But AidData showed that about one-quarter of China’s mineral lending was backed by a Chinese guarantor, compared with an estimated 4 per cent in Beijing’s broader overseas lending portfolio, reflecting an increased emphasis on risk mitigation and safeguarding investment returns.

App users warned Beijing could weaponise Chinese chatbot for ‘surveillance and coercion’ - DeepSeek says its AI model is similar to US giants like OpenAI, despite fears of censorship around issues sen

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese tech startup DeepSeek ’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

China’s successful rebranding of the giant panda has created an unexpected challenge for Beijing, as it aims to balance its use of the animals for soft power abroad against the demands of an adoring public.

People across China have taken to social media to hail the success of its homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company unveiled its newest artificial intelligence model, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

U.S. companies were spooked when the Chinese startup released models said to match or outperform leading American ones at a fraction of the cost.

Talks between Deutsche Bank , its asset management arm DWS and Chinese lender Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) over a joint venture in China have collapsed after the German firm resisted Beijing's request to boost its stake,

With more women performing stand-up and audiences embracing female-oriented films, China’s feminist movement is breaking into the mainstream through comedy.

China’s Lunar New Year travel rush has kicked into high gear, with billions of trips expected in coming days for the peak of the 40-day annual mass migration

DeepSeek has triggered a dramatic rethink on artificial intelligence spending around the world, except perhaps in China. The startup's impressive low-cost model showcases the country's innovation prowess.

The spotlight on DeepSeek comes amid rising tensions over trade, geopolitics and other issues between the two superpowers. The U.S. has already imposed significant export controls on China in an effort to rein in Beijing's production of semiconductors used in developing advanced AI, with the most recent curbs coming in December.