China has proposed export controls on 12 technologies used in solar equipment manufacturing, citing national security concerns in a move that could affect international efforts to develop domestic solar industries and access
Within six days of the Russian President Vladimir Putin rendering a forceful advice to the US President Donald Trump to abandon the path of war in Iran — in particular, any wild
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At the 2026 Beijing Auto China, the world’s largest automotive exhibition, the traditional boundaries between concept fantasy and production reality appear to be dissolving. A total of 71 concept vehicles were showcased,
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In a landmark development for regional trade, Pakistan has formally operationalised a new overland transit corridor with Iran, allowing third-country goods to move through Pakistani territory to Iran and onward to Central
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New satellite imagery has brought into focus a significant development in China’s military aviation program, showing two enormous stealth flying-wing drones positioned together at a remote and highly restricted test base near
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The United States is facing a strategic reality it has long debated but rarely acknowledged so bluntly: China is no longer a “near-peer” competitor—it is a full equal. That stark assessment comes
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a major strengthening of basic research and China’s original innovation capacity, according to state media reports, as global competition accelerates over advanced technologies such as
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The Trump administration has abruptly dismissed all 22 members of the National Science Council, the main advisory body guiding U.S. science and engineering policy, just as the group was finalizing a sensitive
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China is set to eliminate tariffs on imports from 53 African nations in a phased rollout beginning Friday, marking a major shift in global trade dynamics and underscoring Beijing’s efforts to deepen
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In recent years, China has positioned itself in international forums as a critic of what it describes as the “abuse” of export controls by major powers, particularly the United States and its
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China is on track to nearly double its data center capacity by the end of the decade, a rapid expansion fueled by artificial intelligence and high-performance computing that is reshaping both the
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A strengthening yuan is increasingly becoming a burden for Chinese companies, as foreign-exchange losses erode profits and offset gains from core business operations. The currency’s recent appreciation against the US dollar is
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China has abruptly moved to block a $2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms Inc., ordering the cancellation of its planned takeover of AI startup Manus in a decision that underscores intensifying geopolitical
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The intensifying geopolitical competition sparked by conflicts in the Middle East and shifting energy priorities has drawn global attention toward strategic chokepoints and polar regions. Yet while the Arctic dominates headlines, Antarctica
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The United States’ ability to defend Taiwan in the event of a near-term conflict with China is being quietly reassessed inside the administration, as extensive weapons use in the ongoing Iran war
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