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China mulls curbing foreign access to its AI models China is considering restricting global access to its top AI models, Reuters reported, echoing US efforts to limit access to frontier AI technologies, as both countries look to erect a “silicon curtain” around their most advance

Russia China effort targets Starlink Russia and China are seeking the capability to disable and eventually destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, an investigation found, as the allies deepen their clandestine military cooperation. The report by The Insider, Der Spiegel,

US, China space ventures raise capital Commercial space ventures in the US and China are tapping broader pools of capital as the superpowers vie for dominance in a fierce space race. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is seeking its first outside capital, aiming to raise $10 billion at a va

Chinese cities rank higher on ‘liveability’ index Copenhagen topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most livable cities for the second year in a row, though Chinese metropolises made the largest gains. Tokyo was the world’s only megacity to break into the

The signals of social distress can be hard to read. A few months ago, when a frenzy broke out over Open Claw, an open source AI agent, it was widely interpreted as the latest example of the Chinese public eagerly embracing the next wave of transformative technology. Nationwide, p

Alibaba wins US lobbying reprieve A US federal judge granted Alibaba a legal reprieve that would allow the Chinese e commerce giant to temporarily resume lobbying in the US, the latest development in a closely watched case with implications for the countries’ technological rivalr

Regional powers protest as China tests long range missile China tested a long range ballistic missile in the Pacific, drawing sharp criticism from regional rivals who have increasingly sought to ally against what they see as an aggressive Beijing. Chinese state media did not say

Beijing releases jailed pastor The leader of a prominent Chinese underground church was released from prison and traveled to the US after President Donald Trump raised his case directly. The pastor, Ezra Jin, was detained last year following overnight raids across China that Chri

US, China trade dynamic stabilizes The US and China are moving toward reducing tariffs on each other’s agricultural products, officials said Thursday, as the superpowers’ trade relationship settles into a phase of relative stability. The reduction in duties could open the door fo

Anthropic rolls back China tracking code Anthropic is rolling back spyware like code it implemented to track whether users are affiliated with Chinese AI labs. The episode underscores how US China competition is shaping decisions around high powered AI systems: The White House re