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‘As a Security Partner, China Is Not There’ for Iran
That’s one thing the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran in June made abundantly clear. The country that was perhaps ...
Move Over Messi: China’s New Robot Soccer League Is Wild!
With AI-powered humanoids now playing 3-on-3 matches, China kicks off its boldest push yet to dominate robotics through ...
China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis
Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed ...
Voices: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday will reignite China’s religion problem – and put Tibet back in Xi’s firing line
COMMENT: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday today will shine a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised ...
China retaliates to EU ban with import restrictions on medical devices
China's finance ministry said on Sunday it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union ...
China relaxes visa rules to show off rich history and cyberpunk cool
Beijing has dramatically loosened its tourist visa policies, partly to boost the economy and partly to show it’s fun and ...
Dalai Lama turns 90, gets global support in challenge for China
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 and reincarnate after ...
For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?
A summit of leaders from the BRICS group of major emerging economies kicks off in Brazil Sunday – but without the top leader ...
China says quiet part out loud: Beijing tells EU it can't afford Russia losing war against Ukraine; wants US distracted
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi reportedly told the EU that Beijing views a Russian defeat in Ukraine as unacceptable, ...
Trump says US will begin talks with China on possible TikTok deal as early as Monday
President Trump said he will begin talks with China in the coming days about a possible deal on the sale of TikTok.
LDS Church suffers setback in China as government shuts down congregations in Beijing and other cities
In recent months, several Chinese municipalities across the giant Asian nation have shut down congregations of The Church of ...
French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet
China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan's clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials ...