China’s Coal Addiction Begins To Ease

Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Welcome back to Current Climate. China may dominate global sales of clean energy technology, including solar panels, wind …

Alibaba Unveils Its Largest AI Model Yet As China Closes The Gap

Shanghai,China-Oct.25th 2025: Alibaba company building in China getty Alibaba on Monday released Qwen3.8-Max, calling it the largest and most capable model in its Qwen AI series so far, and investors responded immediately: the stock rose 4.5% in premarket …

Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.8-Max Model—China’s Latest AI Challenger To OpenAI And Anthropic

Topline Chinese tech giant Alibaba on Monday launched what it called its “most capable” AI model yet, which the tech giant claimed tested comparable to or better than Anthropic’s Fable and OpenAI’s ChatGPT amid China’s accelerating AI race with the U.S …

Yum China Shares Climb To Three-Month High On Earnings, Pizza Hut Plan

Wuthering Waves, the role-playing game, and Pizza Hut held a joint activity in Shanghai last year. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Yum China Holdings, one of the largest …

China Ship Spotted Lurking Over US-Taiwan Undersea Cable

A Chinese research vessel has been hovering over undersea cables that connect the U.S. with Taiwan and the Philippines, behavior that analysts say is consistent with intelligence gathering operations. Maritime analysis platform Windward tracked the 200- …

China Starts To Kick Its Coal Addiction

Is Japan Decoupling From China?  

Japan’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) began before formal diplomatic relations were established. Although diplomatic relations were not normalized until 1972, the two countries had already created an unofficial trade mechanism in …

How China emerged as an 'oasis of certainty' for foreign investors

A view of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 30, 2026. /VCG A view of Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, July 30, 2026. /VCG When Amway announced a new $35 million investment in southwest …

Beyond 'check-ins': More foreign tourists discover a deeper China

China's inbound tourism market has been gaining strong momentum this year, with more foreign visitors no longer simply ticking off famous landmarks on their travel lists. Many are returning for second and third trips to discover a more diverse and …

What should be Pope Leo's goals with China?

The Vatican has announced two Chinese episcopal appointments in recent weeks, signaling the continuing operation of its eight-year-old agreement with China’s government on the appointment of bishops. Xishiku Church, Beijing, China. Image via Shutterstock …