A long-awaited summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to take place in Beijing May 14 and 15, with both […]
Author: Jeff Pao
China invokes rules to blunt US sanctions on ‘teapot’ refiners
China has invoked a five-year-old legal instrument for the first time to block the enforcement of United States sanctions on five mainland “teapot” oil refiners, […]
China’s Manus AI case sets red lines to bar ‘Singapore washing’
Beijing is seeking to clarify its decision to block Meta’s proposed acquisition of Manus, a Chinese agentic artificial intelligence (AI) startup, stressing that it will continue […]
China defends firms as US sanctions Hengli over Iran oil
China has vowed to safeguard domestic enterprises after the United States imposed sanctions on a Dalian-based oil refiner and several Hong Kong-registered shipping firms over […]
US sounds alarm on China’s AI distillation as DeepSeek V4 debuts
Washington has vowed to curb what it sees as the unauthorized extraction of intellectual property from United States-developed artificial intelligence models, sharpening its stance just […]
US, China forge rival fusion chains as Europe weighs role
China and the United States are extending their rivalry beyond artificial intelligence and space into fusion energy, widely seen as a virtually limitless, carbon-free power […]
Hong Kong banks dependent on SWIFT are warned of new US sanctions
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on Chinese banks if they are found to be involved in handling money from Iran’s oil trade […]
US Hormuz blockade, tariffs jolt China
China has urged the United States and Iran to return to the negotiating table after Washington launched an operation to close the Strait of Hormuz […]