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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a high-level press conference that the U.S. needs to stop interfering in what Beijing considers its domestic affairs.

The Senate approved a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses.

Intense interest in cryptocurrencies and the Covid-19 pandemic have sparked debate among central banks on whether to issue digital currencies of their own.

Hot tubs, vacuum cleaners and Peloton bikes are being shipped by air, which can take a couple of days from China instead of two to three months by ocean.

The world is facing a shortage of sand — and climate scientists say it constitutes one of the greatest sustainability challenges of the 21st century.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in his work report that China will “resolutely guard against and deter external forces’ interference” in Hong Kong’s affairs.

China laid out seven technology areas it will focus research on including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors and space.

In China, economists are wary of risks to growth as the country tries to recover fully from the shock of the pandemic.

China is going to focus on developing a number of technology areas including semiconductors, health care, quantum computing and cloud computing.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the nation aimed for an urban unemployment rate of around 5.5% and targeted the creation of more than 11 million new urban jobs.

The People’s Bank of China has been developing the digital yuan, a so-called central bank digital currency that aims to replace some of the cash in circulation.

The U.S. is drastically underprepared for the age of AI, according to the National Security Commission on AI, which is chaired by Eric Schmidt.

The U.S. has issued an emergency warning after Microsoft said it caught China hacking into its mail and calendar server program, called Exchange, NBC News reports.

Beijing on Friday announced that it would temporarily stop imports of the tropical fruit from the island from March 1.

Taiwan will remain competitive in the semiconductor industry in the face of Chinese ambitions, Wang Mei-hua, the island’s minister of economy told CNBC.

CNBC spoke to some Chinese consumers and asked why they bought electric cars from Tesla competitors Nio, Li Auto and Xpeng.

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The Chinese government is set to kick off an annual parliamentary meeting this week for approving national priorities for 2021.

Bitcoin mining consumes more energy per year than entire countries and China is looking to clean up its consumption.

The Biden administration released a report outlining its trade agenda, including how it will address challenges posed by China.