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China bets on local consumers to power its AI ambitions

Beijing is casting AI as a new engine of consumer spending.

This wave of Trump tariffs is likely here to stay; more are coming

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Trump says AI will be discussed when China’s Xi visits US on Sept 24

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit comes after the pair met during US President Donald Trump’s trip to China earlier this year.

Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims

Rescue workers carry a casualty as they search for survivors at the site of a landslide along the Wujiang river in Chongqing.

Rubio says Xi still set to visit US after Trump speech on Chinese election fraud

US President Donald Trump visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.

Landslide in China kills 8, at least 34 missing: Officials

Rescue workers searching for survivors at the site of a landslide in Pengshui county in Chongqing, China, on July 17.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urges equitable development at Shanghai AI forum

Visitors examine Huawei’s Atlas 950 SuperPod at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 17.

Trump puts election security at center of Republicans' midterm fight

A journalist works as a screen displays U.S. President Donald Trump speaking about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS

China’s Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country

AI has become a strategic pillar of China’s industrial policy, driven by state investment aimed at building a domestic ecosystem.

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