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Soybeans, planes and rare earths: What they say about fragile U.S.-China trade truce
Uneven delivery on soybean, plane and rare earths commitments points to a fragile U.S.-China trade truce, with both sides upholding a careful détente.
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WHO’S FUTURE IS IT: CHINA OR THE WEST?
As global power shifts, how different are these two visions, and does the future belong to just one?
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Spanish universities turn to China in the face of unstoppable scientific rise
The Valencia Polytechnic and the University of Barcelona establish the first faculties in the Asian country driven by their research leadership and a new policy framework promoted by the Government
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CNBC Daily Open: Nothing artificial about 'Super Intelligence'
President Donald Trump seeks to rebrand AI ahead of his meeting with China's Xi Jinping, while rejecting a "globalist scheme" to regulate the technology.
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Rare look at the remote engine rooms fuelling China's AI boom
The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.
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Calamars in its ink: from the possible Chinese influence to the myth of its Basque origin
A research tracks the first recipes with sepia ink and squid to clarify the origin of one of the great classics of Spanish cuisine
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China accelerates, Europe observes. A lesson for Spanish universities
The question is whether we are willing to learn from those who have understood that universities are a strategic country infrastructure
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Josef Aschbacher, ESA Director General: "We must launch a European space station"
Twenty-two European countries and Canada sign a political agreement to make Europe a space power independent of the United States
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Macron urges world to 'stand firm' against 'abuse of power by empires' in final UN speech
French President Emmanuel Macron used his last address before the UN General Assembly as France's leader to urge the world's nations to stand alongside the United Nations in the face of a resurgent "law of the jungle". Macron also called for a moratorium on strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure in the Russia-Ukraine war and an "open-source" model for frontier AI independent of China and the US.
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US-China AI race: Does Trump want to regulate AI by forming a new task force and a special envoy for artificial intelligence in the US?
Do Trump's task force and a special envoy for artificial intelligence in the US indicate a move toward regulating this disputed technology, particularly vis-a-vis China?
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Greenland agreement 'doesn't really give the US many more rights', expert says
As the US, Denmark and Greenland itself sign an agreement on Greenland's security, we've been asking what difference it will actually make. Our expert says the deal won't really give the US many more rights, but that US President Donald Trump wanted to prevent at all costs the tiny risk of Greenland turning towards China. He adds that for Trump voters, if you inflate the risk, people will talk about it and see you're acting. We spoke in Perspective to Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, Senior Researcher on Hydrogen and Arctic Affairs at the Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen at the University of Québec
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The government puts conditions on Chinese investments: "They can not only come to assemble"
The Secretary of State for Trade defends the Asian giant as "a great strategic ally," but puts forward "the strategic autonomy of Spain"
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As Trump-Xi summit nears, Europe is caught in middle of US-China rivalry
China's Xi Jinping is traveling to Washington this week. Regardless of what comes from his talks with US President Trump, the EU will likely remain stuck between erratic US trade policy and Beijing's export machine.
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Trump, Xi seek trade stability and deals, but AI, tariffs and Iran loom large. What to watch
Trump, facing low approval on the economy ahead of the midterm election, has an added incentive to emerge from the summit with China's Xi touting trade wins.
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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Five things to watch for the Trump-Xi summit
Many in China sound far more optimistic than those in the U.S. about the bilateral relationship, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this week.
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Trump says DOJ will rein in AI 'if we have to'
President Trump has touted development of artificial intelligence by U.S. companies as a competitive advantage over China that he wants to maintain.
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US-China rivalry is reshaping global trade — and Europe is caught in the middle.
China's Xi Jinping is traveling to Washington this week. Regardless of what comes from his talks with US President Trump, the EU will likely remain stuck between erratic US trade policy and Beijing's export machine.
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China expels two top ‘disloyal’ military leaders from Communist Party
China removes two top generals over corruption, disloyalty as part of an ongoing anti-corruption crackdown.
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United States proposes to China a mutual alert system for IA incidents
"We want a shared vision of common objectives and common threats," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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What’s the US–China AI ‘hotline’ that Trump plans to pitch to Xi Jinping?
Washington and Beijing discuss AI hotline idea amid escalating competition and restrictions on advanced technologies.