BEIJING — For President Donald Trump, global power may boil down to the United States and China — what he calls the “G2,” or Group of Two. But China is less enamored with the idea, at least publicly. The concept of a “G2” — a more exclusive version of the Group of 7 or Group

At the opening day of ITB Berlin 2026 on 7 March, the Huangshan delegation—backed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism—rolled out an ‘AI + Heritage’ showcase that doubled as a soft-launch for Beijing’s nationwide inbound-service upgrade. The exhibit demonstrated real-time translation kiosks, facial-recognition ticketing and an AI itinerary-builder that stitches together flight, high-speed rail

As global conflicts intensify, particularly with the escalating war in the Middle East, attention has turned to how major powers such as China and Russia are responding — as fresh insight into China’s defence spending emerges. On Thursday, China convened its largest annual political gathering in Beijing, where Premier Li Qiang announced a 7 per

China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when Chinese Premier Li Qiang stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday to deliver the opening address of the so-called Two Sessions,

Liu Qingfeng, a deputy to 14th National People’s Congress and chairman of Chinese tech firm iFLYTEK, speaks with the Global Times on March 6, 2026, during the ongoing “two sessions.” Photo: Chen Qingqing/GT China’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology can address the “essential demand” in key real-world scenarios, which constitutes the core competitiveness for us to

WASHINGTON — Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S. forces in the Middle East, a boost for Tehran as it launches missile and drone attacks on American bases and other targets in the region, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter. The intelligence assistance from Russia could help Iran

A powerful new artificial intelligence (AI) agent called OpenClaw and Moltbook, a social networking site just for AI agents, has rocked the tech world with fear and excitement about what an AI future could look like. Just three months earlier, China gave us a glimpse of that future with its own controversy erupting over the

For years, China’s top graduates chased jobs in finance and tech. Now, many are heading into manufacturing and energy instead. Employment data from Tsinghua University — one of China’s top tertiary institutions — published on its website on Tuesday shows the number of graduates entering the manufacturing and energy sectors rose 19.1% year over year