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Moscow, July 14 /Xinhua/ — Cooperation between China and Russia refutes the Western-imposed claims that “China’s industrial policy distorts the global market” and “China’s excess production capacity creates unfair competition.” Such claims are absurd and unfounded. This was stated by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui in an article titled “The Era of True Friendship between China and Russia: Cooperation Refutes Misconceptions, Mutual Benefit Determines the Future,” published recently in the Russian newspaper Trud.
“Politicians and media in the United States and Western countries have long been actively spreading groundless claims such as ‘China’s industrial policy is distorting the world market’ and ‘China’s excess production capacity is creating unfair competition’. They are trying their best to denigrate the industrial policy of developing countries and suppress their right to development based on the desire to maintain their economic hegemony,” the publication says.
The essence of these false claims, according to the Chinese diplomat, is “politicizing the economy and using economic and trade levers to achieve political goals.” “This line of behavior only creates obstacles to international trade, disrupts the stability of global supply chains, and ultimately leads to losses for all involved,” he warned.
Zhang Hanhui stressed that all countries have the right to stimulate economic development through the implementation of reasonable industrial policies. “In the context of the acceleration of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, industrial subsidies have become an important tool for enhancing innovation potential and stimulating economic growth. Industrial subsidies are practiced in both developed countries and countries with developing economies,” the ambassador stated.
The article points out that China’s industrial subsidy policy is based on the principles of openness, fairness and compliance with established standards. “It is not selective and applies equally to all market participants. China’s state-owned enterprises, as independent market participants, do not enjoy any advantages under the subsidy policy due to their status and do not provide subsidies to other enterprises,” the author noted, adding that the flexible subsidy model not only meets China’s needs for industrial modernization, but is also fully consistent with the commitments China made when joining the World Trade Organization.
Zhang Hanhui called the US and Western countries’ accusations against China regarding “overcapacity” “a cover for their protectionist policies.” “Under the pretext of “overcapacity,” some countries impose restrictions on Chinese exports and investment cooperation. All this is pure protectionism, artificial interference and division of the world market,” he said.
The Chinese diplomat is convinced that only free trade and fair competition can form an optimal structure of global production capacities. He cited China and Russia as an example of such interaction. “Both countries have complementary economic advantages, great potential for cooperation and huge opportunities for development,” Zhang Hanhui believes. He drew attention to the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly publicly refuted statements by the United States and Western countries about “China’s excess production capacity.”
“China and Russia, as stabilizing, positive and progressive forces in the international community, must continue to maintain unity, expand cooperation, strengthen trade, economic and energy ties, improve mechanisms that ensure a high level of trade and economic interaction, and effectively counter unilateral actions and protectionism,” concluded the Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation. –0–
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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China does not seek to gain an international competitive advantage through currency devaluation, Zou Lan, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC, central bank), said at a press conference on Monday.
As he noted, the US dollar index and US Treasury yields have recently experienced increased volatility, which has led to side effects on global financial markets.
On the contrary, China’s financial market has shown strong resilience and is functioning stably overall, Zou Lan noted. Since the publication of a joint statement on the results of the Sino-American trade and economic talks held in Geneva in May, the yuan to dollar exchange rate has shown two-way fluctuations, steadily remaining below 7.2 yuan per dollar.
“The dynamics of the US dollar currently remain uncertain, while China’s domestic fundamentals continue to improve. The yuan exchange rate continues to fluctuate in both directions, with a solid foundation for maintaining basic stability,” Zou Lan said.
Major developed economies have entered a cycle of interest rate cuts and market expectations for renewed monetary easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve are growing, with the interest rate differential between China and the United States expected to show a narrowing trend, the vice governor added.
According to him, China’s balance of payments is generally balanced, the financial market is functioning stably, and significant progress has been made in building the foreign exchange market.
Zou Lan assured that the PBOC will remain committed to the decisive role of the market in determining the exchange rate, maintain exchange rate flexibility, strengthen expectations management, prevent the risk of excessive fluctuations, and maintain the overall stability of the yuan at a reasonable and balanced level. –0–
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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China on Monday urged Japan to draw lessons from history, in a bid to exercise prudence in security issues as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a media request for comment on claims by Japanese government sources that the country plans to export six Abukuma-class ships to the Philippines.
The spokesperson reiterated China’s position that defense and security cooperation between countries should neither target a third party nor undermine the interests of any third party.
Jiang highlighted the historical responsibilities of Japanese militarism during World War II, including invasions and colonial rule over neighboring countries such as China and the Philippines, as well as the occupation of islands in the South China Sea.
In recent years, Japan has breached the constraints of its pacifist constitution and the exclusive defense-oriented principle, continuously exporting weapons and military equipment abroad, the spokesperson noted.
Such actions are seen as attempts to form exclusive blocs and stir instability in the South China Sea and the broader Asia-Pacific region, he said.
“We urge the Japanese side to engage in deep reflection, draw lessons from history, exercise prudence in both words and actions regarding military and security matters, and make contributions to regional peace and stability,” the spokesperson said.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China on Monday urged Japan to draw lessons from history, in a bid to exercise prudence in security issues as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a media request for comment on claims by Japanese government sources that the country plans to export six Abukuma-class ships to the Philippines.
The spokesperson reiterated China’s position that defense and security cooperation between countries should neither target a third party nor undermine the interests of any third party.
Jiang highlighted the historical responsibilities of Japanese militarism during World War II, including invasions and colonial rule over neighboring countries such as China and the Philippines, as well as the occupation of islands in the South China Sea.
