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Jörn Petring

Auf diesem Foto ist das Logo von Alibaba Cloud Aliyun auf dem Bildschirm eines Smartphones zu sehen.

Alibaba steckt tief in der Krise fest

Der größte Umbau in der Firmengeschichte sollte dem chinesischen Tech-Riesen Alibaba neuen Schwung verleihen. Doch nun wird die Neuausrichtung komplett überdacht. Das sorgt bei Investoren für Entsetzen.

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231120 -- BEIJING, Nov. 20, 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2023. The delegation was composed of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki and Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha.  CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB-ISLAMIC FMS-DELEGATION-TALKS CN YinxBogu PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Wang bietet Bühne für Kritik an Israel

Die Außenminister aus gleich vier arabischen Staaten und Indonesien waren am Montag und Dienstag zu Gast in China, um über den Krieg zu beraten. Der Besuch zeigt, wie sehr Chinas Einfluss in der Region zugenommen hat – außer in Tel Aviv.

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231120 -- BEIJING, Nov. 20, 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2023. The delegation was composed of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki and Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha.  CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB-ISLAMIC FMS-DELEGATION-TALKS CN YinxBogu PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Wang provides stage for Israel criticism

On Monday and Tuesday, foreign ministers from four Arab states and Indonesia were in China to discuss the war. The visit shows how much China's influence has grown in the region – except in Tel Aviv.

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Interesse an Dollar-Anlagen ungebrochen

Offiziellen Angaben zufolge sind Chinas Bestände an US-Staatsanleihen zuletzt auf den niedrigsten Stand seit 14 Jahren gefallen. Doch ein genauer Blick offenbart: Peking hat seinen Appetit auf US-Anlagen keineswegs verloren.

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Shanghai Composite Index Falling Below 3,000 Points HANGZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 20, 2023 - A mobile phone shows the Shanghai Composite Index falling below 3,000 points,Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, October 20, 2023. Hangzhou Zhejiang China PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA Copyright: xCFOTOx originalFilename: cfoto-shanghai231020_npXuP.jpg

Shanghai's tech index turns into a nightmare

The Star50 Index was supposed to symbolize a new China. Head of state Xi Jinping personally announced it. But since its launch, the Shanghai tech index has only gone downhill. The government is reacting.

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231103 -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2023 -- This rendering shows an all-analog photoelectronic chip developed by Chinese researchers from Tsinghua University. TO GO WITH China Focus: Chinese scientists develop super-efficient all-analog photoelectronic chip Tsinghua University/Handout via Xinhua CHINA-BEIJING-ALL-ANALOG PHOTOELECTRONIC CHIP CN WeixMengjia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Tsinghua-Forscher feiern Chip-Durchbruch 

Wissenschaftler der Tsinghua-Universität haben einen neuartigen KI-Chip entwickelt, der mit Lichtteilchen rechnet und herkömmlichen Halbleitern weit überlegen sein wird. Unklar ist jedoch, wann er in die Massenproduktion geht. Derweil nehmen die US-Beschränkungen zu.

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231103 -- BEIJING, Nov. 3, 2023 -- This rendering shows an all-analog photoelectronic chip developed by Chinese researchers from Tsinghua University. TO GO WITH China Focus: Chinese scientists develop super-efficient all-analog photoelectronic chip Tsinghua University/Handout via Xinhua CHINA-BEIJING-ALL-ANALOG PHOTOELECTRONIC CHIP CN WeixMengjia PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Tsinghua scientists celebrate chip breakthrough

Scientists at Tsinghua University have developed a new type of AI chip that calculates with light particles and will be far superior to conventional semiconductors. However, it is unclear when it will go into mass production. In the meantime, The US is tightening export restrictions.

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epaselect epa10220708 Philippine President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., (2-L) joins Philippine Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista (L) and Japan Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa (3-L) in a ceremonial opening of a Sake barrel during the groundbreaking for two underground stations of the Metro Manila Subway Project in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 03 October 2022. The groundbreaking in Pasig City is part of the construction of a 33-kilometer underground railway system aimed at improving the country's mass transport infrastructure with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).  EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA

Philippines withdraw from BRI projects

President Marcos departs from his predecessor's policies and cooperates with Japan for new railway lines instead of China. He allows a higher military presence from the USA and skipped the Belt and Road Forum. This amounts to a departure from the Belt and Road Initiative.

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