China – Prologue Journal

Beijing allows Hong Kong banks to issue credit cards on mainland from March 1

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The new rules will benefit lenders such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Bank of East Asia and Hang Seng Bank, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3299493/beijing-allows-hong-kong-banks-issue-credit-cards-mainland-march-1?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Halt the smear campaign’: China protests against change to US State Department fact sheet

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Another State Department website change shows Trump ‘seems indifferent’ to the importance of the Taiwan issue to Beijing, academic says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3299486/halt-smear-campaign-china-protests-against-change-us-state-department-fact-sheet?utm_source=rss_feed

Boosting China’s economy, downsizing US diplomats: SCMP daily highlights

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From Beijing eyeing more foreign investment to surviving a nuclear fallout, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3299468/boosting-chinas-economy-downsizing-us-diplomats-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed

China approves RedNote’s AI translation along with 5 other models

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Approval for RedNote comes after claims last month that it might be using an unapproved model for its newly launched translation service. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3299451/china-approves-rednotes-ai-translation-along-5-other-models?utm_source=rss_feed

Taiwan bans academic exchanges with 3 mainland Chinese universities

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Island also says it won’t recognise degrees from the institutions because of their links to Beijing’s United Front Work Department. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3299492/taiwan-bans-academic-exchanges-3-mainland-chinese-universities?utm_source=rss_feed

Can China still play a role as peacemaker in Ukraine after US-Russia talks?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Beijing has reportedly offered to provide peacekeepers, but analysts are divided about how far it is willing to go to secure a deal. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3299459/can-china-still-play-role-peacemaker-ukraine-after-us-russia-talks?utm_source=rss_feed

Alibaba quarterly revenue rises, profit surges on back of ‘AI-driven strategies’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. CEO Eddie Wu said the December-quarter results reflect ‘re-accelerated growth of our core businesses’. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3299482/alibaba-quarterly-revenue-rises-profit-surges-back-ai-driven-strategies?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s Ele.me joins Meituan, JD.com in vowing welfare coverage for armies of riders

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Amid a labour shift that has pushed millions of jobseekers to online platforms, greater protections are being promised for some temporary workers. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3299473/chinas-eleme-joins-meituan-jdcom-vowing-welfare-coverage-armies-riders?utm_source=rss_feed

Former Huawei ‘genius youth’ recruit joins alma mater Nanjing University to research AI

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Xu Ke’s move follows several high-profile departures of Chinese scientists from top tech companies to join academia. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3299443/former-huawei-genius-youth-recruit-joins-alma-mater-nanjing-university-research-ai?utm_source=rss_feed

Race for AI supremacy: Chinese-born scientists in Musk’s Grok squad line up against China

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Media in China is taking notice of the large number of key developers, researchers and scientists born and educated in China at work in US. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3299470/race-ai-supremacy-chinese-born-scientists-musks-grok-squad-line-against-china?utm_source=rss_feed