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Why China's Xi Jinping needs Jack Ma
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Why China's Xi Jinping needs Jack Ma

Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba, was once synonymous with entrepreneurship in China. But in 2020, he disappeared from public view after criticizing the country’s financial system amid President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the tech sector. Recently, however, it seems Jack Ma may be back in the Communist party’s good graces. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer spoke with China analyst and Sinocism author Bill Bishop about the meaning behind Ma’s apparent reemergence and rehabilitation.

China’s next move
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China’s next move

As the Trump administration continues to reshape US foreign policy and retreat from global commitments, does that create an opportunity for China to step in? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer is joined by Bill Bishop, writer of the Sinocism newsletter, for a wide-ranging conversation on China's political and economic landscape under President Xi Jinping and global ambitions in the wake of Trump 2.0.

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Microsoft and HUMAIN advance AI adoption across the Arabic-speaking world

Microsoft and Saudi Arabia-based HUMAIN announced a long-term strategic collaboration to expand access to Arabic-language AI capabilities. Plans include bringing HUMAIN's ALLAM models to Microsoft Foundry and the Microsoft 365 Copilot ecosystem, while combined engineering teams work directly with organizations to accelerate enterprise AI deployment and adoption. The collaboration aims to strengthen Arabic-language AI innovation, helping organizations build and deploy AI solutions tailored to regional business and productivity needs while expanding access to advanced AI tools across the Middle East and beyond. Read the full announcement here.

US TikTok ban: China’s complaints are a double standard
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US TikTok ban: China’s complaints are a double standard

China blocks US tech companies like Facebook and Google from operating in China, so complaining about the proposed US TikTok ban is a double standard.

Where the US & China agree - and where they don't
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Where the US & China agree - and where they don't

US Ambassador to China Nick Burns joins GZERO World from Beijing to unpack the complex, contentious state of the US-China relationship.

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The US-China Cold War fallacy?

It’s true that US-China relations have become more contentious. But it's not like the US vs. the Soviet Union.

Line chart showing China's goods trade with the US, EU, and Japan
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The Graphic Truth: US-China: Cold War or Cold Cash?

We track China’s trade with the US, EU, and Japan, and how that has figured into China’s total trade between 2012 and now.

US-China trade recriminations, Afghan exodus, Eurozone inflation record, Mexican journalists targeted
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US-China trade, Afghan exodus, EU inflation, Mexican journalists

Joe Biden & Xi Jinping talked. US-China tensions remain.
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Joe Biden & Xi Jinping talked. US-China tensions remain.

Just hours ago, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held their first bilateral videoconference together. The three-hour virtual meeting was, as expected, cordial despite sharply diverging views on many issues.

US-China trade deal; Pakistan & the pandemic; Pompeo & the UN
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US-China trade deal; Pakistan & the pandemic; Pompeo & the UN

Ian Bremmer brings you his perspective on this week's World In (More Than) 60 Seconds:


How goes the U.S. China trade deal?

Why is Pakistan doing such a bad job controlling the pandemic?

What country's response to coronavirus has been the least political?

Why did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo call the United Nations a "haven for dictators"?

Huawei To Hell
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Huawei To Hell

It's been a momentous few days in the US-China tech cold war. The confrontation between the world's sole superpower and its biggest geopolitical rival is still more economic and technological than ideological or military, but it's shifting fast. Here's a quick rundown.