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China’s Social Credit System

Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Opposite Sides in the Energy Transition China's Social Credit System

Why the U.S. and China Are Taking Opposite Sides in the Energy Transition

Haley Zaremba Haley Zaremba is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She has extensive experience writing and editing environmental features, travel pieces, local news in the… More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Haley Zaremba - Jan 10, 2026, 4:00 PM CST The global…
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January 10, 2026
China, Ethiopia pledge closer cooperation in infrastructure, AI China's Social Credit System

China, Ethiopia pledge closer cooperation in infrastructure, AI

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday and called for greater cooperation with Africa’s fastest-growing economy, including in infrastructure, green industries, and the digital economy. China’s foreign ministry said Mr Wang, who is on an annual New Year tour of Africa, stated that…
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January 9, 2026
HIMA’s Level 3 autonomous vehicles hit the roads as China authorizes real-world testing China's Social Credit System

HIMA’s Level 3 autonomous vehicles hit the roads as China authorizes real-world testing

While the assisted driving industry continues to debate whether Level 3 capabilities are a necessity or a discretionary upgrade, regulatory approval has already begun to draw a line between theory and deployment. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has announced the country’s first batch of approved Level 3…
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January 7, 2026
China’s ‘Old Man’s Joy’ Cars Test the Limits of Road Safety China's Social Credit System

China’s ‘Old Man’s Joy’ Cars Test the Limits of Road Safety

From “new-energy Maseratis” to “license-free Porsche Cayennes,” a growing number of elderly mobility vehicles informally known as laotoule are appearing on rural and suburban roads across China, drawing scrutiny from regulators and road-safety experts. Many laotoule vehicles — commonly translated as “old man’s joy — are sold without registration or…
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January 7, 2026
Huawei’s Maextro S800 Becomes China’s Top-Selling $100k Car, Outsells Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera China's Social Credit System

Huawei’s Maextro S800 Becomes China’s Top-Selling $100k Car, Outsells Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera

Huawei’s Maextro S800 becomes China’s top-selling $100,000 car, outsells Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera in November.  The Maextro S800 is priced between 708,000 yuan and 1.02 million yuan in China – the world’s largest auto market. In China, Porsche Panamera and Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousine starts at 1.1 million yuan and 1.24…
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January 6, 2026
China Drafts Rules to Regulate AI ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Girlfriends’ China's Social Credit System

China Drafts Rules to Regulate AI ‘Boyfriends’ and ‘Girlfriends’

As China continues to tighten oversight of AI, its cyberspace regulator has moved to rein in AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends,” proposing rules that would require platforms to intervene when users express suicidal or self-harm tendencies.  The draft regulation released Dec. 27 by the Cyberspace Administration of China requires chatbot providers…
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January 6, 2026