China’s Ministry of Commerce has confirmed that trade envoy Li Chenggang will travel to Washington for talks this week. However, there are conflicting accounts of the purpose of the trip.
By Ning Wang
US President Donald Trump is considering allowing the export of a pared-down version of Nvidia’s new Blackwell AI chip to China – despite stringent technology embargoes.
By Amelie Richter
Political calculation played as large a role in the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as the penchant for big numbers. Mao and Xi – and East German propaganda – knew how to capitalize on that.
By Johnny Erling
Optimism on China’s stock markets stands in stark contrast to weak economic data. Fears are mounting of a brutal crash like the one ten years ago.
By Andreas Landwehr
China’s Communist Party leadership is leveraging the country’s strength in open-source technologies for its international prestige campaign. But the innovation dynamism is driven primarily by the private sector.
By Leonardo Pape
China aims to integrate artificial intelligence into its economy over the long term. To that end, Beijing has unveiled the so-called “AI Plus” initiative, which sets ambitious targets.
By Manuel Changming Liu
Donald Trump wants to hold arms-control talks with Russia and include China. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has now rejected the proposal.
By Manuel Changming Liu
With more delegation trips, trade fairs and cooperation forums, China aims to forge closer ties with foreign companies.
By Amelie Richter
Prolonged rainfall is causing problems for China’s roads: damage exceeding CNY 16 billion is weighing heavily on the state budget.
By Amelie Richter
Trump's new tariffs against India are supposedly a punishment for buying Russian oil, but they are actually a signal of political harshness. In the short term, the country can cushion the shock, but will India remain open to the world or close itself off with protectionism?
By Ajay Shah
