"In a recent maritime incident that has escalated tensions between Taiwan and China, two Chinese fishermen perished after their speedboat capsized during a chase with the Taiwanese coast guard near the Kinmen archipelago.
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Xiaomi, the leading player in India's smartphone market, has voiced concerns over the intensified scrutiny of Chinese companies, which is causing apprehensions among smartphone component suppliers about establishing their operations in the world's largest internet market.
"BASF, the German chemical conglomerate, announced its decision to divest from two joint ventures in Xinjiang, China, amidst rising concerns over alleged human rights abuses linked to its local partner, Xinjiang Markor Chemical Industry Co.
"Microsoft and OpenAI have disclosed how nation-state-backed hacking groups from Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China are harnessing the power of advanced AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to fortify their cyber-attack strategies.
China has formally commissioned the Fujian, its most advanced aircraft carrier and the first to be entirely designed and built domestically, marking a significant milestone in Beijing's effort to expand its naval reach in the Pacific. The launch comes as China continues to challenge U.S. influence in contested waters stretching from the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait.
China on Tuesday handed death sentences to five alleged ringleaders of a transnational crime syndicate that operated fraud compounds in Myanmar's lawless Kokang borderlands, state media reported, intensifying a campaign to dismantle sprawling "scam factories" that have victimized millions globally.
China has officially restored group travel to Canada, marking a major step toward rebuilding relations between the two countries after years of diplomatic tension and pandemic-era restrictions. The announcement came just days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in South Korea-their first formal encounter since 2017-on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
The White House plans to announce that Nexperia's China-based facilities will resume shipments of semiconductor components, easing a global supply crisis that had threatened to disrupt auto production across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, according to a person familiar with the matter. The decision follows a trade truce between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in South Korea earlier this week.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a limited trade truce Thursday following a high-stakes meeting in Busan, South Korea, marking a rare moment of détente between the world's two largest economies after months of tariff escalations and export restrictions.
Two U.S. Navy aircraft operating from the USS Nimitz crashed separately into the South China Sea on Sunday, sparking sharp criticism from Beijing and renewed scrutiny of U.S. military operations in one of the world's most volatile maritime regions.
President Donald Trump is poised to finalize one of the most consequential technology agreements of his presidency - the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations - during a summit this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea. The deal, announced Sunday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, will transfer majority ownership of the video-sharing platform to American investors, marking a rare moment of cooperation amid prolonged U.S.-China tensions.
China signaled a willingness to ease tensions with the United States ahead of a long-anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, even as trade negotiators from both sides prepare for difficult discussions this weekend in Malaysia.
A deepening power struggle inside Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has erupted into open defiance, as its Chinese subsidiary publicly rejected a directive from headquarters to dismiss a senior executive and resumed chip sales in defiance of Dutch oversight. The rare public split underscores growing tensions between The Hague and Beijing over control of critical semiconductor supply chains.
China denounced new U.S. sanctions against Russia's two largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, calling them illegal and counterproductive, as Washington intensified efforts to choke off Moscow's energy revenues and force an end to the war in Ukraine.