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Dem dey offer parents in China 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of dia children under di age of three in di goment first nationwide subsidy wey aim to boost birth rates. Di kontri birth rate son dey fall, even afta di ruling Communist Party bin abolish di controversial one-child policy almost a decade ago. Di handouts go help around 20 million families wit di cost of raising children, according to state media. Several provinces across China get piloted some form of pay outs to encourage pipo to have more children as di world second largest economy face a looming demographic crisis. Di scheme, wey dem announce on Monday, dey offer parents a total of up to 10,800 yuan per child. Di policy dey applied retroactively from di start of dis year, Beijing state broadcaste

If the Chinese Century underwhelms, it'll be partly due to a single man. During the Biden years, a lot of us thought that the next era of world history would be defined, in large part, by economic and geostrategic competition between the U.S. and China. That’s looking a little less likely these days. Donald Trump still makes the occasional aggressive noise toward China, but his approach has become much more conciliatory. Slowly or quickly, he’s walking away from most of the policies the Biden administration was using to stand up to China — canceling export controls, canceling industrial policy, putting tariffs on key allies, defunding research, and so on. Meanwhile, China is reaching the zenith of its power. Its share of world manufacturing1 has

Early results of an unprecedented vote in Taiwan aimed at ousting politicians accused of being too close to China indicate that all have retained their seats. Thousands of Taiwanese went to the polls on Saturday in what has been termed as the "dabamian", or Great Recall vote, initiated by a civic movement. The vote result was closely watched as it could have altered the balance of power in Taiwan, which has seen months of political deadlock between the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government and the legislature dominated by the opposition Kuomintang and its allies. But the early result shows the opposition keeps its majority. A small number of votes are still being counted. On Saturday, citizens in 24 districts – all held by the Kuomintang - voted on a simple yes or

THE ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening political, economic and social ties between Tanzania and the People’s Republic of China. The Deputy Secretary General of CCM-Zanzibar, Dr Mohamed Said Mohamed made the remarks while hosting a visiting delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party’s headquarters in Kisiwandui. Both parties held discussions on ways to strengthen their historic partnership, which dates back to the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution and was further cemented after the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Dr Mohamed underscored the longstanding solidarity between the two countries, rooted in China’s support to liberation movements in southern African countries. He recalled China’s unwavering support f

China's top political advisor Wang Huning on Wednesday called for the comprehensive expansion of domestic demand, emphasizing its strategic importance in sustaining long-term healthy economic development and meeting people's growing needs for a better life. Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks during a symposium on comprehensive expansion of domestic demand in Beijing. The symposium focused on research findings from the central committees of non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), and personages without party affiliation. Wang emphasized ...

The competing imperatives of control and growth have shaped Chinese AI policy since top leadership began paying close attention to AI in 2017, evolving cyclically with China’s self-perception of its relative technological capabilities and economic position. The release of DeepSeek-R1 in early 2025 transformed the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape overnight, with the model demonstrating capabilities that placed Chinese models squarely at the global frontier. Seemingly surprised by their developers’ success, China’s leaders have responded with a newly found confidence. They have invited leading AI pioneers to high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) meetings,1 encouraged local governments to accelerate AI deployment across critical infrastructure,2 and promised

On May 12, 2025, China published a white paper titled China’s National Security in the New Era.[1] President Xi Jinping has shown a strong interest in national security since his administration was first inaugurated, and to date the establishment of the National Security Commission of the Chinese Communist Party was decided in the meeting of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo in January 2014, [2] the “holistic view of national security” was proposed by Xi Jinping in the first meeting of the National Security Commission in May the same year [3] and was enacted into law as the National Security Law in July 2015, [4] and the National Security Strategy (2021–2025) was deliberated on in the Chinese Communist Party Politburo in November 2021. [5] The new white paper builds on these devel

Beijing and Moscow should work to "unite countries of the global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction", Mr. Xi said. Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) that their countries should "strengthen mutual support", state media said, as Foreign Ministers gathered in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks. Beijing has long sought to present the SCO as a counterweight to Western-led power blocs such as NATO and has pushed for greater collaboration between its 10 members. Top diplomats from the grouping have arrived in Beijing for a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, including Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Iran's Abbas Arag...