Australians’ trust in US falls as confidence in China rises: Poll

Australian public cooling on Trump’s US while thawing on China, survey finds

Australian trust in the United States has hit a record low, while the public mood towards China has warmed for the fourth year in a row, according to a new opinion poll. In an unprecedented shift, 51 per cent of those surveyed said the country’s relationship with China was more important than that with the US, compared with 45 per cent who said America should take priority. Only 31 per cent of those questioned in the Lowy Institute’s annual poll said they trusted the US to act responsibly in the...

Chips, theft and a shutdown: The US-China AI race is turning into a geopolitical thriller

As GLM-5.2 draws Silicon Valley praise, experts say the US and China still hold different, but shrinking, advantages.

CGTN Poll: Global respondents credit CPC for China's development

CGTN Poll: Global respondents credit CPC for China's development

Australia Tried to Push Back on China. China Pushed Harder.

Since resuscitating relations with China from a low point a few years ago, the Australian government has relied on an oft-repeated mantra to “cooperate where we can, disagree where we must.” Some of those disagreements came into view this week as Chinese diplomats pushed back against an Australian intelligence assessment and Canberra’s security-deal making in []

Inside China's race for tech self-reliance

Korea Herald correspondent HEFEI, China — Far from slowing China's technological rise, US sanctions and export controls have accelerated Beijing's drive for self-reliance, pushing Chinese companies to build domestic alternatives across industries. Landlocked Anhui province, west of Shanghai, has emerged as one of the clearest examples of that effort. Home to a growing cluster of artificial intelligence, electric vehicle, battery and renewable energy companies, the province has transformed itself