China’s Social Credit System

Baidu open-sourced 10 Ernie 4.5 models in late June , a sharp pivot meant to turbo-charge developer adoption. Model prices were slashed by up to 80 percent at Baidu Create 2025 , fuelling an AI price war in China. AI Cloud revenue jumped 42 percent YoY in Q1 2025 ,…

A child interacts with a cat pattern on a Lynk & Co car at the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in east China's Shanghai, April 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe) BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's auto production and sales logged double-digit increases in the first half of the year…

Tibetan specialties are being sold via livestreaming at the 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) LHASA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Tashi Lhamo never expected that her life as a farmer and herdswoman would captivate millions.…

China Becomes ‘2nd Nation After US To Use 2 Stealth Jets’, ‘Inducts’ J-35A, Can It Beat F-35? | 4K China’s air force has reportedly operationalised its second fifth-generation combat aircraft, the J-35A, as per a report by The EurAsian TimesThe J-35 is frequently likened to the F-35 fighter, billed by…

China says BRICS not seeking 'confrontation' after Trump tariff threat by AFP Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) July 7, 2025 China said on Monday that BRICS, the grouping that also includes Brazil, Russia and India, was not seeking "confrontation" after US President Donald Trump vowed to impose an extra 10 percent…

HONG KONG — Chinese state media warned the Trump administration Tuesday against striking deals that sideline China, after the president announced that Asian countries would face higher tariffs starting Aug. 1, unless other arrangements are agreed on before then. “If such situations arise, China will not accept them and will…

Topline Japanese and South Korean officials on Tuesday continued to push for lowered tariffs from President Donald Trump’s administration, while China and Brazil criticized Trump’s latest threats to raise tariffs on the BRICS bloc of nations, as the president said his August 1 deadline for implementing the levies was not…

TLDR Shenzhen authorities have issued a public notice warning against the misuse of stablecoins in illegal financial schemes. The notice identifies fraudulent activities linked to stablecoins such as Tether and USD Coin. Officials stated that bad actors are using digital asset terms to lure individuals into scams and fundraising fraud.…

At the end of a long road trip through rural China in 2009, American journalist Barbara Demick had an encounter that would change the course of her life. In the previous days, she had interviewed several parents whose children had been forcibly removed from them by government officials. Demick suspected…

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