In recent years, Japan has breached the constraints of its pacifist constitution and the exclusive defense-oriented principle, continuously exporting weapons and military equipment abroad, the spokesperson noted.
Such actions are seen as attempts to form exclusive blocs and stir instability in the South China Sea and the broader Asia-Pacific region, he said.
“We urge the Japanese side to engage in deep reflection, draw lessons from history, exercise prudence in both words and actions regarding military and security matters, and make contributions to regional peace and stability,” the spokesperson said.
Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China on Monday urged Japan to draw lessons from history, in a bid to exercise prudence in security issues as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to a media request for comment on claims by Japanese government sources that the country plans to export six Abukuma-class ships to the Philippines.
The spokesperson reiterated China’s position that defense and security cooperation between countries should neither target a third party nor undermine the interests of any third party.
Jiang highlighted the historical responsibilities of Japanese militarism during World War II, including invasions and colonial rule over neighboring countries such as China and the Philippines, as well as the occupation of islands in the South China Sea.
In recent years, Japan has breached the constraints of its pacifist constitution and the exclusive defense-oriented principle, continuously exporting weapons and military equipment abroad, the spokesperson noted.
Such actions are seen as attempts to form exclusive blocs and stir instability in the South China Sea and the broader Asia-Pacific region, he said.
“We urge the Japanese side to engage in deep reflection, draw lessons from history, exercise prudence in both words and actions regarding military and security matters, and make contributions to regional peace and stability,” the spokesperson said.
A day ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (CFM) in Tianjin, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that the “primary mandate” of the grouping is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism”.
“Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” the EAM said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday.
Last month, the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held at Qingdao could not adopt a Joint Statement after India’s concerns on terrorism did not reflect in the document.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who had attended the meeting, had laid down the broad contours of India’s transitional shift in its policy against terrorism and had also called upon the member countries to unite in eliminating the menace for collective safety and security.
“I understand that they could not adopt a Joint Statement. I also understand that member countries could not reach consensus on certain issues and hence the document could not be finalised. On our side, India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country, and therefore the statement was not adopted,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said during a regular media briefing held in New Delhi on June 26.
On June 24, while spotlighting the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had also called for the urgent need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities.
Addressing the 20th meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the SCO Member States in Beijing, NSA Doval had said that India is deeply concerned about continued threat from terror groups designated by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) — two of the most dangerous and state-supported terror outfits operating out of Pakistan – besides Al Qaeda, ISIS and its affiliates.
In his intervention, he highlighted the need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities like LeT, JeM and their proxies and dismantle their terror eco-systems.
Reiterating that any act of terror including cross border terrorism is a crime against humanity, India had called on SCO members to hold accountable the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of acts of cross border terror and to help bring them to justice.
During his visit, NSA Doval had also held discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is also a Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
A day ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (CFM) in Tianjin, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that the “primary mandate” of the grouping is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism”.
“Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism. This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” the EAM said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday.
Last month, the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held at Qingdao could not adopt a Joint Statement after India’s concerns on terrorism did not reflect in the document.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who had attended the meeting, had laid down the broad contours of India’s transitional shift in its policy against terrorism and had also called upon the member countries to unite in eliminating the menace for collective safety and security.
“I understand that they could not adopt a Joint Statement. I also understand that member countries could not reach consensus on certain issues and hence the document could not be finalised. On our side, India wanted concerns on terrorism reflected in the document, which was not acceptable to one particular country, and therefore the statement was not adopted,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said during a regular media briefing held in New Delhi on June 26.
On June 24, while spotlighting the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure across the border, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had also called for the urgent need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities.
Addressing the 20th meeting of the Security Council Secretaries of the SCO Member States in Beijing, NSA Doval had said that India is deeply concerned about continued threat from terror groups designated by United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) — two of the most dangerous and state-supported terror outfits operating out of Pakistan – besides Al Qaeda, ISIS and its affiliates.
In his intervention, he highlighted the need to shun double standards in the fight against terrorism and take decisive actions against UN-proscribed terrorists and entities like LeT, JeM and their proxies and dismantle their terror eco-systems.
Reiterating that any act of terror including cross border terrorism is a crime against humanity, India had called on SCO members to hold accountable the perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of acts of cross border terror and to help bring them to justice.
During his visit, NSA Doval had also held discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is also a Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
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Moscow, July 14 (Xinhua) — Three people, including a child, were killed by a lightning strike on a beach near a reservoir in Russia’s Tula region, the regional emergency ministry’s press service reported on Monday.
As TASS reports, citing the head of the Aleksinsky District administration, Pavel Fedorov, “one victim was hospitalized, his condition is described as serious. A total of four people were injured.”
The press service of the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation told TASS that an investigation has been launched into the deaths. The circumstances of the incident are being established.
Earlier on Monday, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tula Region reported that, according to the Tula Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, thunderstorms are expected in some places in the Tula Region in the next 1-3 hours and will continue until the end of the day on July 14, in some areas there will be heavy rain, hail, and squally winds with gusts of 12-17 m/s. –0–
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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China on Monday urged Japan to learn from history and be prudent in its military and security words and actions as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Jiang Bin made the statement in response to a reporter’s request to comment on Japanese government sources’ reports that Japan plans to export six Abukuma-class frigates to the Philippines.
The official reiterated China’s position that cooperation between relevant countries in the areas of defense and security should not be directed against third parties or harm their interests.
Jiang Bin recalled the grave historical responsibility of Japanese militarism for its actions during World War II, including the invasion and colonial rule of neighboring countries such as China and the Philippines, as well as the occupation of islands in the South China Sea.
