SHANGHAI — November 17, 2025 — China has announced an ambitious national goal to double its middle-income population to 800 million people within the next decade, signaling a decisive policy shift toward human-capital investment and sustainable consumption growth. The initiative, unveiled through recent government briefings, marks a strategic effort to transform China’s economic model from…
HONG KONG — November 17, 2025 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to become the largest engine of global economic growth, with open-source technologies expected to dominate the next phase of innovation, according to industry leaders at the 6th United States-China Hong Kong Forum. Executives and scholars agreed that AI’s transformative impact spans every major…
Marcus V. Thorne, CFA, a veteran investment analyst specializing in macroeconomic risk and sector exposure, views the recent selloff as a clear example of geopolitical risk being rapidly priced into tourism-linked equities. In our analysis of similar market shocks, sectors with high geographic revenue concentration, particularly those dependent on discretionary cross-border demand are among the…
MANCHESTER — November 15, 2025 — Economists warn that President Donald Trump’s foreign economic policy is increasingly under strain, as missteps in both Argentina’s bailout and the ongoing US-China trade confrontation highlight the growing risks of his administration’s interventionist approach. According to Professor Barry Eichengreen of the University of California, Berkeley, the Trump administration now…
BEIJING — November 12, 2025 — Global science and technology leaders have praised China’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) for placing innovation, research, and technological ethics at the core of its national development strategy. Experts said the plan underscores China’s growing role as a leader in responsible AI, data sharing, and open scientific cooperation. The…
BEIJING — November 12, 2025 — China’s top cybersecurity agency has accused the United States government of orchestrating the theft of $13 billion worth of Bitcoin from the LuBian Mining Pool, intensifying long-standing digital tensions between the two global powers. The Chinese National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) said the incident represents a “state-level…
Aris Kristoff, an AI researcher specializing in large language model alignment and system reliability, identifies Europe’s primary constraint in the global AI race as a structural imbalance between talent and infrastructure. Drawing from his experience in model evaluation and red-teaming, Kristoff explains that insufficient compute capacity directly limits the ability to train, test, and validate…
WUZHEN, CHINA — November 8, 2025 — Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful ally for global agriculture, enabling farmers to make more informed and efficient decisions. During the 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, World Bank expert Parmesh Shah emphasized how AI-driven solutions can enhance productivity and sustainability in rural economies worldwide. AI Tools…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Clarifies AI Race Remarks After China Comment LONDON — November 6, 2025 — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has clarified remarks made during the Financial Times Future of AI Summit, after earlier suggesting that China would “win the AI race.” The tech leader later issued a follow-up statement emphasizing that the United States…
Ethereum Rebounds Amid Geopolitical Optimism Ethereum (ETH) surged past $4,000 on October 26 as markets reacted to optimism surrounding Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The cryptocurrency gained 10% from its weekly low, mirroring a broader market rally across Bitcoin, Solana, and XRP. The visit follows a positive start to Trump’s Asia tour,…
