A top Civil Affairs Ministry official stressed new reforms must be rolled out over the next decade to be effective.

President Joe Biden is calling for tighter cybersecurity standards for federal agencies and contractors in a new executive order due to be published in the coming days, pushing reforms designed to address repeated Chinese-linked cyber operations and cybercriminal operations,

China has released an update on the seasonal surge of respiratory viruses, including human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections.The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed that such outbreaks are typical for winter months and should not cause undue alarm.

The likely aim of China’s fiscal push is to bolster the confidence of households, according to Mr Zook. The more of their income households spend, the less the state will have to do to prop up demand.

It was almost a year before a handful of Chinese AI chatbots received government approval for public release. Some questioned whether China’s stance on censorship might hobble the country’s AI ambitions.

This underperformance marks a pivotal shift in the narrative surrounding China’s economic trajectory. 2024 has been a turning point, where Beijing’s previously optimistic outlook has been tempered by a persistent post-COVID malaise.

China's bond yields have plunged to all-time lows in recent weeks, drawing parallels to Japan's "lost decades," a long period of economic stagnation.

Ford has made a particular effort to be a part of the Chinese economy with the Lincoln Nautilus, a mid-size luxury crossover SUV, whose second generation is produced by Changan Ford in China while Ford is retooling their Oakville Assembly plant to produce electric vehicles.

Across China’s west, the Communist Party is placing children in boarding schools to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens.

After decades of counterterrorism, special operators are shifting back to supporting the joint force as the US faces powerful militaries.