In recent years, Japan, going beyond the framework of its peace constitution and the principle of “exclusively defensive policy,” has been continuously increasing the export of weapons and military equipment abroad, the official representative stated.
He said such actions looked like reckless attempts to create “inner circles,” sow chaos in the South China Sea and bring instability to the Asia-Pacific region as a whole.
“We call on the Japanese side to deeply rethink its activities, learn from history, exercise caution in its statements and actions in the military and security spheres, and take more steps to help protect peace and stability in the region,” the official representative concluded. –0–
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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg in Beijing on Monday.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, said Malta plays a unique and positive role in matters of world peace and stability.
China hopes to work with Malta to maintain high-level political trust, mutual respect, mutual understanding and mutual support, and firmly fulfill mutual commitments on issues affecting each other’s core interests and major concerns, the Chinese Foreign Minister noted.
He indicated that China is willing to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with Malta in areas such as trade, investment, culture and tourism, science and education, and continue to maintain positive communication and cooperation in international affairs.
Speaking about China-EU relations, Wang Yi noted that the most important experience and lesson learned from the 50 years of development of China-EU relations is that bilateral relations are positioned as partnerships, not competition, and their leitmotif is dialogue and cooperation.
The Chinese Foreign Minister stressed that China and the EU, as two leading global powers, civilizations and markets, should understand, respect and value each other.
Wang Yi called on both sides to view the mutually beneficial and win-win nature of bilateral relations from the perspective of development, jointly promote the process of human civilization, and maintain world peace and stability.
J. Borg, for his part, stated that Malta highly values relations with China, always regards them as a priority area of its diplomacy, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, actively participates in the Belt and Road Initiative and invites more Chinese friends to visit Malta.
The Maltese side also believes that the EU and China should be partners, not rivals, and that differences between them should be properly resolved through dialogue and consultation, said J. Borg, expressing his readiness to continue to play an active role in stimulating the development of European-Chinese relations. –0–
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KYIV, July 14 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday on Telegram that he met in Kyiv with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg to discuss ways to end the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict.
V. Zelensky expressed gratitude to K. Kellogg for his current visit to Ukraine, and to US President Donald Trump for important signals of support from official Kyiv.
The Ukrainian leader also noted that at the meeting with the American special envoy, the main focus was on such issues as strengthening Ukraine’s air defense system, establishing joint weapons production with the United States, providing Kyiv with defensive military assistance together with Europe, etc.
Kellogg arrived in Ukraine earlier on Monday. –0–
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Almaty, July 14 /Xinhua/ — As of today, the level of gasification in Kazakhstan has reached 62.4 percent, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan reported on Monday, citing the Chairman of the Board of the national gas company QazaqGaz Sanzhar Zharkeshov.
In a report to the President, S. Zharkeshov stated that over the past three years, more than 1.7 million people in Kazakhstan have gained access to gas.
It was also reported that the construction of the linear section of the Taldykorgan-Usharal gas pipeline has been completed, which will provide gas supply to 66 settlements in the Zhetysu region in the southeast of the country.
According to S. Zharkeshov, one of the important achievements was the increase in the volume of Russian gas transit through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan. –0–
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Maritime navigation often faces challenges such as heavy fog and poor visibility at night. In such conditions, traditional radar and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) often struggle to provide real-time and intuitive navigational information. The “Artificial Intelligent Identification Navigation Assistance System” addresses this pain point by integrating AI-based image recognition with thermal imaging and visible light camera technologies. Even in nighttime or adverse weather, the system can accurately identify surrounding vessels, significantly enhancing visual perception capabilities.
By fusing data from maritime radar and AIS, the system offers a real-time, intuitive visual navigation interface that enables quick awareness of surrounding vessel movements. Additionally, through AI-powered predictive analysis, it can recognize up to 17 vessel types under all weather conditions and effectively detect vessel activity within a 2-nautical-mile range, actively alerting users to potential navigation risks and helping to prevent collisions.
The system has already been integrated with cameras from Merit Lilin Ent. Co. and Creative Sensor Inc., and deployed on vessels from Pier 22 Co. Yachts and Porrima. Future plans include expanding into unmanned vessel applications, further advancing AI capabilities in maritime operations.
U.S. President Donald Trump and then-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend a joint news conference at the White House on March 19, 2019.Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images
After much back-and-forth over several months, President Donald Trump announced on July 9, 2025, that he planned to levy a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports to the United States. While Brazilian authorities, along with leaders of most other countries, have been expecting new tariffs given their centrality to Trump’s economic agenda, the announcement seemingly caught Brazilian officials off guard, as trade negotiations between the two nations were still ongoing.
Brazil President Lula da Silva was quick in reacting, stating his country could respond in kind, if tariffs indeed come into effect on Aug. 1.
There has been much speculation about the reasons behind Trump’s decision and timing, with some onlookers noting the proximity to the recent meeting of the BRICS nations, a grouping of emerging economies, including Brazil, which had already drawn Trump’s ire. Others argued that this was a protective measure to defend key U.S. industries, such as steel, which have been facing continued difficulties against cheaper products from Brazil.
The clearest answer, however, came from Trump himself.
In a letter to Lula, the U.S. president indicated that his main grievance with Brazil is in fact the trial that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces in front of that country’s highest court. The former far-right firebrand is charged for refusing to recognize the result of the last presidential election in October 2022 and for allegedly having led an attempted coup against the democratic institutions and rule of law in January 2023. If convicted, Bolsonaro and some of his closest associates could face long prison sentences.
