china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

Visa Receives Clearance to Bring Card Business to China

Visa Receives Clearance to Bring Card Business to China
Visa Receives Clearance to Bring Card Business to China
October 13, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Visa has been granted permission from China to bring its card business to that country. The American payments giant announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) that the...

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Manus Raises $500 Million After China Blocks Meta’s Acquisition
Manus Raises $500 Million After China Blocks Meta’s Acquisition
October 08, 2026  |  Investments

The parent company of artificial intelligence agent startup Manus, Butterfly Effect, has raised $500 million in a funding round, months after the Chinese government blocked...

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China Shutters Nearly 25% of Its Banks Amid Oversight Push
China Shutters Nearly 25% of Its Banks Amid Oversight Push
October 04, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

China has reportedly closed almost 25% of its banks amid increased oversight of smaller lenders. The world’s second largest economy shuttered a record 670-plus banks...

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Saudi Arabia Exits China’s mBridge Cross-Border Payments Program
Saudi Arabia Exits China’s mBridge Cross-Border Payments Program
September 20, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Saudi Arabia has reportedly withdrawn from China’s mBridge digital currency/cross-border payments program. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 20) by the Financial Times (FT),...

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OpenAI and Anthropic Revenues Dwarf Those of Chinese AI Models
OpenAI and Anthropic Revenues Dwarf Those of Chinese AI Models
September 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Robust adoption of China’s artificial intelligence models has yet to yield corresponding revenues, according to a report published Thursday (Sept. 17) by research firm Rhodium...

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US Weighs Banning Nations From Pax Silica If They Join China AI Group
US Weighs Banning Nations From Pax Silica If They Join China AI Group
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The United States is preparing to tell countries that they will be excluded from a U.S.-led artificial intelligence coalition if they join a Chinese-led one,...

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Apple Teams Up With Alibaba to Bring Apple Intelligence to China
Apple Teams Up With Alibaba to Bring Apple Intelligence to China
August 14, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple worked with Alibaba Group to develop and train an Apple artificial intelligence model specifically for the Chinese market, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 14), citing...

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US Threatens Sanctions on China Over Alleged AI Model Theft
US Threatens Sanctions on China Over Alleged AI Model Theft
July 21, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The White House is weighing a crackdown on China’s alleged “IP theft” of artificial intelligence models in the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said...

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