#theguardian.com. Xi didn’t really see a point to Kier’s visit – but hey, let a hundred flowers bloom | John Crace. Chinese leader bestows a little largesse on the British PM while getting the green light for London ‘mega embassy’
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#theguardian.com. AstraZeneca to invest £11bn in China after rowing back on UK expansion. Keir Starmer says the move, announced during his trip to Beijing, will help support thousands of British jobs
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#wired.com. Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off. Beijing reportedly approved the sale of hundreds of thousands of Nvidia H200 chips to Chinese AI companies—the culmination of a dramatic shift in US tech policy.
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#aljazeera.com. China bans 73 and punishes top football clubs in latest corruption scandal. China's former football chief and national team coach are among 73 to receive lifetime bans for match-fixing.
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#theguardian.com. Xi-Starmer meeting: Chinese leader tells PM he hopes both countries can ‘rise above differences’. China agrees visa-free travel for British citizens as countries sign agreements on closer economic cooperation
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#aljazeera.com. Is the global economic order unravelling?. As the US pushes its 'America First' agenda, its partners are edging towards China and new alliances are being formed.
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#aljazeera.com. Why is the UK’s Keir Starmer in China and what does he want to achieve?. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has portrayed his trip as a pragmatic move to improve UK-China relations.
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#aljazeera.com. China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam operations: State media. Among the executed were members of the "Ming family criminal group".
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#theguardian.com. Thursday briefing: Will Keir Starmer’s cautious China gamble pay off?. In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech and economic future, the UK faces a series of strategic discussions it can no longer postpone
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#wired.com. This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required. Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s burgeoning brain-computer interface industry. It plans to access the brain with noninvasive ultrasound technology.
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#aljazeera.com. China’s Xi Jinping, UK’s Keir Starmer agree to deepen economic ties. British PM Keir Starmer's China visit is the first by a UK leader in eight years and marks a thaw in frosty relations.
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#theguardian.com. China executes 11 people linked to Myanmar scam operation. Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industry
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#aljazeera.com. China warns Australia against taking back control of key port in Darwin. China's envoy says Beijing will 'take measures' to defend Chinese firm's interests if Canberra takes over Port Darwin.
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#theguardian.com. Starmer-Xi meeting live: UK prime minister says he wants ‘more sophisticated’ relationship with China. Starmer tells Xi Jinping during Beijing meeting that it has been ‘too long’ since a British PM has visited China. Follow the latest developments, live
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#theguardian.com. UK probably needs large new factory to meet target of 1.3m cars a year, say industry boss. Mike Hawes casts doubt on Labour’s plan to double production by 2035, as Starmer visits China with carmaker delegation
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#bbc.com. China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia. China executes 11 members of the Ming family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.
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#theguardian.com. Chinese man who filmed evidence of Xinjiang rights abuses is granted asylum in US. Lawyer for Guan Heng, whose exposed evidence of persecution of Uyghurs, says he is ‘textbook example of why asylum should exist’
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#theguardian.com. Keir Starmer to hold talks with Xi to bolster economic ties with China. PM is first UK leader to visit China in eight years and hopes to strengthen bond with superpower amid uncertainty over US alliance
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#theguardian.com. Chinese investigators to visit Brisbane to help in search for man who allegedly burned baby with coffee. Stranger allegedly threw Thermos of coffee on nine-month-old boy in Brisbane park in 2024
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#theguardian.com. Burner phones and lead-lined bags: a history of UK security tactics in China. Starmer’s team is wary of spies but such fears are not new – with Theresa May once warned to get dressed under a duvet
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#aljazeera.com. China pitches itself as a reliable partner as Trump alienates US allies. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is the latest US ally to visit Beijing, pursuing renewed ties and trade deals.
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#theguardian.com. China lags behind US at AI frontier but could quickly catch up, say experts. Beijing’s AI policy is focused on real-life applications but Chinese companies are beginning to articulate their own grand visions
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#bbc.com. China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insists, ahead of Xi meeting. The prime minister seeks to strengthen ties with China but faces fierce criticism from opponents at home.
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#bbc.com. Why China views the UK visit as part of something bigger. Sir Keir Starmer is one of a number of world leaders heading to Beijing
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