A history of meddling
The only economic rationale mentioned in Trump’s letter, that of a deficit that his country is said to face with Brazil, is belied by the numbers. The U.S. has sustained consistent surpluses in trade with the South American nation for close to two decades now.
And Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, active cheerleader and primary conduit between the Trump camp and Bolsonaro, was even more blunt than the U.S. president. In an interview with one of Brazil’s main news site, he stated: “Stop the trial and we will reverse the tariffs.”
As the history of U.S.-Latin American relations ably demonstrates, this is far from the first time Washington has meddled in the region in order to satisfy its own political proclivities. Indeed, particularly during the Cold War, a slew of U.S. decision-makers actively intervened to support friendly right-wing regimes or to otherwise remove from power administrations considered unacceptably independent.
This was nonetheless the first time in recent history that the official U.S. position is that a foreign nation should face harsh economic punishment unless its current government illegally circumvent the judicary’s constitutional role to stop a major investigation against someone accused of high crimes.
Trump-Bolsonaro: Mutual admiration
Of course, Trump’s overt support for Bolsonaro is not surprising, nor new. Their relationship of mutual admiration and ideological affinity hearkens back to the latter’s first presidential campaign in 2018, when he was labeled, to great reciprocal delight, the “Trump of the Tropics.”
During the subsequent two years when their terms coincided (2019-2000), both men pledged to have a mutual special relationship, though to little consequence – no consequential bilateral projects were put in place.
Both leaders also share the experience of having failed to obtain a second consecutive term and having supported the derailment of the peaceful transfer of power.
Now that Trump is back in power, Bolsonaro hopes that the U.S. president will come to his rescue.
Seeking to obtain explicit support, Bolsonaro’s third son, Eduardo, a member of Brazil’s lower house of congress and his family’s most eloquent international voice, took a leave from his legislative duties and moved to the U.S. early this year. He did so to lobby on behalf of his father based on the fallacious argument that Lula is a left-wing dictator, that Bolsonaro faces a politically motivated trial, and that the U.S. government should act against Lula’s administration.
Given Trump’s tariff notice and the explicit reasons he gave for it, it seems safe to assume that Eduardo’s actions paid dividends.
Which direction will Brazil head?
Like the U.S., Brazil is deeply fractured along left and right political lines. So it was no surprise that the local reactions to Trump’s announcement manifested along ideological camps.
Despite their leader’s legal travails, Bolsonaro’s supporters remain very influential in politics, the media and among important economic areas, such as the agribusiness sector. Whether Trump’s decision will serve to help people rally around and in support of Lula and against a case of foreign interference is unclear. Lula’s initial pronouncement that Brazil would respond in kind was seen favorably among his supporters, though the opposition and many in the media pinned the blame on Lula for not being able to forge compromise with the Trump administration.
Key industrialists in the powerful state of Sao Paulo, where Bolsonaro’s powerful ally Tarcisio de Freitas serves as governor, will be the first ones affected by the new tariffs. But the pain will likely spread into other activities, including in the countryside.
And given that the bulk of the country’s agricultural exports go to China rather than to the U.S., the important question is whether these powerful exporters will act pragmatically and work with Lula to enlarge trade with the Asian giant and other countries, or whether they will continue to act ideologically and continue to support Bolsonaro’s enduring partnership with Trump against their own economic interests.
Dialogue has been a hallmark of Brazil’s diplomacy, and even in the middle of these latest heated diplomatic exchanges, Lula reiterated his willingness to negotiate. It is unclear, though, whether the Trump adminstration’s actions in Latin America will be conducted on the basis of rationality and actual numbers, or if they will indeed bring back some old ideologically driven behaviors of picking sides in the internal political disputes of foreign nations. Should one consider at face value Trump’s latest letter, there is reason for concern.
Rafael R. Ioris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening is still unclear, and among the biggest questions in climate science today. Our new study reveals that reductions in air pollution – particularly in China and east Asia – are a key reason for this faster warming.
Cleanup of sulphur emissions from global shipping has been implicated in past research. But that cleanup only began in 2020, so it’s considered too weak to explain the full extent of this acceleration. Nasa researchers have suggested that changes in clouds could play a role, either through reductions in cloud cover in the tropics or over the North Pacific.
One factor that has not been well quantified, however, is the effect of monumental efforts by countries in east Asia, notably China, to combat air pollution and improve public health through strict air quality policies. There has already been a 75% reduction in east Asian sulphur dioxide emissions since around 2013, and that cleanup effort picked up pace just as global warming began accelerating.
Our study addresses the link between east Asian air quality improvements and global temperature, building on the efforts of eight teams of climate modellers across the world.
We have found that polluted air may have been masking the full effects of global warming. Cleaner air could now be revealing more of the human-induced global warming from greenhouse gases.
In addition to causing millions of premature deaths, air pollution shields the Earth from sunlight and therefore cools the surface. There has been so much air pollution that it has held human-induced warming in check by up to 0.5°C over the last century.
With the cleanup of air pollution, something that’s vital for human health, this artificial sunshade is removed. Since greenhouse gas emissions have kept on increasing, the result is that the Earth’s surface is warming faster than ever before.
Modelling the cleanup
Our team used 160 computer simulations from eight global climate models. This enabled us to better quantify the effects that east Asian air pollution has on global temperature and rainfall patterns. We simulated a cleanup of pollution similar to what has happened in the real world since 2010. We found an extra global warming of around 0.07°C.
