As the world scrambles to understand DeepSeek — its sophistication, its implications for the global A.I. arms race — one natural question has arisen: Given that it is made by a Chinese company, how is it dealing with Chinese censorship? I decided to test it out. I’m based in China, …
The Chinese social media app RedNote is full of cute, heartwarming moments after about 500,000 American users fled to it last week to protest the looming U.S. government ban on TikTok. Calling themselves “TikTok refugees,” these users paid the “cat tax” to join RedNote by posting cat photos and videos. …
President Biden and his aides came into office with deep experience in trans-Atlantic affairs. But over four years, they focused too on the Pacific, where China strains to be the dominant player. Their main effort: building up alliances to counter China. President-elect Donald J. Trump has already signaled a different …
Hong Kong — President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to slap up a tariff of up to 60% on all goods imported to the U.S. from China. While that may sound like a potent economic threat to a country where economic growth is already faltering, could it actually be just what …
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has engaged in secret talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to reporting published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Citing “several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials,” the Journal reported that conversations between Putin and Musk, a Republican …
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, Russia October 18, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko | Via Reuters Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its geopolitical allies as it hosts the latest BRICS summit on Tuesday, pushing its agenda to create a “new world order” that …
The Third Plenum, set for July 15-18, is one of the most important political meetings of the Chinese Communist Party. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate problems may be massive, but analysts expect the upcoming Third Plenum to focus on other areas — such as high local …
Ukrainian forces trying to slow Russian advance in northeast Ukraine’s military said its forces were working hard to slow Russian troops’ advances in northeast Ukraine as a new offensive continues to bear fruit for Russia. In an operational update on Facebook, Ukraine’s General Staff said its defense forces were preventing …
Russian forces taking up positions in town of Vovchansk, police chief says Russian forces are establishing positions inside the border town Vovchansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region, the local police chief said. “The situation is extremely difficult. The enemy is taking positions on the streets of the town of Vovchansk,” …
Blinken says U.S. prepared to increase sanctions on Chinese firms over Russia ties U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken answers questions during a press conference at the US Embassy in China on April 26, 2024 in Beijing, China. Zhao Yun | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of …