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The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. Chinese artificial intelligence companies have not been exposed to the same level of public scrutiny as in the United States.
WORLD
Sep 30, 2026
China’s AI agents can lie and scheme — just like their U.S. rivals
In one case, agents from Alibaba, DeepSeek and Moonshot lied to win a simulated business tender, then doubled down when told to try again.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping poses for a photo with a group of CEOs and other executives at Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington, in September 2015.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2026
China’s Xi seeks to bring large CEO delegation on U.S. visit
Xi rarely travels abroad with corporate executives, many of whom fell out of favor after Beijing’s regulatory crackdowns on the tech, education and property sectors.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from Group of 20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2026
U.S. and China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks
The talks will be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the U.S. side, sources briefed on the discussions said.
A demonstrator operates a humanoid robot during the launch of Galbot's unmanned robot convenience store in Hong Kong on Aug. 31.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2026
Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up
Investors and entrepreneurs are paying thousands of dollars for rare access to Chinese factories, seeking a front-row seat to what could be the next technological revolution.
A human trainer teaches a robot how to package noodles while holding a controller and wearing a headset fitted with motion sensors at a robot data training center in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2026
China’s humanoid robots aren’t smart enough to take your job — yet
Though the country’s robot makers produce world-beating hardware, the humanoids currently lack the intelligence needed for general-purpose work, limiting their practical uses.
Talks between the United States and China on artificial intelligence are set to take place in September and be led on the U.S. side by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, sources have said.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2026
U.S. and China to hold AI talks in September, sources say
The AI talks, a significant outcome of the Trump-Xi summit in May, will likely take place before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned Sept. 24 visit to the U.S.
Dutch-headquartered Nexperia, owned by China's Wingtech Technology, is locked in a dispute with its ?Chinese parent over ?control and governance after Dutch authorities intervened in late 2025 ?over national security concerns.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Netherlands looks to move past Nexperia dispute with China, Dutch minister says
Both countries are cooperating “extremely well” to resolve the dispute, Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said during a visit to Beijing.
Zhipu's AI service on the web, dubbed Z.ai.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2026
A?cheap Chinese model is catching up with U.S. AI giants on their home turf
Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 model has been put at the heart of a growing debate about whether China is finally catching up to the U.S. in the artificial intelligence race.
A satellite image shows military activity underway at an octagon-shaped installation, with large tents and a range of military vehicles, in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2026
China is building launchpads near its nuclear missile silos
The scale of the construction points to a sweeping expansion of hardened infrastructure ?designed to protect and operate China’s land-based nuclear forces.
A robot and its engineers take part in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon in Beijing on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2026
Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances
Developers showed off the fast-improving robots and their autonomous navigation skills, highlighting the sector’s rapid technical advances.
Zhipu staff members help residents install and setup AutoClaw, a local version of the AI agent OpenClaw developed by Zhipu, at an office building in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2026
As OpenClaw enthusiasm grips China, school kids and retirees alike raise ‘lobsters’
The hype over the open-source bot is the latest example of how a new technology could overhaul the world’s second-largest economy through unbridled consumer adoption.
A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 11, 2026
China pins hopes on society-wide AI push to add jobs, rejuvenate economy
Policymakers and company executives play down growing global fears that artificial intelligence could stunt employment.
Brain-computer interface scientist and National People's Congress delegate Yao Dezhong during an interview in Beijing on Saturday
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 8, 2026
China could see widespread use of brain-computer tech in 3-5 years, expert says
Recent high-profile trials have enabled paralyzed patients and amputees to regain partial mobility and operate robotic hands or intelligent wheelchairs.
Posters for the upcoming Legislative Council election are seen near the fire-damaged Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
‘Highly traumatized’: Hong Kong presses ahead with elections after deadly fire
The vote is seen by some as a test of legitimacy for the government as it tries to appease public anger over the fire amid an ongoing national security crackdown.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier this month that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could be deemed "a situation threatening Japan's survival."
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to U.N. and vows to defend itself
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed “a grave violation of international law” and diplomatic norms, China’s U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong wrote in a letter.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
Hopes for Xi-Trump summit dampened by tough Beijing moves and rising tension
Even if the talks get back on track, experts say a narrow deal on a few issues is the most likely outcome.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 6, 2025
With diplomatic tour de force, China’s Xi shows he’s ‘totally in charge’
The recent display of geopolitical ambition has helped quell concerns about the 72-year-old president’s vitality and so-far-unknown succession plans.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a family photo ceremony prior to the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2025
China’s Xi to welcome Putin and Modi in grand display of Global South solidarity
This year’s summit will be the largest since 2001, China has said, calling the bloc an “important force in building a new type of international relations.”
Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of the parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, which will be held on Sept. 3, in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2025
History, triumph and trauma to take center stage at China’s WWII military parade
The event will be a projection of China’s growing military might amid deep-seated mistrust in the West and territorial rows with neighboring countries.
A damaged car in the Liuli River in the Huairou district of Beijing on Aug. 13. Flooding exposed weaknesses in the rural emergency response infrastructure for Beijing, whose urban core is surrounded by several rural districts like Huairou.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 21, 2025
Is historically arid Beijing ready for a wetter future?
Recent floods revealed how historically dry Beijing, home to 22 million people, remains insufficiently prepared for what experts say will be an increasingly wet future.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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