Tootfinder

As Xi Jinping visits Washington, Chinese economists warn that Beijing's heavy focus on AI comes at the expense of addressing a severe broader economic crisis (Li Yuan/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/busines

In China, A.I. Is Moving Forward While the Economy Lags Behind
As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.

“The U.S. Lead Over China in AI Is All But Gone.”
“China Is AI-Maxxing.”
“China Just Erased America’s AI Lead.”
Those assessments of the artificial intelligence rivalry appeared in U.S. publications recently,
and Xi Jinping will be pleased to have them in the air as he arrives in Washington this week for a state visit.
Under Mr. Xi’s leadership, China has made huge strides in developing the most consequential technology of our times.
What will be less discu…

In China, A.I. Is Moving Forward While the Economy Lags Behind
As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.

Chinas Staatschef Xi fordert Kontrolle und Offenheit bei KI
Im KI-Wettstreit mit den USA fordert Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping mehr Kontrolle und einen offeneren Zugang zu mächtigen KI-Technologien.
https://www.…

Chinas Staatschef Xi fordert Kontrolle und Offenheit bei KI
Im KI-Wettstreit mit den USA fordert Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping mehr Kontrolle und einen offeneren Zugang zu mächtigen KI-Technologien.

At the World AI Conference, Xi Jinping touts open-source AI, pledges to help the Global South build AI capabilities, and calls unequal AI access an "injustice" (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific

Xi never wastes a good crisis. As Iran, Ukraine and Palestine distract the world, he tightens his grip
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/08/president-xi-jinping-global-order-minorities-china

President Xi never wastes a good crisis. As Iran, Ukraine and Palestine distract the world, he tightens his grip
Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his country, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Sam Altman and Jensen Huang are among business leaders attending a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping next week; a source says Tim Cook will also attend (Bloomberg)

An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests
has been detained in China for more than 18 months on spying charges,
according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.
💥Youlin Chen, a seismologist, has been “wrongfully detained” since November 2024,
US Senator Edward Markey said in a statement Tuesday.
Donald Trump raised Chen’s detention and asked for his freedom during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in May,
according to …

US expert on underground nuclear tests held in China for 18 months
An American scientist who has studied underground nuclear tests has been detained in China more than 18 months on spying charges, according to his supporters and a US lawmaker.

Welcome to China, where "national security" actually means "Xi Jinping insecurity".
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/11/g-s1-142832/hong-kong-court-sentences-vigil-organizers

Xi Jinping talar om AI som en symfoni av internationellt samarbete. Men vem skriver partituret, vem sätter tempot och vem får spela solo? Om Kinas AI strategi, beroendet av amerikanska teknikbolag, Taiwans kiselsköld och vad Sverige och EU behöver göra.
https://carlheath.se/symfon…

Symfonin i Shanghai - om geopolitiska och ekonomiska perspektiv på AI
Ibland blir de geopolitiska förskjutningarna synliga i en enda bild. Den 17 juli klev Xi Jinping för första gången upp på scenen vid World Artificial Intelligence Conference i Shanghai.

Nora Schwartz, freie Journalistin bei @…: Warum sich #XiJinping nicht traut, #Taiwan anzugreifen

Warum sich Xi Jinping nicht traut, Taiwan anzugreifen
China ist riesig, Taiwan winzig. Und doch könnte China daran scheitern, die Insel militärisch zu erobern – weshalb Peking es zuerst auf anderem Weg versucht.

@… @… they've been ordered by Xi Jinping to prioritize Chinese manufacturers. Not sure if Lenovo's for-export PCs qualify.

Chinese state media: Xi Jinping called for more defense applications using autonomous and AI technologies, as he pushes to build an advanced fighting force (Josh Xiao/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-31…

Es ist so essentiell, dass Europa die Ukraine unterstützt, und zwar spürbar.
Und sich unabhängig macht von den USA.
Und seine eigenen Werte wieder reaktiviert und lebt.
Und sich nicht einschüchtern lässt, weder von Tech-Konzernen, noch von Putin oder Trump oder Xi Jinping oder wie sie noch so alle heissen.
#Frieden #Ukraine #Menschenrechte #WerteLeben #jetztHandeln #neueWege #gemeinsam

Some commentators hyperventilate about China's huge new embassy, but did you know until last year UK Power Networks, the operator for the electric grid in London and most of Southeast England, was owned by a Hong-Kong company? Xi Jinping thus had the means to plunge the UK's most critical areas into darkness at the stroke of a pen. You can't make incompetence like that up.
Fortunately, it's been acquired by French company Engie, so the French had to come and rescue the …

Got to comment when seeing Vote Red with claiming to be anti communist. Especially when they are old enough to remember the often-quoted phrase “Better dead than red.” Combined with DJT’s fondness for Putin, it fuels speculation about all the red hats. Putin and Xi Jinping must be loving it.