In 2017, China watched in awe — and shock — as AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program backed by Google, defeated a Chinese prodigy at a complex board game, Go. The decisive loss to a foreign computer program, which had similarly trounced a South Korean player, was a sort of Sputnik moment for China. That year, … Read more
China is building a new military command centre near Beijing that is expected to be 10 times the size of the Pentagon, a report in Financial Times, citing US intelligence officials has claimed. Dubbed “Beijing Military City”, the construction on the project started in mid-2024 with recent satellite images showing deep holes dug in the … Read more
Hong Kong — The pounding of drums has rung out across China this week, intended to ward off evil spirits in a centuries-old tradition as the Chinese welcome the lunar new year. This year, new year hopes for prosperity are of even greater importance, as China braces itself for Trump 2.0. “China hopes for the best … Read more
As the world scrambles to understand DeepSeek — its sophistication, its implications for the global A.I. arms race — one natural question has arisen: Given that it is made by a Chinese company, how is it dealing with Chinese censorship? I decided to test it out. I’m based in China, and I registered for DeepSeek’s … Read more
Step aside, Three Gorges Dam. China’s latest colossal infrastructure project, if completed, will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, high up in the Tibetan plateau on the border with India. China says the Motuo Hydropower Station it is building in Tibet is key to its effort to meet clean energy targets. Beijing also sees infrastructure … Read more
Visitors will descend on Washington’s National Zoo on Friday to witness the cheery unveiling of two pandas on loan from China. Fans can pose for selfies or livestream on social media under the hashtag #DCPandas. But in China, the government has sent a chilling message to panda fans to watch what they say online. Some … Read more
What are Trump’s foreign policy priorities? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will soon have to deal with the country’s role in several major foreign conflicts and rocky relationships with several countries across the world. CBS News’ Margaret Brennan breaks down what to expect from Mr. Trump on the global stage. Be the … Read more
The Chinese social media app RedNote is full of cute, heartwarming moments after about 500,000 American users fled to it last week to protest the looming U.S. government ban on TikTok. Calling themselves “TikTok refugees,” these users paid the “cat tax” to join RedNote by posting cat photos and videos. They answered so many questions … Read more
President Biden and his aides came into office with deep experience in trans-Atlantic affairs. But over four years, they focused too on the Pacific, where China strains to be the dominant player. Their main effort: building up alliances to counter China. President-elect Donald J. Trump has already signaled a different approach to China. He invited … Read more
“That to me, I think, has a practical answer, which is government-to-government agreements that emplace effective security safeguards and transparency around the hardware, the model weights and the know-how, and that’s what we have worked through in our M.O.U. [memorandum of understanding] with the U.A.E., and I believe that is a sustainable model for having … Read more