This year is the 35th anniversary of the 1989 mass demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, and elsewhere around China, and their brutal suppression on June 4. The memories of these events are receding into the past, a process greatly aided in China by censorship. And even when remembered, the crackdown that ended the optimistic 1980s in China is viewed by some Chinese government supporters as justified.

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ByteDance is reportedly investing heavily in AI hardware, potentially exploring the launch of wearable stereo earphones or handheld AI devices, according to Chinese media reports. The Chinese social media giant is taking inspiration from American conglomerate Microsoft, aiming to establish an AI hardware…

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On May 16 and 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to China, where he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Xi has stood closely by Putin’s side since their announcement of the “no limits” partnership, and this does not look likely to change. But what has been the outcome of Putin’s trip? Did the two leaders make a serious attempt to negotiate on Ukraine, or were…

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After OpenAI and Google’s new product unveils last week focused on innovative features and capabilities, ByteDance held its own product release conference. Unlike its American counterparts, the highlight of ByteDance’s conference was the exceptionally low…

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Several hundred large language models (LLMs) have emerged in China, each vying to claim the title of China’s ChatGPT. However, an examination of the top LLMs, whether by valuation, user base,…

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China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited and The Bel Group, a world leader in branded cheese and a major global food player, officially signed a “Sustainable Development Cooperation Proposal” to jointly promote sustainable development practices across the Sino-French dairy industry at the sixth meeting of the Sino-French Entrepreneur Committee held in Paris, France. In the presence

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Instruction began early on a November 2018 morning. This lesson was not taught in a classroom, but in a makeshift kitchen as part of Xinjiang’s “household school” program. There, a teacher stood before her class of adult women and asked: “What do you like to eat for breakfast?” The students responded in unison, “nan and milk” or “nan and tea.” “You don’t eat a bowl of hot congee?” the…

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The African Union’s unprecedented decision to ban the trade of donkey skin ended a hitherto fast-evolving China-Africa business. It also is the result of an unusual agreement between the 55 African Union member countries on a matter that affects rural development, women’s rights, and poverty alleviation. Perhaps most unusually, the ban arose from an implicit unified pushback against a profitable business with China, Africa’s largest trade partner and one…

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The Xiao River rushes deep and clear out of the mountains of southern China into a narrow plain of paddies and villages. For several weeks in August 1967, more than nine thousand people were murdered in this region of Hunan province. Its epicenter was Dao county, which the Xiao River bisects on its way north toward the Xiang and then the Yangtze.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping embarks on his first European tour in five years, with discussions on Chinese electric vehicle exports a critical topic. The European Union is probing Chinese electric cars for potential anti-subsidy measures, threatening punitive tariffs if subsidies are detected. Simultaneously, China’s vehicle…

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