While this is a small number compared with the full global warming of around 1.3°C since 1850, it is still enough to explain the recent acceleration in global warming when we take away year-to-year swings in temperature from natural cycles such as El Niño, a climate phenomenon in the Pacific that affects weather patterns globally.
Based on long-term trends, we would have expected around 0.23°C of warming since 2010. However, we actually measured around 0.33°C. While the additional 0.1°C can largely be explained by the east Asian air pollution cleanup, other factors include the change in shipping emissions and the recent accelerated increase in methane concentrations in the atmosphere.
Air pollution causes cooling by reflecting sunlight or by changing the properties of clouds so they reflect more sunlight. The cleanup in east Asian air pollution influences global temperatures because it reduces the shading effect of the pollution over east Asia itself. It also means less pollution is blown across the north Pacific, causing clouds in the east Pacific to reflect less sunlight.
The pattern of these changes across the North Pacific simulated in our models matches that seen in satellite observations. Our models and temperature observations also show relatively strong warming over the North Pacific, downwind from east Asia.
The main source of global warming is still greenhouse gas emissions, and a cleanup of air pollution was both necessary and overdue. This did not cause the additional warming but rather, removed an artificial cooling that has for a time helped shield us from some of the extreme weather and other well-established consequences of climate change.
Global warming will continue for decades. Indeed, our past and future emissions of greenhouse gases will affect the climate for centuries. However, air pollution is quickly removed from the atmosphere, and the recent acceleration in global warming from this particular unmasking may therefore be short-lived.
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Laura Wilcox receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Research Council of Norway, the Clean Air Fund, and Horizon Europe.
Bjørn H. Samset receives funding from the Research Council of Norway, the Clean Air Fund, and Horizon Europe.
San Francisco, USA, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global IoT Microcontroller Market is on a robust growth path, projected to reach a market size of USD 18,765.80 million by 2032, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.50% during the forecast period. This rapid expansion is largely fueled by the ever-growing deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) devices across both consumer and industrial landscapes.
IoT microcontrollers are compact, power-efficient chips that function as the brains of connected devices. These chips manage real-time operations, data processing, and communication between sensors, actuators, and networks. As the number of connected devices continues to grow exponentially, so does the need for smarter, faster, and more energy-efficient microcontrollers. From smartwatches and home appliances to industrial machinery and autonomous vehicles, IoT microcontrollers play a pivotal role in enabling seamless device intelligence. According to the OECD, the number of IoT connections globally surpassed non‑IoT connections in 2020, marking a pivotal shift toward smart, interconnected devices.
Proliferation of Smart Devices and Systems- Primary Driving Forces Behind Market Growth
One of the primary drivers propelling this market is the proliferation of smart devices and systems across virtually every sector. In the UK, Ofcom reports growth from 13.3 million IoT connections in 2016 to an estimated 39.9 million by 2024, driven by smart device proliferation. In the consumer space, applications such as smart homes, fitness trackers, and wearable health devices rely on microcontrollers to perform quick computations while conserving battery life. On the industrial side, microcontrollers are integral to smart factories, smart agriculture, and automated energy systems. These applications demand rugged, reliable chips that can function under a wide range of operating conditions.
The increasing adoption of edge computing is another major catalyst. As businesses and developers move processing capabilities closer to the data source, there is a growing demand for microcontrollers that can handle localized, real-time processing without constant reliance on cloud infrastructure. This reduces latency, improves performance, and supports faster decision-making—particularly important for critical applications like industrial automation, autonomous systems, and healthcare diagnostics.
Technological Advancements Pushing Innovation
The IoT microcontroller space is witnessing continuous innovation aimed at increasing processing power, improving wireless communication, and extending battery life. Manufacturers are focusing on integrating support for the latest communication standards, including 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), NB-IoT, and LoRaWAN. These features are crucial for seamless device-to-device communication and for supporting massive IoT deployments in smart cities and industrial environments.
Another key area of focus is low-power architecture. With many IoT devices operating on small batteries or energy-harvesting solutions, minimizing power consumption is a top priority. Modern microcontrollers are now equipped with advanced sleep modes, efficient wake-up cycles, and intelligent power management features that help extend device life significantly.
Moreover, the integration of AI and machine learning at the edge is pushing the development of smarter microcontrollers capable of performing data analysis directly on the device. This is particularly useful in applications such as predictive maintenance, facial recognition, and anomaly detection, where real-time insights are critical.
Industrial IoT as a Core Growth Segment
Industrially, IoT microcontrollers are becoming a foundational technology for Industry 4.0 initiatives. Smart manufacturing, energy monitoring, predictive maintenance, and asset tracking all rely on microcontrollers to collect and process sensor data on-site. According to data from the U.S. Department of Energy, the demand for industrial IoT solutions is growing rapidly due to the global push toward automation and operational efficiency.
In manufacturing, microcontrollers are used to monitor equipment health, control robotic systems, and enable adaptive production processes. In the energy and utilities sector, they support applications such as smart meters, grid automation, and energy-efficient building systems. As industries seek to digitize operations, the need for reliable and intelligent microcontrollers continues to intensify.
