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Alibaba says it built the ‘most powerful AI chip in China’ as the country races to catch up with the U.S.

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Alibaba says it built the ‘most powerful AI chip in China’ as the country races to catch up with the U.S.

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The Chinese tech giant also plans to train a new AI model and to expand data centers...

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On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’

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On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’

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Unable to change Chinese behavior, Trump has resorted to hospitality.

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Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient 

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Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient 

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Federal agencies accused six Chinese AI companies of training on American models to do this, but analysts...

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America’s tariff war on Canada rages as it seeks ‘early date’ to bring early end to $30 billion impasse with China

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America’s tariff war on Canada rages as it seeks ‘early date’ to bring early end to $30 billion impasse with China

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Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington on Sept. 24 for ...

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Chinese car exports are increasingly flooding the world despite all of the west’s (mixed) efforts to keep them out

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Chinese car exports are increasingly flooding the world despite all of the west’s (mixed) efforts to keep them out

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Carmakers are expanding in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia as they face weak demand at...

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China on pace for ‘new record-high trade surplus’ this year as exports jump 25%—part of its efforts to become a ‘major player in AI infrastructure’

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China on pace for ‘new record-high trade surplus’ this year as exports jump 25%—part of its efforts to become a ‘major player in AI infrastructure’

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald trump is planned to meet in late September and...

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Japan cries foul as China slaps 99.2% import duty on key chemical for making computer chips

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Japan cries foul as China slaps 99.2% import duty on key chemical for making computer chips

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Japan leads production of high-purity dichlorosilane, which used in the microscopic films inside semiconductor logic and memory...

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China’s export shock is pushing the global economy to a breaking point, and the U.S. may have to clean up the mess, former trade official says

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China’s export shock is pushing the global economy to a breaking point, and the U.S. may have to clean up the mess, former trade official says

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"The result is an industrial machine that cannot stop and cannot slow down—but that, owing to the...

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Tiger Woods pleads no-contest to a reckless driving charge and loses his driver’s license for five years

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Tiger Woods pleads no-contest to a reckless driving charge and loses his driver’s license for five years

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Prosecutors reduced the DUI charge after toxicologists said Woods developed a “pharmacological” tolerance to pain pills and...

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China builds ‘soft power’ with Egypt as Jinping cultivates relationships with Middle East allies

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China builds ‘soft power’ with Egypt as Jinping cultivates relationships with Middle East allies

admin September 3, 2026 0

The Chinese president arrived in Egypt to present as a stabilizer in the region—and contrast itself with...

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