Category: China
Saudi Arabia says US, China ties not ‘zero-sum game’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meanwhile, insists the nation is not being asked to choose sides between superpower rivals Washington and Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3223458/saudi-arabia-says-us-china-ties-not-zero-sum-game?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCuba reportedly permits China to build a spy facility for monitoring US communications
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Wall Street Journal says Havana agreed after Beijing offered ‘several billion’ dollars for access to the island, about 100 miles off the coast of Florida. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3223457/cuba-reportedly-permits-china-build-spy-facility-monitoring-us-communications?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s first home-built large cruise liner timeline 2006-23: shipbuilding breakthrough charters new waters
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s first home-grown large cruise liner, the 135,500-tonne Adora Magic City, left its dock in Shanghai on June 6 after nearly four years of construction ahead of a series of sea trials. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3223403/chinas-first-home-built-large-cruise-liner-timeline-2006-23-shipbuilding-breakthrough-charters-new?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina, Iran, Pakistan agree to hold regular anti-terror talks as concerns grow over cross-border insurgency
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Decision comes after Chinese foreign ministry’s external security affairs chief holds first such meeting with Iranian and Pakistani counterparts in Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223448/china-iran-pakistan-agree-hold-regular-anti-terror-talks-concerns-grow-over-cross-border-insurgency?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreWhy US push for high-level military talks with China is getting nowhere for now
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. While Washington sees better communications with Beijing as key to reducing the risk in potential flashpoints, analysts say Beijing has different priorities. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3223442/why-us-push-high-level-military-talks-china-getting-nowhere-now?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTech war: China’s semiconductor equipment purchases slump as US and allies boost domestic chip production, data shows
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Semiconductor equipment sales to China fell in the first three months of the year – a sharp contrast to increased sales to North America and global markets in the same period. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3223431/tech-war-chinas-semiconductor-equipment-purchases-slump-us-and-allies-boost-domestic-chip-production?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s state banks cut deposit rates to bolster economy, but officials at Lujiazui Forum remain tight-lipped
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s big five state-owned banks lowered deposit rates for the first time this year on Thursday, but top officials offered little clues on the opening day of the Lujiazui Forum. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3223402/chinas-state-banks-cut-deposit-rates-bolster-economy-officials-lujiazui-forum-remain-tight-lipped?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina to draw up AI regulation in 2023 as Beijing races against EU, US to roll out new laws covering the technology
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 2023 legislation plan of the State Council, China’s cabinet, includes the submission of a draft AI law, among more than 50 measures up for review by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3223429/china-draw-ai-regulation-2023-beijing-races-against-eu-us-roll-out-new-laws-covering-technology?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBlock all overseas calls: police in multiple Chinese cities issue ‘urgent reminder’ as anti-fraud drive scaled up
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Flurry of public appeals is part of drive to combat rampant online fraud by scaling down mobile users’ exposure to platforms seen as hard to police. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223390/block-all-overseas-calls-police-multiple-chinese-cities-issue-urgent-reminder-anti-fraud-drive?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina expected to be world’s largest importer of clean hydrogen, Deloitte says as it urges world to scale up production capacity by 2050
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China is estimated to be the world’s largest importer of clean hydrogen, requiring 13 million tonnes of imported hydrogen a year by 2030, Deloitte report says. https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3223421/china-expected-be-worlds-largest-importer-clean-hydrogen-deloitte-says-it-urges-world-scale?utm_source=rss_feed
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