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Global Pharma Giants Partner with Chinese Biotech Firms for Drug Discovery

🎙 Listen to a summary of this story Your browser does not support the audio element. Global pharmaceutical giants are increasingly partnering with Chinese bi...

Aug 9, 2026

Despite Tensions, Chinese and Western Firms Forge Tech Alliances Amid Geopolitical Friction

Global technology is splitting into two realities. At the government level, Washington and Beijing are tightening controls, widening export restrictions and signaling that advanced chips, AI systems a...

Aug 6, 2026

China’s AI Boom Runs Into Washington’s Walls—and a Market Reality Check

China Builds an AI Industry at Uncommon Speed China’s artificial-intelligence industry is expanding at a pace that would ordinarily be expected to lift technology shares, attract speculative capi...

Aug 5, 2026

Goldman Sachs: China's Commodity Consumption Acts as a Buffer Against Global Energy Shocks

China’s enormous influence over commodity markets is giving Beijing an increasingly important role in determining whether global supply shocks become full-scale price crises. According to Goldman Sa...

Aug 4, 2026

China's Trillion-Parameter Open-Weight Models Reshape Global AI Landscape

China’s artificial-intelligence industry is mounting its most direct challenge yet to Silicon Valley, not by building higher walls around its technology but by giving much of it away. A new gener...

Jul 30, 2026

The Ascendancy of Open-Source AI: Decentralizing Power and Driving Global Innovation

Open-weight artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from the technological margins to the centre of a strategic contest between the US and China. In Washington and Silicon Valley, the fear is no lon...

Jul 28, 2026

APEC Leaders Recognize Data as Critical New Economic Engine for Asia-Pacific Growth

At an event in Chengdu as part of the 2026 APEC Digital and AI Ministerial Meeting, Asia-Pacific economies have placed data at the centre of their regional growth agenda, calling for closer cooperatio...

Jul 26, 2026

China Ranks Second Globally in Computing Power, Driven by AI Server Dominance

China’s rise to second place in global intelligent computing power marks a turning point in the country’s technology strategy. The expansion is not simply the product of companies purchasing more ...

Jul 25, 2026

Digital Silk Road Reaffirmed: China Pushes Global Tech Governance at Xi'an Forum

China has renewed its push to expand the Digital Silk Road, placing cross-border e-commerce, next-generation communications and shared digital standards at the centre of its international technology s...

Jul 23, 2026

Chinese EV Champions Overtake Foreign Brands in Luxury Market Shift

Foreign carmakers are losing their grip on China’s luxury-vehicle market as affluent consumers increasingly turn to domestic brands offering advanced software, intelligent driving systems and electr...

Jul 22, 2026