stopped from entering China ahead of a friendly Thursday match in Beijing due to a passport mishap. Messi, the captain of the Argentine men’s national football team, did not have his…
Blinken speaks with Chinese foreign minister ahead of expected high-stakes visit to Beijing
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with China’s foreign minister by phone on Wednesday, a call that comes ahead of a highly anticipated visit by Washington’s top diplomat to Beijing as the two superpowers…
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