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U.S. House has paved the way for a legislation that will allow Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, giving him leverage against India and China.
WASHINGTON D.C. – With seven days to go before a high-stakes meeting between the leaders of the United States and China, some key logistical details remain undecided, potentially hamstringing planning for the business deals, trade talks, and technology-related discussions for the two countries.
But vast numbers of Chinese continue to flock abroad. Outbound travel collapsed during the covid pandemic. Since then, it has steadily recovered. This year Chinese citizens are on track to make about 180m outbound trips, topping the previous record of nearly 170m in 2019.
China’s sales of smart glasses on key platforms more than doubled in the first eight months of the year, while those of electrocardiogram monitors rose 75% and action cameras gained about 27%, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday.
The shift follows aggressive price cuts after low-cost Chinese AI models such as DeepSeek intensified competition across the industry.
China and Russia conducted a joint naval operation near U.S. territory off the coast of Alaska this week in an action experts said was the largest of its kind ever.
AI has dangerously compressed decision-making for governments and their militaries just as misinformation shreds public trust before they can respond, panelists at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum on security said.
The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world’s biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries’ supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel.
America and China have not held official AI talks since 2024, when they declared that humans should retain control of nuclear weapons. Mr Trump and Mr Xi agreed in Beijing in May to restart the AI dialogue,
China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen's Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week, according to three Iranian sources familiar with the matter.
China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 16th straight month on Sunday, in line with market expectations.