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China lags behind US at AI frontier but could quickly catch up, say experts
Beijing’s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate the…
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Stable genius? How a defective ‘crying horse’ toy went viral in China
Toy becomes a popular symbol of workplace fatigue after manufacturing error gave it a frown instead of a smile…
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Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?
Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-…
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Keir Starmer walks tightrope over myriad issues in quest to bolster China ties
Vow to bring ‘stability and clarity’ to the UK’s approach to Beijing on first visit by a British prime ministe…
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‘I lost part of my heart’: last of Japan’s pandas leave for China as ties fray
Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with JapanHund…
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Fate of China’s top general more likely to do with power struggle than corruption
Experts suggest Xi Jinping is asserting his authority by sidelining an officer who has significantly betrayed …
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China’s top ranking general under investigation for alleged violations amid ongoing purge of leadership
Zhang Youxia, second-in command under president Xi Jinping as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has…
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Canada has no intention of pursuing free trade with China, says Carney
PM says recent agreement just cuts tariffs on a few sectors, as Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canadian impor…
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Black and white and sent back over: end of panda diplomacy as Japan returns bears to China
The departure of pandas will leave legions of Japanese admirers bereft, but it is also symptomatic of a dramat…
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Peru’s interim president embroiled in scandal over secret meetings with Chinese businessmen
Opposition lawmakers say they will seek to impeach José Jerí over undisclosed meetings in Lima’s ChinatownPeru…
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Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists to open
Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, accused of inciting subversion T…
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Thousands of workers flee Cambodia scam centres, officials say
Amnesty International deeply concerned for scores of people ‘walking around in search of assistance’Thousands …
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China sees an opportunity in Greenland, but not in the way that Trump thinks
For years, Beijing has struggled to gain a foothold in Greenland, in part because of US and Danish unity. Trum…
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Afraid of dying alone? How a Chinese app exposed single people’s deepest, darkest fears
In China, marriage and birth rates have hit record lows and many people are living in isolation. Is the Are Yo…
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Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row
Number of high-spending Chinese tourists visiting Japan halved last month after PM said an invasion of Taiwan …