Observers say the ‘pragmatic compromise’ aims to create space for Pacific-only dialogue and stop geopolitics from tearing the PIF apart.

Chinese coffee chains are popping up in New York. Chinese video games are generating billions. Even Chinese makeup, or "c-beauty," firms are expanding globally.

The highlights this week: Floods prompt mass evacuations in Beijing, a viral video of bullying sparks protests, and another trade deadline looms over the United States and China.

New YJ anti-ship and laser weapons among the armaments spotted in photos and videos of a military parade rehearsal in the Chinese capital.

In a surprising reversal of the United States’ years-long technology restrictions on China, President Donald Trump last month allowed Nvidia to resume sales of a key AI chip designed specifically for the Chinese market.

Beijing had evacuated more than 70,000 residents by Monday afternoon and warned others to brace for a new round of heavy rainfall, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest deluge to hit the Chinese capital since 2012.

DAN WANG is a Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the author of Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future.

Beijing defended the actions of a Chinese company over its handling of a disaster at a mine in Zambia, while also appearing to lash out at the US after it raised its concerns about the incident.