China issues guidelines for AI and advanced-industry development

China hosted the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting in Suzhou during its APEC host year. Ministers discussed regional trade cooperation in a period of tariffs and supply-chain shifts....

The Chinese commerce minister and EU trade commissioner held the first meeting of a new consultation mechanism. They agreed to strengthen export-control dialogue and discussed stability in global...

China’s commercial Gravity-1 rocket deployed satellites from a mobile sea-based platform. The launch demonstrated a growing private-sector role in space access and the expansion of domestic launch...

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held its leaders’ meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, under the rotating chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan. China participated as a major member, promoting regional...

Xi proposed four directions for SCO cooperation at the Bishkek summit and linked the organization to the Belt and Road Initiative and Global Development Initiative. The agenda shows China using...

China proposed stricter approval and testing requirements for new car designs, including rules for physical controls and hidden door handles. As the world’s largest auto market and a major...

Global Times published a report on 29 October about German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's state visit to China, highlighting potential cooperation in emerging technology and business ties. It...

The Light of Internet Expo, part of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, opened in Wuzhen on 2 November. Global Times reported displays spanning AI, computing, robotics and industrial...

Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, reported that at 23:58 Beijing time on 5 November a Long March-2C rocket launched Yaogan-51 satellites 07–09 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and...

China’s Ministry of Commerce said it firmly opposed US sanctions on two Chinese enterprises, calling them unilateral and contrary to international norms, and reserved the right to take necessary...