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[Big read] Sanctioned but surging: How China is building its AI empire
US efforts to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology have not stalled Beijing’s tech rise, but seems to have spurred a surge in China’s domestic innovation. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tan Jet Min speaks to academics and industry players to find out more.
Tan Jet Min, ThinkChina
21 May 2025
Politics
[Video] Lee Hsien Loong: Adjusting to a bigger, more powerful China
Singapore Senior Minister (SM) Lee Hsien Loong sat down for a fireside chat at Business China’s FutureChina Global Forum 2024 on 18 October. In the discussion and QnA moderated by Lee Huay Leng, editor-in-chief of Chinese Media Group, SPH Media, SM Lee discussed China’s economy, the process of China and the world re-adjusting to each other, and China’s relationships with the US and Singapore.
ThinkChina
18 Oct 2024
Politics
Lee Hsien Loong: The world cannot afford a conflict between China and the US
In an interview on CCTV-13's "Leaders Talk"《高端访谈》programme first broadcast on 24 March, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about trust and mutual understanding in longstanding Singapore-China bilateral relations, and expressed the hope that both countries would take this forward in areas such as the Belt and Road Initiative, China-ASEAN relations, China's rise and US-China relations. The following are edited excerpts of the full transcript of the interview issued by Singapore's Prime Minister's Office.
ThinkChina
24 Mar 2023
Society
[Photo story] A cold start to the Year of the Rabbit
Since China entered winter late last year, temperatures have plunged to record lows in various Chinese cities entering the Year of the Rabbit. ThinkChina brings you on a pictorial journey into these snowclad places in China, and how the Chinese people are spending the festivities.
ThinkChina
27 Jan 2023
Politics
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: The world will not split into two, but neither can it return to the past
Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait interviewed Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ahead of the Bloomberg 2020 New Economy Forum on 17 November. Among the topics they discussed, PM Lee spoke at length about China, the US, global trade, the internet, and most of all, the China-US relationship. This is an excerpt of the interview transcript.
ThinkChina
17 Nov 2020
Politics
[Photo story] Hong Kong national security law: A different birthday for Hong Kong
Hong Kong returned to China 23 years ago today. Little would it have known then that as it marks this milestone today, a contentious national security law that punishes crimes of terrorism, secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces with sentences as long as life imprisonment has just been passed. With the law in effect, the city has already made its first arrests. ThinkChina brings you on a photo journey through a Hong Kong that will never quite be the same again.
ThinkChina
01 Jul 2020
Politics
National security law for Hong Kong: Will America's 'smart sanctions' work against China?
Following China's passing of the new national security law for Hong Kong, the US has removed Hong Kong's special privileges. However, previous evidence shows that economic sanctions seldom work. Zaobao correspondent Tai Hing Shing asks if this time will be any different.
Tai Hing Shing, ThinkChina
30 Jun 2020
Society
Wang Gungwu: Sinology belongs to the world
On receiving the 2020 Tang Prize in Sinology, Professor Wang Gungwu said that while the foundation of sinology lies in China's long history and great tradition, many from around the world have contributed immensely to its study and advancement, and the research in sinology has been greatly enriched by Japanese, Koreans, as well as Western scholars. A broad concept of sinology will help modernise its studies, as well as improve its value and relevance to the interconnected world today.
ThinkChina
20 Jun 2020
Economy
Ray Dalio at the China Development Forum: What can history tell us about the rise of China?
Ray Dalio, founder, co-chief investment officer and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, spoke with Lu Mai, vice chairman of the China Development Research Foundation and secretary general of the China Development Forum (CDF), on 8 June 2020. Drawing from patterns and cycles that he observed from history, his talk focused on global economic trends and how the pandemic would shape the world. He also gave his opinions on China-US cooperation and competition, and gave suggestions as to how the two great powers can work together for the greater good of the world.
ThinkChina
12 Jun 2020
Economy
Property now a liability for China's middle class
With salary cuts, housing loans on their backs and little means of generating cash flow, middle-class workers across China's cities are walking the tightrope of trying to maintain their living standards while keeping up with their mortgage payments. The recently-announced stimulus plan may not solve their housing woes either.
Chen Jing, ThinkChina
01 Jun 2020
Politics
Trump threatens terminating phase one trade deal but can China fulfil pre-pandemic promise?
Under the phase one China-US trade deal signed in January, China has committed to purchasing an additional US$200 billion worth of US products and services. But in the current circumstances, will it be able to meet those commitments? And will US President Donald Trump terminate the deal, or negotiate an interim agreement? Will a new trade war escalate matters into a hot war?
Chen Jing, ThinkChina
05 May 2020