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China technology
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Why the Global South is embracing Chinese AI
The US champions AI as an autonomous agent, a content creator. China exports a vision of AI as a digital nervous system for the real economy.
10 Dec 2025 - 10:26AM
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Africa
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How China can help Africa build human capital
9 Dec 2025 - 5:47PM
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Banking & finance
Opinion
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How yuan internationalisation is helping to close the climate finance gap
3 Dec 2025 - 8:30PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Opinion
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Battery revolution set to spark Global South’s century of prosperity
The rise of the sodium-ion battery promises to supercharge a green energy transition that will help level the global playing field.
2 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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Open Questions series
Open Questions
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Ex-PLA colonel on Taiwan, the Ukraine war, China-US ties
Zhou Bo ponders Japanese PM Takaichi’s recent remarks, lessons from the Ukraine conflict and why China won’t be world’s policeman.
28 Nov 2025 - 10:00AM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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Why next year’s G20 could be make or break for global development
As the US prepares to chair the G20, it faces a strategic choice: engage or revert to a narrower agenda.
26 Nov 2025 - 7:57AM
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Climate change
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China’s quiet climate leadership offers hope for Global South and world
The Global North is failing to deliver on its climate pledges while Beijing patiently lays the groundwork for a greener future.
25 Nov 2025 - 7:44AM
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Diplomacy
China view wins out at global summits as US stays home
Cop30 and the G20 both saw China-backed multilateralism win the day, as US boycotts further eroded Washington’s global leadership.
24 Nov 2025 - 7:09PM
China-India relations
India, China align on climate at Cop30 as ties thaw
Analysts say pairing China’s cleantech prowess with India’s energy needs has the potential to redefine Asia’s decarbonisation trajectory.
3 Dec 2025 - 10:22AM
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China economy
Opinion
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The rise of a Beijing-led ‘Global South Consensus’
As the Global South seeks a better development model and China looks for alternatives to mature markets, a match made out of mutual need is emerging.
22 Nov 2025 - 5:30AM
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Belt and Road Initiative
China has lent more to US than any other country since 2000, report finds
China’s lending has been ‘vastly’ larger – and far more skewed towards developed countries – than previously assumed, AidData study finds.
21 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM
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Banking & finance
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Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai: the rise of the ‘family office triangle’
The Asian century will not be written by governments alone but by family offices that can turn opportunity into enduring prosperity.
19 Nov 2025 - 4:30PM
China's military weapons
China displays latest UAV and fighter jets at the Middle East’s largest air show
Full-scale model of Wing Loong-X UAV makes first defence exhibition appearance outside the mainland as Beijing promotes aviation products.
18 Nov 2025 - 12:00PM
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Climate change
Opinion
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A global green industrialisation initiative can have a ‘win-win-win’ outcome
China’s green manufacturing capacity could be aligned with the West’s technological and capital strengths and the Global South’s development needs.
14 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM
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Climate change
Editorial
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As the US sits out Cop30, China and others must pick up the slack
Technology and investment partnerships, especially among developing nations, could reinvigorate efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
14 Nov 2025 - 7:15AM
Ukraine war
Opinion
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Only a multipolar coalition can secure Ukraine peace
To move forward, negotiations must be conducted on the basis of security guarantees that reflect today’s geopolitical realities.
29 Oct 2025 - 8:30PM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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China is supporting multilateralism one institution at a time
With a new organisation to promote mediation, among other global bodies, China is signalling its enthusiasm to get more involved in world governance.
26 Oct 2025 - 9:30AM
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India
‘Reason to be together’: India, Brazil boost ties amid US tariff tensions
Cooperation in ‘complementary strengths’ such as green energy could help advance efforts to limit global warming, observers say.
21 Oct 2025 - 8:00AM
China's economic recovery
Open Questions
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky
Economist, business executive advocates looking beyond geopolitics, avoiding policy pitfalls and building a culture that celebrates success.
20 Oct 2025 - 11:18AM
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Brics
Opinion
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Brics is slowly but surely chipping away at US dollar dominance
US dollar supremacy isn’t going away any time soon. But through scaling up of initiatives and good governance, Brics can usher in a multipolar monetary order.
9 Oct 2025 - 5:00PM
China economy
Opinion
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China’s WTO concession only marks phase one of a protracted campaign
In one move, Beijing gets to disarm Washington of a rhetorical weapon while maintaining the mantle of leadership within the Global South.
7 Oct 2025 - 7:17AM
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Diplomacy
US retreat from UN may create ‘tremendous opportunity’ for nations like China
Global body is at a crossroads, and observers say a ‘leaderless’ era could emerge during second Trump administration.
5 Oct 2025 - 7:05AM
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US-China relations
China stakes a claim on the future with sci-fi and speculative fiction
Liu Cixin’s Three-Body trilogy and other Chinese works may challenge the West’s projection of capitalist society in fiction, experts say.
10 Oct 2025 - 4:26PM
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Fashion
Redress takes circular fashion advocacy to the UN, spotlighting Asia’s role
The Hong Kong NGO’s founder and CEO, Christina Dean, moderated a New York panel of young designers pioneering eco-friendly design practices.
2 Oct 2025 - 12:35PM
United Nations
Opinion
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Why China’s global initiatives represent the reform the UN needs
If the institution cannot reconcile the Global North’s hypocrisy with the legitimate demands of the Global South, its relevance will wither.
28 Sep 2025 - 5:30AM
US-China trade war
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India-US trade talks on UN sidelines fail to break impasse
US officials say India’s tariff rates will only be lowered if it curbs its crude oil imports from Russia.
27 Sep 2025 - 4:18AM
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China economy
Opinion
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Critics are missing the big picture on China’s economic transition
Thanks to green infrastructure, digital connectivity and world-class research, China’s economy is no longer reliant on one source of growth.
26 Sep 2025 - 5:30AM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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What China seeks to achieve with the Global Governance Initiative
The initiative does not seek to create an alternative system. Rather, it aims to strengthen the mechanisms of the current global order.
25 Sep 2025 - 5:30AM
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