Xi Tightens Stranglehold on Chinas Academia

China’s solar stranglehold and Taiwan’s AI aims

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The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

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China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips

Already the dominant producer of rare minerals, Beijing is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned companies to further control access.

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Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China

First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visit

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Biden to meet with China's Xi Jinping at APEC summit

President Biden is heading to South America Thursday with his first stop coming at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where he'll meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. CBS News chief White ...

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Prime minister intent on strengthening relations with Beijing despite tensions over security and human rights

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We want 'strong' UK-China relationship, says Starmer

The first in-person meeting since 2018 comes as the PM prioritises shoring up support for Ukraine.

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The intelligence agency accused of steering cyberattacks on the U.S. has grown more powerful with a trusted protégé of the Chinese leader at the helm.

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A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China's Xi

If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his ...

World - ABC News - November 13

FirstFT: Republicans complete Congress sweep

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In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable

China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U_S_ President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ...

World - ABC News - November 16

Biden and Xi Meet, Delivering Messages Seemingly Intended for Trump

Donald J. Trump has promised a more aggressive approach, after the Biden administration worked to avoid open conflict with Beijing.

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Xi Tells Biden China Is Ready to Work With Incoming Administration

The two leaders’ final sit-down, at a summit in Peru, is marked by uncertainty over Trump’s tariff threats.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 16

Xi tells Biden he will work with Trump to manage US-China differences

Leaders meet on sidelines of Apec summit in Peru as Beijing prepares for new administration in Washington

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Xi says China is ‘ready to work’ with Trump in final meeting with Biden

The two leaders also agreed humans, not artificial intelligence, should maintain control over nuclear weapons use in last meeting before Trump assumes US presidency. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

Starmer promises better relations with China after Xi meeting

Prime minister proposes further talks about deepening economic and financial ties

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Starmer calls for strong UK-China relationship as he meets with Xi in Brazil

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants a strong and durable relationship with China as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil

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Tesla’s path in China clears as Musk courts both Trump and Xi

Billionaire CEO is well connected in the US and China, something that could smooth the road ahead for the electric vehicle maker amid a looming tariff war. If it pays to have friends in high ...

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As the West watches Xi-Putin meetings, China touts crackdown on military goods to Russia

Beijing has walked a diplomatic tightrope throughout the Russia-Ukraine war.

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China's space station gets new crew as Beijing advances Xi's "space dream"

A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.

SUV Driver Plows Into Crowd in China, Killing 35; Attack Draws Response From Xi Jinping

The attack is the latest in a string of violent acts. President Xi Jinping called on authorities to “promptly resolve conflicts and disputes.”

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In their final meeting, Xi Jinping tells Biden that 'China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration'

World - ABC News - November 16

As Trump whiplash looms, APEC closes in Peru with China’s President Xi front and center

After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wraps up with a ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Keir Starmer raises plight of Jimmy Lai and sanctions on UK MPs in meeting with Xi Jinping at G20 – UK politics live

Prime minister raises concerns about British citizen and Hong Kong democracy activist in meeting with Chinese president in Rio de Janeiro. Keir Starmer has held his bilateral with Xi Jinping in ...

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China's Xi tells G20 Summit AI should not be a 'game of rich countries,' Xinhua reports

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Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up the G20

Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel ...

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Brazil’s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two ...

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Check Out These Black Friday Deals On My Hero Academia Blu-Rays

My Hero Academia has been massively popular for several years now, and if you're looking to dive into this anime series, several box sets are on sale for Black Friday . You can grab several full ...

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The OBR’s mean decision on quantitative tightening

About that headroom…

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Xi Tightens Stranglehold on Chinas Academia

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