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The logo of Baidu's AI chatbot Ernie Bot is displayed near a screen showing the Baidu logo, in this illustration picture taken June 28, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
China

China's Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's roll-out of AI models which it says is on par with, or even better than, industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, has roiled the...

The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
China

China-US trade war heats up as Beijing's tariffs take effect

Shipping containers are stacked near gantry cranes at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
China

China announces retaliatory tariffs on some Canada farm, food products

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds as Premier Li Qiang (not pictured) delivers a speech on the day of the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC), at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China March 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
China

China ramps up stimulus to guard economy from changes 'unseen in a century'

Shipping containers are stacked near gantry cranes at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
China

China vows to retaliate against US as Trump's fentanyl tariffs loom

Shipping containers are stacked near gantry cranes at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
China

China preparing countermeasures to US tariff threat: Global Times

The Deepseek logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
China

China's DeepSeek claims theoretical cost-profit ratio of 545% per day

A giant screen shows news footage of Deepseek Founder Liang Wenfeng and Tencent's Pony Ma attending a symposium on private enterprises, at a shopping complex in Beijing, China February 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
China

China tells its AI leaders to avoid US travel over security concerns: WSJ

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China

China urged to think big, go hard on reviving battered consumption

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, 6 August, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
China

China says Taiwan 'manipulating' undersea cable cutting incident before facts clear

Deepseek logo and the Chinese flag are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. Photo: Reuters
China

DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in

Couples take part in pre-wedding photoshoots by the sea in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
China

China adviser pushes to lower legal marriage age to 18 to boost birthrate

Alibaba group logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
China

Alibaba to invest more than $52 billion in AI over next 3 years