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Chinese president hails agreement on issues with top US diplomat, but talks did not appear to make much progress on differences over Taiwan, trade, rights, fentanyl or war in Ukraine
The island's foreign minister said his government would not block investment in Europe, but the continent needed to "consider a broader picture" and think on Taiwan's 'situation'
Xi has previously said China needs to seize opportunities to use AI to drive economic development, but has also cautioned about its risks
Prior to sanctions imposed by the West, which cut Moscow off from international financial systems, Russia made the dividend payments in dollars
The investment, in a chip packaging facility in the Chinese city of Xian, will include buying packaging equipment from a Xian-based subsidiary of Taiwan's Powertech Technology
Beijing was talking tough on Friday in the lead-up to a visit by Antony Blinken, warning that "irresponsible hegemonic behaviour .. will only push China and the US towards confrontation"
Headquartered in Beijing, and established by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has been touted as a Chinese alternative to the World Bank
Pictures of young Chinese graduating from universities have taken a darker turn this year because 11.6 million students face dim job prospects at a time of record youth unemployment
Chinese tech giant said it would invest 'billions of dollars' - in training, advertising, supporting small vendors looking to join its e-commerce platform TikTok Shop, and more
China Labour Bulletin recorded over 140 strikes at factories across the country in the first five months of this year, the highest since 2016
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