"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.
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.
Authorities in Hong Kong warned on Tuesday that downloading or promoting a mobile game developed in Taiwan could lead to prosecution under the city's national security law, accusing it of advocating "armed revolution" and supporting secessionist ideologies hostile to Beijing.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said China would supply rare earth materials "up front" to the United States under a new trade framework he described as a "great WIN for both countries," while declaring that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods would remain as high as 55%.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that tariffs on Chinese goods would remain high, even after the U.S. and China concluded two days of negotiations aimed at restoring a fragile trade truce. The president, writing on Truth Social, stated, "We are getting a total of 55% of tariffs, China is getting 10%," though he did not elaborate on how the figures were calculated.
The United States and China reached a tentative framework agreement on Tuesday aimed at de-escalating trade tensions and resolving dueling export restrictions, following two days of high-level talks in London. While the deal halts immediate escalation, major tariff threats remain unless both sides finalize a broader pact by August 10.
China deployed two aircraft carriers in the western Pacific for simultaneous operations over the weekend, marking the first known instance of such a maneuver beyond the strategic Second Island Chain, Japanese defense officials said Tuesday. The move signals Beijing's deepening push to expand its blue water naval capabilities and challenge U.S.-led regional security architecture.
A leaked Russian intelligence document has revealed a dramatic divergence between Moscow's public diplomacy and internal national security posture, with the Federal Security Service (FSB) privately labeling China as "the enemy" and warning of growing espionage threats. The eight-page memo, obtained by The New York Times, indicates Russian security services fear Beijing's ambitions extend from espionage in Ukraine and the Arctic to the possible annexation of parts of Russia's Far East, including the port city of Vladivostok.
Major Chinese tech firms including Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance have temporarily suspended AI features during the country's annual college entrance exams, a nationwide move aimed at curbing cheating in one of the world's most high-stakes academic assessments. More than 13.3 million students are sitting for the multi-day gaokao exams from June 7-10, which determine university placement and often shape career trajectories for years to come.
China has begun easing restrictions on rare earth exports for major U.S. and European automakers, offering limited relief to an industry facing mounting production threats from a critical materials bottleneck. The move comes after emergency trade talks in Paris between Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, and as a delegation of U.S. officials prepares for follow-up negotiations in London.
China's exports to the United States dropped 34.5% year-over-year in May, the steepest decline since February 2020, as new customs data released Monday underscored deepening disruptions from the trade war with Washington. The sharp fall-amid recently announced tariff relief-preceded a second round of high-stakes trade talks set to begin Monday in London between Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
China's consumer prices fell for a fourth consecutive month in May, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) down 0.1% year-on-year, matching declines from March and April and reinforcing fears of deepening deflation across the world's second-largest economy. Producer prices fell 3.3% from a year earlier, marking the sharpest decline since July 2023, as weak domestic demand and a prolonged price war in the auto sector intensified disinflationary pressures.