The Saudi decision to join the China-led SCO comes within weeks of Beijing brokering talks for arch-rivals Tehran and Ryiadh to resume diplomatic relations.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been spotted in China in a potential sign that Beijing is warming to technology giants again after a crackdown on the sector.
China said that it would “strongly oppose” a forced sale of TikTok from its parent ByteDance, as the app faced intense scrutiny and a potential ban in U.S.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said China is closely watching Russia’s success in Ukraine, with the war’s outcome likely to have major reverberations in Asia-Pacific.
Chinese technology giants from Alibaba to Baidu have announced their intentions to launch ChatGPT-style products.
The balloon incident has strained the already fragile U.S.-China relationship.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will postpone his trip to China next week after a suspected Beijing-operated spy balloon looming over parts of Montana.
The rebound in social activity in Beijing is an example of how long it might take for the country to shake off the economic impact of zero-Covid controls.
The White House, in a statement, said the Chinese people have the right to protest peacefully.
Baidu traffic data showed Beijing has fallen from being the most congested city in all of China to 74th place.