
US lawmakers consider slowing China investment amid security concerns
Heightened scrutiny on U.S.-China investments may intensify economic tensions, impacting global markets and strategic corporate alignments.

Heightened scrutiny on U.S.-China investments may intensify economic tensions, impacting global markets and strategic corporate alignments.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo is quietly positioning the Vatican as a moral convener in the AI debate and a potential bridge between the rival superpowers.

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has met with Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly, to talk free trade, China, critical mineral and AI. The prime minister and president of the European Commission were joined by the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa . I work closely with the prime minister and [women’s minister] Katy Gallagher and the relevant ministers to make sure that police and others get the resourcing they need, working with state governments. Continue reading...

Saudi Arabia has left mBridge, a cross-border CBDC platform that has drawn scrutiny from US policymakers, according to the Financial Times.
The Trump White House’s guest list reads like a map of corporate America’s exposure to China — from Tesla’s Shanghai factory, to Nvidia’s blocked AI chips, to Citi’s long-awaited brokerage license.

Around 150 aircraft are already moving through the process, four months after Beijing agreed to acquire 200 Boeing jets from the United States
AI-driven demand and potential US-China diplomatic progress could reshape global chip supply chains, impacting tech innovation and market dynamics.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday officials from the U.S. and China are considering lowering tariffs on “noncritical” products, as President Trump prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Washington, D.C. During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Bessent said the two sides “floated” a deal to reduce tariffs on $30 billion…

The announcement fit into the sweeping anti-corruption drive that has defined President Xi Jinping’s time in power.

JINGDEZHEN, China (AP) — Jingdezhen’s pottery-making history spans more than 2,000 years. It began during the Han Dynasty, and its porcelain sites were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2026.

Bitcoin has surged above $85,000 this morning for the first time since late-January... The rally comes alongside advances in stocks and bonds, as falling oil prices and optimism ahead of a summit between US President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping are buoying markets more broadly. Rival digital assets have also bounced. Ether, the second-largest token, has spiked up to almost $2750, while other cryptocurrencies including XRP, Solana and Monero also posted gains... Bitcoin’s gains build upon a recovery that began late last week, when crypto…

China removes two top generals over corruption, disloyalty as part of an ongoing anti-corruption crackdown.
Chipmakers’ record sales disguise a gloomy picture

Researchers in China have extended the lifetime of entanglement in a room-temperature, solid-state system by up to a factor of 240. Led by Shuo Ren and Rui-Jian Liang at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, the team transferred entangled states from the electron spins of solid-state defects to the spins of surrounding atomic nuclei, which are far more resilient to noise. The research has been published in Physical Review Letters.

President Trump has touted development of artificial intelligence by U.S. companies as a competitive advantage over China that he wants to maintain.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb tells POLITICO he aims to create an international AI institution and hopes to get the U.S. and China on board.

The Seagull is BYD’s most affordable EV, starting at about $10,000 in China. In Europe, the UK, and other markets, it’s sold as the Dolphin Surf or Mini, but BYD is preparing to launch a larger variant that may be an even “bigger” hit. more…

Saudi Arabia's central bank dropped out of China's mBridge digital payment platform last year.

The proposed alert system would give the world’s two biggest AI powers a way to flag incidents that threaten national security