TABLE OF CONTENT:
1. IoT Microcontroller Market Overview 1.1. Study Scope 1.2. Market Estimation Years 2. Executive Summary 2.1. Market Snippet 2.1.1. IoT Microcontroller Market Snippet by Product Type 2.1.2. IoT Microcontroller Market Snippet by Application 2.1.3. IoT Microcontroller Market Snippet by Architecture 2.1.4. IoT Microcontroller Market Snippet by Country 2.1.5. IoT Microcontroller Market Snippet by Region 2.2. Competitive Insights 3. IoT Microcontroller Key Market Trends 3.1. IoT Microcontroller Market Drivers 3.1.1. Impact Analysis of Market Drivers 3.2. IoT Microcontroller Market Restraints 3.2.1. Impact Analysis of Market Restraints 3.3. IoT Microcontroller Market Opportunities 3.4. IoT Microcontroller Market Future Trends 4. IoT Microcontroller Industry Study 4.1. PEST Analysis 4.2. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 4.3. Growth Prospect Mapping 4.4. Regulatory Framework Analysis ……
Regional Insights: North America Leading the Way
North America currently dominates the global IoT microcontroller market, thanks to its well-established tech ecosystem, advanced research facilities, and widespread adoption of IoT technologies across multiple industries. The region is home to numerous cloud service providers, semiconductor giants, and IoT platform companies, all contributing to a strong demand for microcontroller solutions. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, over 100 U.S. cities have launched smart grid and intelligent transportation initiatives that rely heavily on IoT microcontroller-based sensors and gateways—fueling North America’s roughly 30% share of the global IoT MCU market in 2024.
Asia-Pacific, however, is rapidly emerging as a high-growth market, driven by massive manufacturing capabilities in China, South Korea, and Japan, as well as increased IoT adoption in India and Southeast Asia. The region benefits from a large consumer base, expanding smart city projects, and rising investments in industrial automation.
Strategic Moves by Market Players
Companies in the IoT microcontroller space are employing diverse strategies to stay ahead in this competitive landscape. Key among these are:
Product Innovation: Firms are continually enhancing chip design to offer better performance, lower power consumption, and improved security.
Collaborations & Alliances: Semiconductor manufacturers are partnering with cloud providers, IoT platform developers, and system integrators to deliver end-to-end solutions tailored to specific use cases.
R&D Investment: Significant resources are being allocated to research next-generation microcontrollers that can handle AI tasks, secure communications, and complex real-time analytics.
Moreover, many vendors are embracing open-source development platforms and providing developer tools, software libraries, and modular hardware kits to encourage rapid prototyping and foster developer communities. This lowers the barriers to IoT product development and helps accelerate market adoption.
Outlook: A Foundation for the Connected Future
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the demand for smart, efficient, and reliable microcontrollers will only rise. The convergence of IoT, AI, and edge computing is transforming how data is processed and used, and microcontrollers sit at the heart of this transformation.
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BRUSSELS, July 14 (Xinhua) — Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Monday denounced the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s threat to impose 30 percent tariffs on European Union exports as “totally unacceptable” at a joint press conference with European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic in Brussels. -0-
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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China and India should adhere to the policy of good-neighborliness and friendship and find a path of mutual respect and trust, peaceful coexistence, common pursuit of development and win-win cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
Wang Yi made the announcement during talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Beijing. –0–
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The OCAC held the Sydney session of its 2025 Overseas Mandarin Teachers Training Program, providing a valuable opportunity for local teachers to recharge and reconnect. Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu attended the opening ceremony alongside Director Chia-Hui Chiang of the Sydney Education Division and Principal Min-Huei Chien of the Australian Oriental Culture School. DG Wu praised the teachers for contributing to the impressive Mandarin skills of second- and third-generation students in the community. He also expressed confidence that the lectures by Professor Shih-Wen Chyu (NTNU) and Professor Tzu-Ching Lin (Providence University) would provide participants with the latest insights and practical tools. The two-day workshop, hosted by the Australian Oriental Culture School, featured classroom management, curriculum design, AI-assisted teaching, and Mandarin assessment system. Through these efforts, we aim to strengthen the connection between Taiwan and new generations of overseas Taiwanese, and elevate Taiwan’s brand in global Mandarin education.
On July 11, 2024, Minister-Counsellor Fan Xuecheng of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda attended a series of cultural and educational exchange activities at Luyanzi Institute of Technology and Makerere University. The activities were joined by Professor Zhu Hui, Vice Chairperson of the University Council of Zhejiang University; Ms. Wang Lihong, Principal of Luyanzi Institute of Technology; H.E. Judith Nsababera, Consul General of Uganda in Guangzhou; and Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor of Makerere University.
In his remarks, Minister-Counsellor Fan Xuecheng stated that China and Uganda have long enjoyed friendly relations, and educational and cultural exchanges have built a bridge for enhancing mutual understanding and trust between the two peoples. China will continue to support people-to-people and educational cooperation, injecting fresh impetus into the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
Consul General Nsababera and other participants noted that Uganda is willing to take this opportunity to strengthen cooperation with China and promote Uganda-China relations to a new level.
The Ugandan premieres of two documentaries produced by Zhejiang University — Generation Z’s China-Africa Stories and Along the Silk Road — were successfully held at Luyanzi Institute of Technology and warmly received. Zhejiang University also presented a collection of A Comprehensive Collection of Ancient Chinese Paintings to Makerere University, showcasing the richness of traditional Chinese culture.
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas)
U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined the Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser to talk about the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4, 2025.
Rep. Estes spoke about provisions within the OBBBA that will improve the lives of Americans through tax cuts, economic growth and the promotion of American innovation. He also spoke about border security funding and the creation of a Golden Dome to strengthen our national security.
Listen to the interview here.
On passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:
“…It was a monumental thing just because of the amount of work that we had to go through. In fact, we started this years ago. We knew after we passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 that there were provisions that were going to expire. Some of them already have expired and we’ve seen some slowdown in the economy because of that. Others are expiring this year and so we wanted to make sure that we address those provisions and we looked at the future and how do we move forward from here. And so it was a lot of heavy lifting in terms of a lot of work and how do you sort through that process.
“I said in a lot of cases, it’s one step at a time. The first step was to get the Republicans elected in the majority in the House and the Senate and President Trump elected in the White House. That was the first thing we had to do to make this happen. It’s just been a series of steps since then.”
On how the One Big, Beautiful Bill will grow the economy:
“…We’ve seen over and over again the Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, has missed on scoring. In fact, they scored that the Inflation Act was not going to increase the deficit when as soon as the act was passed by the Democrats, then it showed, well now it’s really going to cost hundreds of billions of dollars more than what was described. We really have to come up with some better guestimates in terms of the decisions we make because we’re making trillion-dollar decisions. We’ve got to do that.
“When we look at the One Big, Beautiful Bill on paper, in a static world, they’re saying it costs over $3 trillion dollars. But that’s if you say, somebody gets a tax cut or they don’t get a tax increase, because that’s really a lot of cases what it was, that their behavior wouldn’t change.
“And I would say the argument is that if we raise taxes on people, they don’t have the money to invest. Businesses don’t have the money to invest. Individuals don’t have the money to go out and buy the new car, to go out and do the other decisions that they want to make for their family.
“And so when we were going through this on the Budget Committee, we were looking at, you know, even if the economic growth went from roughly 1.8%, 1.9%, where CBO was project it, up by less than 1%, that would raise almost $3 trillion in extra tax revenue over 10 years. Yet that’s not included in some of these numbers that are being reported about what the true cost of that is.
“We really wanted to focus on, how do we make good economic growth? How do we put as much as we could permanent, whether it was for small businesses … or whether it’s things like research and development, which Americans have led the innovation across the world for years. And I’ve been a big advocate that when you invest money on research and development or new ideas, that you can deduct that off your taxes in the year that incurs. And that’s one of those provisions that expired three years ago, and we’ve seen a slowdown in research and development spending.
“In fact, we’ve seen … after 2017, it increased by 18%. And now, it has dropped. And the important thing about that is three-fourths of that money goes to jobs. And then those research and development jobs lead to more manufacturing work in the United States. So for over a longer period of time, it is a jobs program. And we need to make sure that those provisions, and that was a big piece of what we wanted to make sure were permanent in the bill, to help make sure that the economy continued to grow and people had more money in their pocket and paid less in taxes.”
On Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries holding up the vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:
“Here’s what he was trying to advocate for. He was trying to advocate that able-bodied adults without children should be entitled to Medicaid and not have to go look for a job. Americans want to, we’re beneficial people, we’re charitable. We want to give hand ups to people. But we also expect that you should do your own part and have the responsibility.
“Basically, the Democrat position was, ‘No these people shouldn’t have to go look for a job.’Their argument was that illegal aliens should be entitled to getting free Medicaid. And this bill is going to prohibit that. And this bill is also going to prohibit people who maybe they qualified one year, but their income’s gone up this year because they have gone to work, but states weren’t required to certify that their income is as low as it was. Therefore, they were automatically re-enrolled.
“We’re saying, ‘Let’s go make sure that these processes work. Let’s go make sure that the money’s saved on people that shouldn’t be receiving Medicaid so that we have the money available for the disabled and the low income.’”
On improving national security at home and abroad:
“We need to make sure that we clean up the mess that President Biden left the country in. Looking at new things on the defense side. You know, the world’s a dangerous place as we see now with Iran and North Korea and China and even Russia, in some of the things they’re doing. And [we] need to make sure that we have the next generation of technology out there to help with the sport. That we look at the Golden Dome process.”
“I’ve been amazed going to Israel and seeing the Iron Dome and seeing that work. Seeing the interaction of technology to be able to detect a missile launch and track it and determine where it’s going and determine is it going to land in a field or is it going to land in a populated area? And then, how do you fire a missile to stop it? And to be successful at that and to make that process work. It’s great technology, great interaction there. It’s the type of thought process that we need to have to protect our country going forward.”
On the United States investing in a strong military and national defense:
“One, we’ve seen, ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, we saw a huge decline in the 1990s, the so-called peace dividend. And that really led into, there was a slight buildup with the fighting Al-Qaeda after 2001. And 9/11 results out of that. But then after that, there started to be a wind down again in terms of that.
“We’re at an inflection point now and we’ve seen it both in Israel, and we’ve seen it in Ukraine. We’re at a point where some of the old technology or some of the things that may not be the right answers going forward.
“For example, we can shoot down a lot of the missiles that are fired at Israel but if you take a million dollar missile to shoot down a $50,000 drone that’s being fired at it, that’s not a smart use of resources. So we’ve got to look at some of those new technologies and things that we do going forward.”
On the budget reconciliation process:
Basically the reconciliation process is driven off of the budget process. And you want to prepare a budget each year, each fiscal year. This was off of the 2025 fiscal year budget … We’re now working on the 2026 fiscal year budget, and we’ll also have to work on the 2027 fiscal year before the end of next year.
“Obviously, there’s a lot of work to do. I mean, we made some great strides in this One Big, Beautiful Bill. One of the things we want to really push on is, let’s get as much done as we could, knowing that we couldn’t get everything done.
“So we’ve got a lot more to do, and we still have a whole lot of work we have to do to actually address some of the things with the spending at the federal level and making sure we address the budget and making sure, how do we make the United States stronger again.”
