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China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is estimated to have about 20 to 22 lakh active soldiers, making it the largest ...
China was once expected to overtake the US, but its economy is now weighed down by debt, demographics and political control.
Chinese military records show attempts to buy banned Nvidia chips for its AI projects. Find out more about what they reveal.
The quasi-allies are increasing their presence on the continent, raising concerns about the peaceful research reserve's ...
China is taking steps to build a network to sell computing power and curb the unwieldy growth of data centres after thousands ...
ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media ...
China's refined copper output is set to hit a record high in 2025, analysts say, as its giant smelting sector powers through ...
There’s a growing push to build an EV-battery industry in Europe and North America by recycling lithium-ion batteries.
Corporate competitiveness is being reshaped in key industries as Beijing moves to quell ‘involution’ while speeding up ...
A US company and its partners are vying for 43 critical shipping ports, including the two on the Panama Canal — but Beijing ...
China’s solar industry is undergoing a dramatic downturn marked by mass layoffs, bankruptcies, and calls for government-led ...