Today's China Chinese eyeing US degrees turn more discerning – is the opportunity still worth the risk? US has ‘pre-eminent global research universities, for now,’ professor says as data shows Chinese still want American degrees but are pickier Ralph Jennings in San Francisco Published: 26 Jul 2025 Jason Lin of Xiamen surprised his mother this year by applying to 10 undergraduate schools in the United States and By Lana • 6 min read
Today's China AI experts urge US-China collaboration at Shanghai conference From Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, experts warn about the risks that AI poses Wency Chen in Shanghai and Ann Cao in Shanghai Published: 26 Jul 2025 Renowned scientists and business leaders from the US and China are calling for greater collaboration in the field By Lana • 3 min read
Trade War What China wants from Europe As the US abandons the world order it built, China builds its own - how should Europe respond? Simon Kuper JUL 17 2025 Next week’s EU-China summit will be in Beijing because Chinese President Xi Jinping wouldn’t come to Brussels. To scornful American security types, the shift signifies By Lana • 3 min read
Today's China DeepSeek is decoding Chinese destiny The AI company’s ability to offer traditional fortune telling is proving popular as the economy slows Joe Leahy JUL 23 2025 University lecturer Wang always thought her son’s name was not properly aligned with his “five elements” — wood, fire, earth, metal and water — potentially causing him trouble in later life. To fix this, the 34-year-old would once have had to hire an expensive master of By Lana • 3 min read
Trade War How Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Persuaded Trump to Sell A.I. Chips to China The New York Times By Tripp Mickle Tripp Mickle covers Nvidia and reported on this article from Washington, San Francisco and San Jose, Calif. uly 17, 2025Updated 8:49 a.m. ET In April, Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the chip maker Nvidia, received a blunt welcome to the By Lana • 8 min read
Today's China Rock Star CEO Jensen Huang Shows Off Diplomatic Skills in China By Bloomberg NewsJuly 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM UTC Hi, this is Allen Wan in Beijing, where I spent most of the week chasing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. One thing I’ve learned is he’s more than just a chip executive. He’s a rock star cum pretty By Lana • 3 min read
Epstein's Files Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’ Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo July 17, 2025 6:45 pm ET It was Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, and Ghislaine Maxwell was preparing a special gift to mark the occasion. She turned By Lana • 7 min read
US Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America The reactionary blogger’s call for a monarch to rule the country once seemed like a joke. Now the right is ready to bend the knee. By Ava KofmanJune 2, 2025 In the spring and summer of 2008, when Donald Trump was still a registered Democrat, an anonymous blogger known By Lana • 44 min read
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