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Tola Breaks Beijing Marathon Record by Nearly Four Minutes in 2:03:10

Tamirat Tola won the 2026 Beijing Marathon in 2:03:10, nearly four minutes inside a course record set in 2019. Muktar Edris and Adane Kebede Gebre also beat the old mark, completing an

October 18, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Delegates seated in a hall at the opening of the Great Wall-2026 International Forum on Counter-Terrorism in Beijing

China Opens Counter-Terrorism Forum With 62 Countries, Drones on Agenda

More than 320 delegates from 62 countries and international organizations opened the three-day Great Wall-2026 counter-terrorism forum in Beijing, hosted by China's People's Armed Police. Unmanned systems and artificial intelligence head the agenda.

October 14, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

View from the International Space Station of islands on the Persian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates near Abu Dhabi

China Tells UAE Envoy It Backs a Ceasefire; the Readout Names No War

Wang Yi told the UAE's special envoy that China will keep working for a comprehensive ceasefire

Aerial view of stacked shipping containers and cranes at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China

China Breaks 5 Trillion Yuan in Monthly Trade as US Trade Grows Just 4%

China's customs administration says September trade passed 5 trillion yuan, the first month ever above that mark. Over nine months, trade with ASEAN grew 22.7% and trade with the United States just

October 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Naive AI Raised $400 Million to Build a Model It Won’t Pre-Train

Naive AI, founded in Beijing in February 2026 by Tsinghua professor Dai Jifeng, has raised $400 million from Tencent and HSG at a $1.42 billion valuation. The company is not pre-training from

September 20, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Canadian and Chinese military officials hold defence coordination dialogue in Ottawa September 2026

Canada and China Held First Military Talks in Eight Years, Beijing Announced It, Ottawa Did Not

Canada and China quietly resumed military-to-military dialogue on September 4 in Ottawa after an eight-year freeze — with Beijing issuing a public announcement and Ottawa declining to comment. The deliberate asymmetry reveals

September 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

China August 2026 trade surplus semiconductor exports data customs

China’s $119 Billion August Surplus Widens as Semiconductor Exports Surge 130%, Autos Rise 43%

China's monthly trade surplus widened to a 2026 record of $119.09 billion in August as semiconductor exports surged 129.8 percent and automobile shipments rose 43 percent year on year. The figures confirm

September 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Xi Jinping addresses commemorative gathering for Jiang Zemin birth centenary at Great Hall of the People Beijing

Xi Jinping Hails Jiang Zemin’s ‘Indelible’ Legacy at Birth Centenary in Beijing

Xi Jinping honored Jiang Zemin at the Great Hall of the People on his birth centenary, calling his contributions 'indelible' and stressing that cadres must uphold centralized CPC leadership. The ceremony marks

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Zhu Rongji, China’s Economic Premier Who Led WTO Entry, Dies at 97

Zhu Rongji, China's premier from 1998 to 2003, died in Beijing at 97, with Reuters and the Associated Press confirming his death on Tuesday. His WTO accession, achieved in December 2001, built

August 12, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Economic data release image from China Daily showing China producer price index figures for July 2026

China Factory Prices Slow to 3.5% in July as Fuel Costs Reverse Iran War Premium

China's producer price index rose 3.5 percent in July, slowing from June's 4.1 percent four-year high and falling short of the 3.98 percent forecast, as oil sector costs reversed the Iran war

August 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

WAIC 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai China featuring Moonshot AI Kimi K3 launch event

China’s Moonshot AI Launches Kimi K3, the World’s Largest Open Model

Chinese startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3, the world's largest open-weight AI model at 2.8 trillion parameters, at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. The model outperforms OpenAI and Anthropic on coding

July 17, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Donald Trump delivering his prime-time White House address on election security and Chinese voter data interference

Trump Claims China Hacked 220 Million Voter Records in Speech Networks Wouldn’t Air

Donald Trump accused China of stealing voter data on 220 million Americans in a prime-time White House address that ABC, NBC and CNN refused to carry. Experts said Trump conflated data collection

July 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

China economic growth chart showing slowest quarterly GDP since 2022 lockdowns

China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2022 Lockdowns as Domestic Demand Stalls

China's economy expanded 4.3 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the slowest pace since the COVID lockdowns of late 2022, as a 27 percent export surge masked near-stagnant domestic consumption. Retail

July 15, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Tola Breaks Beijing Marathon Record by Nearly Four Minutes in 2:03:10

China Opens Counter-Terrorism Forum With 62 Countries, Drones on Agenda

China Tells UAE Envoy It Backs a Ceasefire; the Readout Names No War

China Breaks 5 Trillion Yuan in Monthly Trade as US Trade Grows Just 4%

Naive AI Raised $400 Million to Build a Model It Won’t Pre-Train

Canada and China Held First Military Talks in Eight Years, Beijing Announced It, Ottawa Did Not

China’s $119 Billion August Surplus Widens as Semiconductor Exports Surge 130%, Autos Rise 43%

Xi Jinping Hails Jiang Zemin’s ‘Indelible’ Legacy at Birth Centenary in Beijing

Zhu Rongji, China’s Economic Premier Who Led WTO Entry, Dies at 97

China Factory Prices Slow to 3.5% in July as Fuel Costs Reverse Iran War Premium

China’s Moonshot AI Launches Kimi K3, the World’s Largest Open Model

Trump Claims China Hacked 220 Million Voter Records in Speech Networks Wouldn’t Air

China’s Economy Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2022 Lockdowns as Domestic Demand Stalls

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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