A US official and an internal State Department draft reviewed by Reuters said Washington is preparing to send the message to countries that have signed a US-backed statement on AI cooperation.
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China leads wave of clean power wastage as grids globally hit limits
By Colleen Howe and Sudarshan Varadhan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) – China turned away enough clean energy to power Mexico for a year in the six months through June as its grids hit their …
Hinggan League Agricultural, Cultural and Tourism Consumption Carnival Opens in Beijing
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 August 2026 – Recently, the Hinggan League Agricultural, Cultural and …
At Beijing AI-themed bar, DeepSeek tokens come with the pints
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) – AI and alcohol have three main similarities, according to Beijing bar owner Song De: hallucinations, bubbles and distillation. As AI enthusiasm sweeps across …
China’s premier calls for stabilising external demand as growth sputters
BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang on Monday called for efforts to stabilise external demand and expand international trade cooperation, as weak domestic demand weighs on growth and …
China Wants to Shape What the World’s A.I. Knows
China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
Chinese yuan could be Beijing’s key bargaining chip: Pinpoint Asset Management
Zhi Wei Zhang from Pinpoint Asset Management Beijing is cautious about yuan appreciation as it doesn’t want to hurt a main growth pillar in light of weak domestic demand, while it is also looking to…
US Tells Allies To Choose Between Washington And Beijing In Intensifying AI Race
US Tells Allies To Choose Between Washington And Beijing In Intensifying AI RaceExcerpt: Washington warns countries joining China’s rival AI framework risk exclusion from US-led coalition as …
China’s economy loses steam as consumption, output miss forecasts
BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) – China’s economy lost momentum at the start of the second half, with industrial output and retail sales slowing as extreme weather disruptions and persistently weak domestic …
China’s economy slows further in July as retail sales barely grow, investment slump steepens
The data is reinforcing concerns about the health of the world’s second-largest economy, which has grappled with a deepening supply-demand imbalance.
Xi says China needs ‘indomitable fighting spirit,’ praises Tiananmen crackdown
Chinese leader Xi Jinping called on his people to show an “indomitable fighting spirit” in a bullish speech on Monday in which he also praised the ruling Communist Party’s decision to clamp down the …
China Hunts for Scientific Talent. The U.S. Is Making It Easier.
Young researchers have long come to the U.S. for academic training, but a combination of Chinese money and U.S. restrictions is shifting the balance.
China’s androids dream of outsize returns
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