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Detailed findings from AP investigation into how US tech firms enabled China's digital police state

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

The Independent UK

US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China

The Independent UK

Tesla Optimus Rival Unitree Robotics Targets $7 Billion Shanghai IPO With Alibaba-Tencent Backing: Report

China’s Unitree Robotics is pursuing a $7 billion valuation for its initial public offering, positioning itself as a potential market leader in humanoid robotics technology as Beijing accelerates investment in advanced manufacturing.

Benzinga

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Peter Kyle, the ‘tech bro’ minister charged with kickstarting UK growth

‘Hard-working’ business secretary opens his tenure with delicate trade missions to Washington and Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping is in a race against time to secure his legacy in China

The Chinese military parade that had the world talking last week was more than just pageantry. It was a declaration that Chinese leader Xi Jinping sees himself in a race against time to secure his place in history.

The Conversation

What we learned about North Korea at the summit in Beijing

China invited world leaders to its capital, Beijing, recently to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the second world war. Western leaders were notably absent. But despite the presence of many other leaders, such as Russian president Vladimir Putin, it was the arrival of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un…

The Conversation

How China forgot promises and ‘debts’ to Ukraine, and backed Russia’s war

China postures as a neutral mediator, but it has materially and politically backed Russia’s war and profits from it.

Al Jazeera

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Labubu is not the only Chinese cultural icon to be making a big hit in 2025

While Beijing has been showing off its latest military hardware to an array of international leaders, Chinese cultural icons are making their mark with a very different audience.

The Conversation

Tube strike: Downing Street says Londoners ‘fed up’ as it urges RMT union and TfL to negotiate – as it happened

Strikes mean almost no underground trains running in London until Friday morning; Tesla’s US market share hits eight-year low

The Guardian - UK

China 'Elephant In The Room' At Fraught Pacific Islands Summit

Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China's mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation.

International Business Times

New business secretary Peter Kyle going to China for trade talks this week

Former science secretary promoted in reshuffle to continue UK efforts to revitalise trade relationship with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

‘There is only one player’: why China is becoming a world leader in green energy

As US reneges on climate breakdown pledges, China’s response to crisis will shape geopolitics and our future

The Guardian - UK

LeBron Had Perfect Explanation for How Kobe Bryant Shaped 'Redeem Team'

The late Bryant was a key member of the '08 team that won Gold in Beijing.

Sports Illustrated

Xi, Putin, Kim and the optics of a new world order

Alliance of global autocrats has been accelerated by Donald Trump’s use of political and economic pressure against friends and foes alike

The Guardian - UK

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China shows off advanced hypersonic missiles, ICBMs and drones in military parade (photos)

Beijing's recent military parade unveiled new hypersonic and intercontinental missiles alongside stealth drones, highlighting China's expanding strike and defense capabilities

AAP

China-Australia jockeying heightens Pacific forum mess

Australia is working with the Solomon Islands to limit China's security presence after declaring Beijing has no role to play in policing the Pacific.

The Independent UK

Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report says

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector

The Independent UK

Pakistan prime minister signs $8.5 billion in investment deals with China

Pakistan signed $8.5 billion in new investment agreements with China during a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

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International Business Times

China To Impose Temporary Duties On EU Pork Over 'Dumping'

China said Friday it would impose temporary anti-dumping duties on European Union pork imports, delivering another blow to shaky ties between the economic powerhouses.

The Guardian - UK

‘People can get younger, perhaps even immortal’: Putin’s pursuit of longevity

Russian leader was caught musing about immortality with Xi Jinping but his fascination with long life is nothing new

Newslaundry

No surprises in Tianjin show: Xi’s power trip, with Modi and Putin as props

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit to attend the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit at Tianjin held no surprises. Everything about it, including the separate and different statements from India and China after Modi’s talks with Xi Jinping, was predictable.

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Tells Xi Hopes To 'Steadily Develop' Ties: KCNA

North Korea's Kim Jong Un told China's President Xi Jinping that it was his "steadfast will" to "steadily develop" bilateral relations, state media said Friday, after the two leaders met in Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Kim, Xi hail bond as North Korea says it will protect China’s interests

Goodwill messages continued this week’s public display of diplomatic unity between Beijing, Pyongyang and Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Xi, Putin and Kim: heed China’s statement of intent, but don’t take it as fact

Editorial: Images of the autocrats at Wednesday’s military parade reflected the shifting global order. But Donald Trump is hastening Beijing’s rise

The Independent UK

Voices: Putin and Xi’s hot mic moment wasn’t even the oddest thing to emerge from China

COMMENT: When the dictators were accidentally recorded at their China summit debating organ transplants and other outlandish scientific means to help them achieve immortality, was anyone really surprised, asks Mary Dejevsky

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