China is seizing an opportunity to challenge American dominance in global finance and exert greater international influence at the expense of the all-powerful US dollar. Geopolitical uncertainty – driven in large part by President Donald Trump’s often chaotic economic policy – has gripped markets in recent weeks, with the dollar falling to four-year lows. Meanwhile,

A sharp reversal in Chinese technology shares pushed the Hang Seng Tech Index close to bear market territory on Tuesday, underscoring how quickly sentiment could shift after last year’s rally. The index reversed earlier gains to fall as much as 3.4% during the session, briefly extending its decline to roughly 20% from its October peak,

Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bing speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at the Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 2, 2026. (Yonhap) SEOUL — China will continue to play a constructive role “in our way” for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, Beijing’s top envoy has said, hoping that the

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Malware / Open Source A China-linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the state-sponsored hacking group to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed Chrysalis to users of the open-source editor, according to new

Following a spate of criticism and reported fatalities, China has become the first nation to ban electric vehicles with concealed door handles, according to overseas reports. Bloomberg reports the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has set new requirements which dictate EVs sold in the nation will need to have mechanical releases both inside and

Xi Jinping had a busy January. First came the Irish taoiseach, Micheál Martin. Then it was Mark Carney of Canada’s turn. He was followed by the Finnish prime minister, the Uruguayan president and then, last week, Keir Starmer. But what does this rush to China mean? The Guardian leader writer Tania Branigan says much of

Beijing  —  As US President Donald Trump takes a sledgehammer to longstanding alliances with a volatile foreign policy that’s included threats to take control of Greenland and a spiraling feud with Canada, he’s also creating a significant opening for China. Look no further than the revolving door of Western leaders hosted by Xi Jinping in

On February 2, 2026, Yu Yonghe, head of the Network Management Technology Bureau at China’s Cyberspace Administration, published a signed article explaining how China built its labeling system for AI-generated content. Yu argues that as generative AI has rapidly moved into the mainstream, China has used content labeling to turn long-standing governance questions—what content is