China renewed its rejection of the South China Sea arbitration ruling and criticized a joint statement by the US and its allies marking the 10th anniversary of the decision.
A China Coast Guard vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea on Feb. 21.
The founder of Chinese AI lab Zhipu argued that frontier artificial intelligence should remain broadly accessible rather than controlled by select individuals, weighing in on a growing debate about the risks posed by ever more powerful models.
An artificial intelligence (AI) logo at the MWC25 tech show in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The Mobile World Congress tech show runs March 3-6. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
Chinese electric vehicles on the road are on average just 1.8 years old, compared with 8.2 years for gasoline-powered cars, 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a report by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Hejun Consulting.
China’s National Meteorological Center said Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm on Sunday morning after making landfall in Zhejiang.
Huge waves crash along the coast as Typhoon Bavi approaches, in Ningde, Fujian Province on July 11. Photographer: Wang Dongming/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
China’s nationwide electricity load reached a record high for the first time this year on July 10, hitting 1.518 billion kilowatts, the National Energy Administration said in a statement posted on its official WeChat account Saturday.
Electricity towers near in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
China’s nationwide electricity load reached a record high for the first time this year on July 10, hitting 1.518 billion kilowatts, the National Energy Administration said in a statement posted on its official WeChat account Saturday.
Electricity towers near in Shanghai. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
President Xi Jinping said China’s commitment to its friendship with North Korea, support for Kim Jong Un’s leadership and determination to safeguard the two countries’ common interests “will not change,” Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un Photographer: Yan Yan/Xinhua/Getty Images
China welcomes deeper cooperation with Swedish and European businesses, which will benefit all parties involved, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting with Investor AB Chairman Jacob Wallenberg in Stockholm on July 4, according to a statement from the ministry on Sunday.
China issued guidance for establishing international scientific organizations in the country, setting out registration requirements for nonprofit groups focused on scientific cooperation, exchange and governance.
AI agents, karaoke and coffee shops may appear at Chinese cinemas under new guidelines that encourage theaters to expand beyond traditional film screenings.
A cinema in Beijing. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi
China’s coast guard said a task group led by the CCGS Xiushan vessel replaced the team headed by CCGS Daishan on Saturday to continue law-enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan.
A China Coast Guard vessel Photographer: Anadolu/Anadolu Agency
China released draft amendments to its e-commerce law that would expand coverage beyond platforms and merchants, and revise rules governing the digital economy.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Beijing. Photographer: Nelson Ching
China can endure a further deterioration — or even a freeze — in economic and trade ties with the European Union if talks are treated as a mere formality, according to Yuyuantantian, a social-media account affiliated with China Central Television.
The automobile transport ship ''PARANA'' docks at Yantai Port loaded with export cars in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China.
China and Russia conducted a joint strategic air patrol on June 27 over airspace spanning the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western Pacific, according to China’s Ministry of National Defense.
A formation of military H-6K bombers. Photographer: Greg Baker/Getty Images
BYD Co. Chairman Wang Chuanfu met Shaanxi Provincial Party Secretary Zhao Yide and Governor Zhao Gang on Friday, the latest in a series of meetings with leaders across at least five provinces since March.
Wang Chuanfu Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg
Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa said Mongolia firmly adheres to the One China principle in a meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Ulaanbaatar on June 13, according to a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry.
Khurelsukh Ukhnaa Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
China’s motorcycle industry trade body urged companies across the sector to curb price wars and focus on higher-quality growth, warning that imitation and a flood of similar products are squeezing profits and hurting the reputation of Chinese manufacturing.
JINHUA, CHINA - MAY 13: Workers produce for export orders at the production workshop of Zhejiang Apollo Sports Technology Co., Ltd. on May 13, 2026 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Batches of four-wheel all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and electric off-road motorcycles are rolling off the production line, soon to be delivered to European and American markets. (Photo by Pan Qiuya/VCG via Getty Images)
China has set out a plan to scale up new‑energy heavy-duty trucks, targeting 40% market penetration and a fleet exceeding 1.6 million vehicles by 2030.
This picture taken on April 23, 2026 shows a driver checking the status of his electric truck at a charging station in Beijing. At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge -- just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story China-tech-logistics-auto-show, FOCUS by Peter CATTERALL
China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will streamline its structure by shutting down or merging some entities and concentrate resources around its Hong Kong-listed arm, in a bid to improve governance, Chairman Li Shufu said.
A Geely Galaxy Light 2nd Generation Concept displayed at the Auto China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg