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9d ago

Elon Musk meets Chinese foreign minister, who calls for ‘mutual respect’ in U.S. relations

The Tesla CEO visited as the ruling Communist Party is trying to revive investor interest in China’s slowing economy.
Elon Musk shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on May 30, 2023.
Elon Musk shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on May 30, 2023.
9d ago

China’s youth unemployment hits a record high, deepening its economic scars

Urban unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds hit a record 20.4% in April, about four times the broader unemployment rate, even as millions more college students are expected to graduate this year.
Job Fair For Graduates Held In Tianjin University
Job Fair For Graduates Held In Tianjin University
9d ago

China rejects meeting with Pentagon chief in a setback for U.S. hopes of a thaw

Beijing blamed U.S. sanctions on its defense minister for its rejection of an invitation to meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Singapore.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu.
9d ago

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

The three-person crew, including China’s first civilian astronaut, will overlap briefly with three now aboard the Tiangong station, who will then return to Earth after completing their six-month mission.
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10d ago

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

China and the U.S. are rivals in a race to reach new milestones in outer space.
Image: China Prepares To Launch Astronauts To Space Station
Image: China Prepares To Launch Astronauts To Space Station

China faces a new Covid wave that could peak at 65 million cases a week

The country once had some of the harshest Covid restrictions on the planet, but the response from the government and the public is relatively muted this time.
China Covid Cases Rise
China Covid Cases Rise

Will Chinese hacking derail U.S. hopes for a thaw with Beijing?

Warnings of a new type of Chinese malware come as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart.
China's National People's Congress - Fifth Plenary Meeting
China's National People's Congress - Fifth Plenary Meeting
14d ago

Chinese hackers are spying on U.S. critical infrastructure, Microsoft and Western intelligence agencies say

The Chinese foreign ministry rejected the allegations as a “collective disinformation campaign” launched by the U.S. and allies for geopolitical reasons.
A person walks past at the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond
A person walks past at the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond
14d ago

Bipartisan China panel issues a blueprint to address Taiwan and Uyghur mistreatment

The new House select committee on China, which has shown rare bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, made its first policy recommendations Wednesday.
Rep. Mike Gallagher and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi speak in the  Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C.,
Rep. Mike Gallagher and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi speak in the  Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C.,
15d ago

Watch owned by China's last emperor sells for record $6.2 million

The rare Patek Philippe watch was owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty whose life was the basis for the 1987 film “The Last Emperor.”
The most expensive watch ever sold at auction was a super-complicated Patek Philippe "Grandmaster Chime", which  sold for US$31 million in 2019.
The most expensive watch ever sold at auction was a super-complicated Patek Philippe "Grandmaster Chime", which  sold for US$31 million in 2019.

Russia and China seal economic pacts despite Western disapproval

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing and met with President Xi Jinping.
Russia, China seal economic pacts despite Western disapproval.
Russia, China seal economic pacts despite Western disapproval.

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