China-US relations

China rejects AI theft claims as new model rivals U.S. leaders

China has dismissed allegations that its artificial intelligence companies illicitly extract capabilities from foreign models, as the release of a powerful new Chinese AI system reignited tensions between Washington and Beijing over technology theft.

Trump claims Xi’s ‘declining nation’ remark targeted Biden

As President Donald Trump wrapped up the first day of his two-day state visit to Beijing on Thursday, he took to Truth Social to reframe Chinese President Xi Jinping's characterization of the United States as a "declining nation" — casting…