China is worried A.I. companions could be a drag on productivity. On “Interesting Times,” Kyle Chan, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, tells the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat that the government thinks youth “should be engineering the future and building out the start-ups and the future Chinese versions of SpaceX.”
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Gold price (XAU/USD) recovers some lost ground around $4,660 during the early Asian session on Friday. However, the potential upside for the precious metal might be limited as the prospects of US rate cuts have largely faded. Traders will closely monitor US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump and Xi called for a better US-China relationship on Thursday as they began a two-day summit likely to cover issues ranging from tariffs to artificial intelligence. Xi reportedly told the US business leaders their companies could be “deeply involved in China’s reform and opening up” and that “China’s door will only open wider.” Trump said after Thursday’s meetings that Xi offered help to resolve the conflict and pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran. Xi also wants to see the critical Strait of Hormuz reopened. “The market is trying
What if you weren’t worried about A.I. taking your job? That seems to be closer to the reality in China, where keeping pace with the new technology is a much bigger focus than economic disruption. On “Interesting Times,” Kyle Chan, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, explains how the countries differ in their anxieties over artificial intelligence.
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The recent summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, held in Beijing on May 14–15, was a critical event as both nations attempted to navigate through mounting economic frictions. A side effect of the diplomatic discussions was an unexpected rise in Bitcoin‘s value, which increased by 2.3 percent, reaching $96,800. Continue Reading:Bitcoin Sees Unexpected Growth Amid High-Level US-China Talks Source: https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/bitcoin-sees-unexpected-growth-amid-high-level-us-china-talks
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Standard Chartered economists Christopher Graham and Carol Liao discuss the EU’s widening trade deficit with China, highlighting the autos sector as a key example of the imbalance. They note EU efforts to expand its trade policy toolkit and industrial strategy, while expecting China to maintain a restrained, pragmatic approach that preserves trade ties but leaves room for targeted actions. EU weighs broader trade policy response “EU officials are growing increasingly concerned with the bloc’s widening trade deficit with China. Although largely due to higher import volumes, it is also being driven by weakening export volumes to China.” “The autos sector has become symbolic of this trade shortfall, with EU vehicle imports from China increasing 10-fold since 2019, while EU exports to China have fallen sharply in the past few years.” “EU officials have cited overcapacity i
More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China is expected to press Iran privately to get the Strait of Hormuz open again, because Beijing is sitting right in the middle of the oil problem. Scott said on Thursday that China has more at stake than the United States because it buys a huge amount of crude from the Middle East and gets nearly all of Iran’s exported oil. He told Joe Kernen, “It’s very much in their interest to get the strait reopened.” Scott then added, “I think they will be working behind the scenes to the extent anyone has any say over the Iranian leadership.” China is the world’s biggest crude oil importer. In the year 2024, roughly 10% of its crude oil imports were from Iran, while over 50% of all imports were from the Middle East, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As Scott pointed out, almost every barrel Iran exports to
The summit's outcomes could redefine global crypto dynamics, influencing digital currency dominance and regulatory landscapes amid US-China tensions.
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Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss how Donald Trump’s visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn’t be higher.
