By Farah Master, Colleen Howe and Liz Lee HONG KONG/BEIJING, January 30 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to China is the latest victory Beijing can score in its rivalry with Washington, but the deals it brings back to London also show the limits of the balancing act the middle powers can try … Read more
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) – China plans to launch space-based artificial intelligence data centers over the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, challenging Elon Musk’s plan to use SpaceX data centers in the skies. China’s main space contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), has pledged to “build a … Read more
Jan 28 (Reuters) – China has approved its first batch of imports of the Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters, marking a shift in position as Beijing seeks to balance its AI needs against stimulating domestic development. ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have been approved to buy more than … Read more
Silver is making a big run higher amid tightening export controls in China and meme-stock-style buying by Main Street investors hoping to squeeze out bearish bets. The precious metal has risen by a staggering 249% over the past year, including a 47% year-to-date jump, but not everyone thinks that silver prices are destined to continue … Read more
A snow leopard in China recently mauled a tourist who tried to get close enough to take a photo of the rare animal. China’s Forestry and Grassland Bureau said the tourist, who is a skier, was bitten on Friday, January 23, in the city of Koktokay in China’s Xinjiang region, while returning to her hotel, … Read more
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 27 (Reuters) – China’s role as a major financier to developing nations has changed over the past decade, with new loans to poorer countries falling sharply while debt repayments continue to rise, according to analysis released by ONE Data. The inaugural report from the ONE Data initiative found that many low- and middle-income … Read more
By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (Reuters) – India and China have cut emissions from electricity generation by accelerating the use of clean energy, researchers say, offsetting the growing use of coal in the United States and limiting the global growth of pollutants linked to climate change. Power sector emissions from China and India, the … Read more
TAIPEI, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Taiwan is monitoring what it called “abnormal” changes in China’s military leadership after its most senior general was placed under investigation, and will not lower its guard as the threat level remains high, the defense minister said on Monday. China announced on Saturday that Zhang Youxia, second in command under … Read more
Canada has agreed to sharply roll back its 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, striking a compromise that signals a broader reset in its relationship with Beijing and a marked divergence from Washington. But its impact will be felt well beyond Canada’s borders. After two days of high-level meetings in China, Prime Minister Mark … Read more
For several decades, the Chinese government tried to limit population growth through a one-child policy – only to abolish the rule in 2016 as it realized that the number of annual births began to decrease at alarming levels. The aggressive policy – along with other extreme measures – succeeded far too well, with birth rates … Read more