Beijing, China - President Xi Jinping's unexplained decision to snub the G20 summit underlines Beijing's frayed ties with other major powers as well as growing secrecy at the top of the ruling Communist Party, China analysts told AFP. Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday that Premier Li Qiang would join the leaders...
In China, Baidu leads public rollout of AI chatbots
China issued new regulations this month for the country's AI developers that maintain the government's tight control on information while allowing them to stay in the race with others. Baidu led several companies in rolling out AI chatbots on Thursday: SenseTime opened its service for registration, and two other firms...
Jack Ma: tycoon who soared on China’s tech dreams grounded by regulators
A reshuffle of Ant's shareholding structure will now see Ma cede control of the fintech giant he founded in 2014. He will hold just 6.2 percent of the voting rights as the company moves to ensure "no shareholder, alone or jointly with other parties, will have control over Ant Group",...
China’s factory activity contracts on Covid curbs
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a key gauge of manufacturing in the world's second-biggest economy -- came in at 49.2, down from September's 50.1 and below the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
China’s President Xi expected to visit Saudi Arabia: Saudi FM
Prince Faisal bin Farhan hailed the "historical and solid relationship" between the major oil exporter and Beijing after talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi."Our meeting today comes at an important time, as it precedes the expected visit of the Chinese president to the kingdom," Prince Faisal told the Al...Xi secures historic third term as China’s leader
Sunday's announcements came after a week-long Congress of 2,300 hand-picked party delegates during which they endorsed Xi's "core position" in the leadership and approved a sweeping reshuffle that saw Li and other former Xi rivals relegated.
President Xi Jinping warns of Cold War in Indo-Pacific region
Xi's call came hours after China and the United States announced a surprise pact to accelerate climate action at a summit in Glasgow.
