China’s 7 million ride-hailing drivers are facing the threat of job loss from artificial intelligence as robotaxis begin to proliferate. Self-driving technology, still experimental, is being aggressively greenlit in China compared to the US, where approvals are often suspended after accidents. At least 19 Chinese cities are testing robotaxis and robobuses, with seven cities approving … Read more
The Third Plenum – a meeting of Central Committee members held from 15-18 July to clarify China’s long-term economic and social policies – illustrated how Chairman Xi Jinping is holding unwaveringly to his vision for China. It also demonstrated how he is ignoring calls for any course correction.A total of 199 members and 165 alternate … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is vying for another White House mandate, said he thinks Taiwan should pay the U.S. for defense, claiming that the country “doesn’t give … Read more
The Third Plenum, set for July 15-18, is one of the most important political meetings of the Chinese Communist Party. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate problems may be massive, but analysts expect the upcoming Third Plenum to focus on other areas — such as high local government debt levels and a … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” in the opening question of his highly-anticipated solo press conference in Washington. “Look, I wouldn’t … Read more
Emergency forces and civilians conduct search-and-rescue operations among the rubble of ‘Okhmatdyt’ Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A barrage of Russian missiles across Ukraine killed at least 31 people, injured 125 others and seriously damaged a key children’s hospital in a rare large-scale daytime attack, … Read more
In his brief opening comments, Xi Jinping called Vladimir Putin his “old friend”. Astana: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday that relations between Beijing and Moscow were stronger than ever before. The pair met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana … Read more
Astana: The leaders of Russia and China were in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a regional summit, seeking to harden anti-Western alliances and press their influence in the strategic Central Asian region. Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in the Kazakh capital of Astana Wednesday morning for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) — … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s very public criticism of China over its relationship with Russia and cool stance toward a forthcoming peace summit could end up backfiring on Kyiv, analysts say. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore last Sunday, Zelenskyy unleashed his frustration at China’s position over the war between Russia and Ukraine, accusing … Read more
On the closing day of his two-day China visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke highly of the people-to-people ties between the two countries, saying that the Russians and the Chinese are “brothers forever”, state news agency TASS reported. Weighing in on the relations between Moscow and Beijing, the Russian President compared it to a song … Read more
