Boao Forum opens amid trade and technology uncertainty

DeepSeek published a technical report describing R1, an open-weight reasoning model developed by a Chinese AI company. Its performance and lower reported training costs intensified global debate about...

DeepSeek-AI released a paper describing R1, an open reasoning model trained with reinforcement learning and related techniques. The release drew global attention to China’s AI research and the...

Beijing announced additional tariffs on selected US imports and other measures after Washington imposed new duties on Chinese goods. The response showed China using its market access and regulatory...

The annual session opened with the government work report setting economic and social priorities for 2025. Its targets and industrial policies offered a public account of how the party-state...

At his annual press conference, Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized tariff pressure and called for a more representative global order. His appeal to countries of the Global South drew on anti-imperial...

The Ministry of Commerce and customs authorities announced licensing controls for specified rare-earth-related items. The measures came amid intensifying technology and trade restrictions and...

Xi Jinping began a state visit to Vietnam during escalating tariff tensions. Talks emphasized trade, infrastructure and supply-chain cooperation. The visit built on party-to-party ties and shared...

Xi arrived in Kuala Lumpur for talks on trade, investment and regional cooperation. The visit highlighted Malaysia’s role as an ASEAN economy that engages Chinese capital while maintaining its own...

Xi’s visit included meetings with Cambodia’s monarch and government leaders and a focus on political and economic ties. China is a major source of investment and infrastructure finance in Cambodia....

China hosted the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum, bringing together representatives of Latin American and Caribbean states. The forum advanced cooperation on development, trade and...