"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.
Donald Trump returned from a closely watched summit in Beijing without securing major agreements on trade, Iran or regional security, after Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials treated the visit with a level of restraint that analysts described as diplomatically significant.
Donald Trump opened his high-stakes visit to Beijing this week by warmly praising Xi Jinping as a "great leader," a striking rhetorical pivot from years of branding China an "economic enemy" that had "ripped off the United States like no one has ever done before."
Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his first visit to China in nearly a decade, opening a closely watched summit with Xi Jinping at a moment when tensions over trade, Taiwan and the Iran war are colliding with a fragile attempt to stabilise relations between the world's two largest economies.
Donald Trump arrived in China this week under an unusually restrictive set of cybersecurity protocols that required senior US officials and advisers to abandon personal phones, limit digital communications and rely on tightly controlled government systems throughout the state visit.
Meta Platforms's reported $2 billion bid to acquire AI startup Manus has been halted by Chinese regulators, marking a sharp escalation in Beijing's efforts to control the flow of advanced technology and talent amid intensifying global competition in artificial intelligence.
President Donald Trump is weighing whether to postpone a planned visit to Beijing later this month as the escalating Iran war and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz reshape global energy markets and diplomatic priorities, administration officials said Monday.
The United States has accused China of secretly conducting a nuclear explosive test at the Lop Nur site in June 2020, alleging Beijing used a technique known as "decoupling" to muffle seismic signals, a charge China has rejected as "completely groundless" amid mounting tensions over the collapse of global arms-control agreements.
China extended its steady accumulation of gold for a 15th consecutive month in January, underscoring Beijing's long-running effort to diversify its official reserves as global financial and geopolitical uncertainty intensifies.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to pursue closer UK-China cooperation during an extended meeting in Beijing, as shifting U.S. trade and foreign policies under President Donald Trump push allies to reassess global partnerships.
China's leadership has been shaken by allegations against one of its most senior military figures, as internal briefings disclosed that Gen. Zhang Youxia, a former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and a long-time ally of President Xi Jinping, is under investigation for corruption and for allegedly leaking sensitive information related to China's nuclear weapons program.