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SCI & TECHOct 24China bets on the full deployment of AI with a hub in the Gobi Desert in Inner MongoliaIn this region, 89 data centers are being built, which will be the largest and fastest in the world. At the same time, they plan to install urban centers with all state-of-the-art services, including schools and universities.Clarín
MILITARYOct 24Why is ITBP overhauling its training and combat strategy along the China border? ExplainedThe ITBP was formed on October 24, 1962 after the Indo-China warThe Hindu
WORLDOct 24Pet custody disputes draw increasing attention in China, where pets are treated as propertyPets in China have become deeply woven into people’s lives and romantic relationships, especially those of younger couples. When romance sours, deciding “who gets custody” is becoming a painful legal grey area for many couples. According to pet industry data, China’s urban dog and cat population reached 126 million in 2025, driven largely by Gen Z and millennial. Many young couples treat their pets like children, calling each other the “Mum” and “Dad” of their fur babies. “While love may fade,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 24US designates China-funded centers as "threat"Clarín
POLITICSOct 24China Sanctions On Taiwan Allies Project Its Power , But With Limited Effect - AnalysisChina is imposing sanctions on Taiwan's allies as a display of power, though an analysis suggests these actions have limited effect. This highlights ongoing geopolitical tensions and the nature of international influence.eurasiareview.com · United States
SCI & TECHOct 24China’s AI compute surge heavily reliant on US chips, offshore cloud access: reportChina’s access to artificial intelligence computing power will double next year, but US-designed chips will account for about 65 per cent of that capacity, an indication of its continued reliance on foreign hardware, according to new research. Total compute available to Chinese entities was expected to expand in 2027 from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million “H100-equivalents” – a metric benchmarked against Nvidia’s data-centre graphics processing units, according to a report by the Washington-based...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 23Opinion: China’s model is cracking and Mexico (and the world) should get ready nowAmCham Mexico's CEO argues China’s debt-fueled export model is unsustainable as the U.S. decouples — and Mexico must be ready to absorb the production China can no longer deliver. The post Opinion: China’s model is cracking and Mexico (and the world) should get ready now appeared first on Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily
WORLDOct 23US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd saysKevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society and a former Australian prime minister, described US-China strategic competition as full-on and multidimensional at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics event on Friday. “There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and technology, in foreign policy, in ideology,” said Rudd, a noted China scholar. “It’s across the world,...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 23US, allies and China vie for influence through Pacific security dealsStrategic competition between China and the US and its allies is intensifying across the Pacific islands, with both sides pursuing a growing range of security agreements to expand their influence, according to an interactive mapping tool released this week by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington think tank. The tool details 56 security arrangements among 14 Pacific island countries and the US, Australia, New Zealand, mainland China and Taiwan in a bid to map...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 23What will China’s fifth plenum mean for the root-and-branch corruption drive?Plenary sessions of the Central Committee, the upper echelon of China’s ruling Communist Party, are major events on the country’s political calendar. In the third part of this series, William Zheng and Alcott Wei examine how the fight against corruption is shaping the party’s future. When China’s political elites gather for a key conclave in Beijing later this month, the increasingly empty auditorium will speak loudly to the event’s theme – the ruling Communist Party’s strict self-discipline and...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 23Xi gathers China’s top cadres with focus on disciplineCentral committee meeting to be closely watched ahead of party congress next year and leader’s expected fourth termFinancial Times
BUSINESSOct 23Citi gets nod from Beijing to set up a wholly owned securities company in ChinaCiti said on Friday it has received approval from Chinese regulators to set up a wholly owned securities company in the world's second largest economy, just about one…Japan Today
BUSINESSOct 23EU trade Chief seeks to rebalance EU-China trade as Brussels weighs tougher measuresThe European Commission hopes to curb Chinese imports in additional sectors in upcoming talks with Beijing while exploring new trade defence measures, though the move risks triggering retaliatory action from China.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 23China aims to build ‘fertility-friendly society’ as birth rate plummets for fourth yearChina should build a “fertility-friendly society” with policies supporting marriage, childbirth and childrearing, the country’s State Council has pledged.The Independent World
BUSINESSOct 23South Africa's bilateral trade with China surges after zero-tariff dealCommerce between the two countries reached almost $15 billion from May through to August, representing a nearly 24 per cent year-on-year increase.Africanews [en]
SCI & TECHOct 23Rocket debris hitting US homeland is ‘embarrassing’ for China, says astronomerA scorched hunk of metal that turned up in a US farmer’s cornfield may have handed China an awkward moment and technically an “international incident”, according to a British astronomer who has tracked rocket launches for more than 30 years. The farmer found the bowl-shaped object, measuring about 3.35 metres (11 feet) across, while harvesting corn in west-central Minnesota on October 14. Online, some residents joked that aliens had landed, while Chinese internet users said it looked like a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 23Make universities limit ties to China — and fund US STEM students insteadThe U.S. must attract the most talented foreign academics and researchers, but it cannot open its doors to students with direct links to the Chinese Communist Party.The Hill
POLITICSOct 23China warns against space arms race, urges equal rights for all in outer spaceChina has unveiled a position paper on outer space governance, prioritising the prevention of space weaponisation while calling for a global framework to protect all nations’ legitimate rights beyond Earth. Addressing the inaugural Global Governance Forum near Beijing on Friday evening, Foreign Minister Wang Yi framed the document as one of eight key actions under Beijing’s Global Governance Initiative (GGI) – an overarching vision introduced by President Xi Jinping in September last year. “We...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 23CBN outlines market infrastructure supporting Nigeria–China financial flows at Beijing investor forumUmeano highlights fixed-income market development and arrangements as banking executives discuss cross-border payment connectivity The post CBN outlines market infrastructure supporting Nigeria–China financial flows at Beijing investor forum appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSOct 23France ‘certain’ united front with Germany pushed China into hybrid car dealFrance is “certain” that its push with Germany for a tougher EU China policy propelled Beijing to moderate its hybrid car exports, despite warnings from the Chinese capital that the pressure did not work. “I’m certain that it played a role, and it’s very important that the German and French engine, which is very essential to the future of Europe, starts again – and I think that’s going to be the case,” French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier said as he arrived at a ministerial meeting in Dublin...South China Morning Post
MILITARYOct 23China’s first aircraft carrier forms ‘evolving pattern’ of voyages in disputed Asian seasThe carrier group’s passages not far from Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines have raised alerts.Defense News
BUSINESSOct 23An Arctic Traffic Jam Highlights Doubts Over Russia's Northern Sea Route To ChinaThe Kremlin has heavily invested in the promise that retreating Arctic sea ice opens up a once impassable route that is further from the reach of Ukrainian drone attacks or European naval interdiction of shadow fleet vessels. But officials are learning that cutting a path through ice isn't easy.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 23China, Europe should coordinate on carbon pricing, border tax: energy transition expertChina and Europe should jointly introduce a system like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a levy on carbon-intensive imports designed to account for the carbon costs domestic producers face, which “applies against the rest of the world,” the co-chair of a global energy transition organisation says. “The biggest single thing which I would love China to do is to say, ‘We want to join with Europe in a climate club’,” said Adair Turner, co-chair of the Energy Transitions Commission,...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 23Could Europe’s cost-of-living protests sharpen EU-China trade tensions?As violent protests fuelled partly by the cost-of-living crisis shake parts of Europe, most notably France, analysts say the unrest could add to pressure on European policymakers to take a tougher trade stance towards China. “One could argue that the EU looks weaker, but then one could also argue that there is more of a need to show external strength at a time of such events,” said David Henig, director of the UK Trade Policy Project at the European Centre for International Political...South China Morning Post