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Guo Jiakun

(郭嘉昆)

Guo Jiakun
郭嘉昆
Guo Jiakun: A seasoned Chinese diplomat, he assumed the role of Foreign Ministry Spokesman in January 2025, bringing over two decades of experience in foreign service.
A full moon rises beyond an American flag. Photo: AP
United States

US must prepare to fight around moon, top Trump military adviser says

General Dan Caine urges preparation from seabed to cislunar space after US reveals deployment of space weapons.

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China-EU relations

Von der Leyen vows tough stance with China, using EU’s tools to rebalance trade

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese state media rejects US AI-distillation claims, warns of countermeasures

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Hitler

Heated rhetoric highlights tensions over how quickly artificial intelligence should advance and who should shape its future amid mounting safety concerns.

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Icons for some AI-based apps are seen on a smartphone. Photo: AFP
Semiconductors

As AI race with US heats up, China targets US$4.5b tech goal in new 5-year plan

Plan forecasts that operating revenue of enterprises and manufacturers in related sectors will exceed 30 trillion yuan by 2030.

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China-Latin America relations

Beijing threatens ‘serious consequences’ after Panama lawmakers support Taiwan

Parliamentary exchange group set up despite pressure from China’s embassy and public disavowal by Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino.

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China-Latin America relations

Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia with China ties, trade deals on agenda

Washington’s top diplomat lands in Barranquilla on first leg of three-country tour, with critical minerals, civil nuclear deals to be signed.

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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Tuesday. Colombia is the first stop on Rubio’s three-nation South American trip that will also include Ecuador and Peru. Photo: EPA
China-South Korea relations

China and South Korea accuse each other of undermining key national principles

Seoul protests about an official reference to ‘two states’ in Korea, while Beijing complains about an art exhibition’s ‘Taiwan Pavilion’.

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Accidents and disasters in China

How natural disasters are putting China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test

Sudden Himalayan mudslides and Southeast Asian flooding potentially trigger diplomatic friction and highlight need to boost warning systems.

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2026 Xi-Trump summits

China’s Li pledges to address US firms’ ‘reasonable concerns’ at Beijing meeting

Chinese premier urges US companies to invest more in China, while calling on Washington to take similar steps to strengthen trade ties.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, shakes hands with Visa CEO Ryan McInerney during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: CCTV
US-China relations

China demands rights guarantee as US firm secures 100-year Venezuelan oil deal

Call follows news that Caracas authorities have granted concessions covering 17 oilfields with proven reserves of about 65 billion barrels.

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Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

Beijing pushes back on Washington’s attempt to rally G20 over trade imbalance

After US Treasury Secretary Bessent called for coordinated response from G20 towards China, Beijing urged consultation instead.

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South China Sea

Beijing issues ecological report to solidify South China Sea claims amid US row

In new assessment, China blames Philippines for environmental harm and coral loss at disputed Sandy Cay and Second Thomas Shoal.

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China-Latin America relations

China offers Colombia quake aid as new government pivots towards US

Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered.

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Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on Wednesday, two days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 200 people. Photo: AFP
China-Japan relations

China approves Japanese envoy in Chongqing, ending 8-month vacancy

Shigehiro Nishiumi fills post at consulate in southwestern megacity left open amid diplomatic row over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.

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Shigehiro Nishiumi has been approved as the new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing. He previously served in Japan’s consulate in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
China-India relations

Why India’s new Himalayan border map threatens a fragile thaw in China ties

New Delhi’s list of names for Arunachal Pradesh locations includes sensitive sites near its disputed frontier with China.

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China’s Communist Party

Why China’s ethnic unity law marks a shift towards assimilation

The law has been criticised by the EU and US, but Beijing says it is designed to build a sense of ‘national community’.

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US-China relations

G20 summit in Miami perfect ‘backdrop for Trump-Xi meeting’: sources

Get-together would cap year with China hosting the Apec leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen in November before the US stages G20 just weeks later.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a banquet to welcome US President Donald Trump on his state visit to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. Photo: Xinhua
Guo Wengui

China reacts to Guo Wengui’s US prison sentence, highlighting fugitive status

The self-exiled businessman convicted over billion-dollar fraud scheme is the subject of an Interpol red notice issued at Beijing’s request.

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China-Latin America relations

China pledges extra US$14.7 million in earthquake relief to Venezuela

Beijing is also providing satellite images of the affected areas, as Chinese businesses and overseas communities in the country pitch in.

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Venezuelan crisis

In Venezuela, China’s oil-for-loan deals run into huge US-led debt restructuring

Beijing’s influence in Caracas seen fading, with Washington controlling Venezuela’s oil revenues and debt overhaul, potentially triggering a stand-off.

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China’s oil-for-loan mechanism with Venezuela could be affected by Washington's intervention in the country. Photo: Getty Images
Venezuela

Venezuela earthquakes draw aid from governments that cut ties with Caracas

Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and other governments that suspended relations with the country offer rescue teams and humanitarian aid.

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Neighbours carry a man from the rubble of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: AP
Taiwan

Beijing slams US, European concerns over coastguard patrols near Taiwan

Mainland Chinese authorities reject criticism, saying deployments are necessary response to maritime border talks between Manila and Tokyo.

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China exports

China’s new front in rare earth export violations: rewarding tip-offs

The announcement follows the arrest of two Japanese nationals over alleged smuggling and comes as Beijing tightens oversight of critical minerals.

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China-Japan relations

2 Japanese held in China over alleged rare earths smuggling

Both detainees taken into custody last month about a week apart but at least one not suspected of spying.

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China dominates the production of rare earths. Photo: USDA-ARS
US-China relations

America’s ‘biggest risk’ on AI is China getting ahead, Bessent says

US Treasury secretary also warns there will be retaliation against any attempt to ‘weaponise supply chains’.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasised that the US had to stay ahead on AI technology. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Does Lithuania’s Taiwan pause signal a wider European shift towards pragmatism?

Analysts say economic pressures could force the Baltic nation to recalibrate relations with Beijing.

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China-Latin America relations

China extends hand to Colombia’s Trump-backed president-elect

Beijing offers to work with de la Espriella in spite of his firm’s legal clash over the metro with a Chinese group and his US realignment vow.

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