China’s Xi says SCO bears ‘greater responsibility’ for keeping peace | Xi Jinping News

China’s Xi says SCO bears ‘greater responsibility’ for keeping peace | Xi Jinping News

Summit in China shoulders mission of building consensus among parties and stimulating momentum in cooperation, Xi says. Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) security forum now bears “greater responsibility” for safeguarding regional peace and stability, Chinese President Xi Jinping has told about 20 world leaders he hosted for a…

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India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat Wang as Asian powers rebuild ties | News

India’s Modi meets China’s top diplomat Wang as Asian powers rebuild ties | News

Ties between the two nuclear-armed Asian powers have made ‘steady progress’, India’s PM Modi says. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the bilateral relationship after a years-long standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers and as the two nations navigate a shifting…

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Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News

Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News

The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they took part in events ranging from the 100m (109-yard) hurdles to kung fu. Two hundred eighty robotics teams from 16 countries competed at the Chinese capital’s National Speed Skating…

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Africa As a Testing Ground for China’s Global Security Initiative

Africa As a Testing Ground for China’s Global Security Initiative

China’s Global Security Initiative aims to advance China’s geostrategic posture by building coalitions of actors that align with Chinese norms on international security and domestic law enforcement. Launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2022, the Global Security Initiative (GSI) is one of a series of Chinese initiatives aimed at reshaping global governance structures to…

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Africa As a Testing Ground for China’s Global Security Initiative

Africa: Look East, Build Africa – Let China’s Rise Be the Wind in Our Sails – Not New Wheels to Invent

As I stood amidst the futuristic splendour of Shanghai’s magnetic-levitation train station last month, I found myself captivated by silent trains effortlessly accelerating to 600 kilometres per hour. It was impossible not to recall the familiar chaos of Accra’s congested streets, where the hum of hopeful ambition often feels drowned by exhaust fumes and frustration….

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How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China’s ‘jack of all trades’ AI leader

How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China’s ‘jack of all trades’ AI leader

The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Despite being beaten down by years of U.S. trade restrictions, China’s telecom giant Huawei has quietly emerged as one of the country’s fiercest competitors across the entire AI landscape.   Not only does the Shenzhen-based firm appear to represent Beijing’s answer…

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Africa As a Testing Ground for China’s Global Security Initiative

Africa: The Limits to China’s Transactional Diplomacy in Africa

China’s regime agnostic diplomacy in Africa–investing in countries irrespective of a government’s adherence to the rule of law–holds inherent risks for Chinese investments and regional stability. China has long hailed its noninterventionist strategy of engaging with any type of sitting government regardless of how they came to power. Yet, the legal authority of a government…

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