On working towards a balanced budget:
“We’ve still got a lot of work to do in that regards. I mean, we’re borrowing one out five dollars that the federal government is spending. So, it’s a terrible place to be in. It’s something that … our predecessors should not have gotten into that situation. And, it’s not something that we want to leave to our kids and grandkids. And really, that debt’s mostly being spent on today’s lifestyle. That’s the bad part about it.
“It’s not like it’s investing in a whole lot more infrastructure and other things. It’s today’s preferences that [it] is being spent on. So we’ve got to focus on both the discretionary side, which is the smallest piece of the budget, it’s really about 25% of it. And that’s what we’ll look at on the 2026 appropriations.
“But then we’ve got some big mandatory spending projects we’ve got to work on now. And those are the ones that are growing the fastest. Part of it’s the Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, … we put money into Social Security and Medicare, but it’s not enough for what’s being spent out of those programs.
“The SNAP food stamp program, which got some improvements now, obviously that’s growing. And that’s what, 80% of the Farm Bill? We really should be calling it the Farm and Food Stamp Bill. And so we’ve got a lot of work as we focus on that.
On drafting the FY2026 budget:
“Technically for 2026 we’ve already missed the date in terms of what we wanted to do. But with the discussion now that we’ve passed, and part of that was because we focused so much on the One Big, Beautiful Bill. We knew we had to get that done. There are some things we needed to get done in July. There are some things we wanted to get done now instead of waiting until December so that people could start making decisions about, because they know what their tax bill is going to be next year through that process. That’s good. Now let’s go focus on the 2026 budget and how that’s going to drive reconciliation. At the parallel process, which we’re working on appropriations for the discretionary pieces, and we can attack them both directions in terms of the problems that we’re trying to face.”
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan in October 2024.
“Our bilateral relationship requires that we take a far-sighted approach to our ties. Since our leaders’ meeting in Kazan in October 2024, the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction. Our responsibility is to maintain that momentum,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He added, “We have made good progress in the past nine months towards the normalization of our bilateral relations. This is a result of resolving friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquillity there. This remains the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for the smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent upon us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”
The EAM is currently in China — his first visit to the country since the violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in May 2020 — to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Tianjin.
Congratulating China on a successful Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar noted that the two sides have had several opportunities in recent months to meet at international events and maintain strategic communication.
“We will be meeting tomorrow and India is committed to ensuring good outcomes and decisions,” he said, expressing hope for more regular bilateral meetings to take place in each other’s countries.
The External Affairs Minister also thanked China for its cooperation in resuming the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra after a gap of five years.
“As neighbouring nations and major global economies, there are various facets and dimensions to our ties. Measures towards normalising our people-to-people exchanges can certainly foster mutually beneficial cooperation. It is also essential in this context that restrictive trade measures and roadblocks are avoided. I hope to discuss these issues in further detail,” Jaishankar said.
Highlighting that both countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EAM emphasised that stable and constructive ties between India and China are in the interest of the entire world.
“This is best achieved by handling relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity. We have also agreed earlier that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever turn into conflict. On this foundation, we can continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he stated.
During Monday’s meeting, both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues and will hold discussions in the SCO format on Tuesday.
Looking forward to a “constructive and forward-looking exchange” of views, the EAM reiterated that the SCO’s primary mandate is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan in October 2024.
“Our bilateral relationship requires that we take a far-sighted approach to our ties. Since our leaders’ meeting in Kazan in October 2024, the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction. Our responsibility is to maintain that momentum,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He added, “We have made good progress in the past nine months towards the normalization of our bilateral relations. This is a result of resolving friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquillity there. This remains the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for the smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent upon us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”
The EAM is currently in China — his first visit to the country since the violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in May 2020 — to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Tianjin.
Congratulating China on a successful Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar noted that the two sides have had several opportunities in recent months to meet at international events and maintain strategic communication.
“We will be meeting tomorrow and India is committed to ensuring good outcomes and decisions,” he said, expressing hope for more regular bilateral meetings to take place in each other’s countries.
The External Affairs Minister also thanked China for its cooperation in resuming the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra after a gap of five years.
“As neighbouring nations and major global economies, there are various facets and dimensions to our ties. Measures towards normalising our people-to-people exchanges can certainly foster mutually beneficial cooperation. It is also essential in this context that restrictive trade measures and roadblocks are avoided. I hope to discuss these issues in further detail,” Jaishankar said.
Highlighting that both countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EAM emphasised that stable and constructive ties between India and China are in the interest of the entire world.
“This is best achieved by handling relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity. We have also agreed earlier that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever turn into conflict. On this foundation, we can continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he stated.
During Monday’s meeting, both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues and will hold discussions in the SCO format on Tuesday.
Looking forward to a “constructive and forward-looking exchange” of views, the EAM reiterated that the SCO’s primary mandate is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan in October 2024.
“Our bilateral relationship requires that we take a far-sighted approach to our ties. Since our leaders’ meeting in Kazan in October 2024, the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction. Our responsibility is to maintain that momentum,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He added, “We have made good progress in the past nine months towards the normalization of our bilateral relations. This is a result of resolving friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquillity there. This remains the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for the smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent upon us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”
The EAM is currently in China — his first visit to the country since the violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in May 2020 — to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Tianjin.
Congratulating China on a successful Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar noted that the two sides have had several opportunities in recent months to meet at international events and maintain strategic communication.
“We will be meeting tomorrow and India is committed to ensuring good outcomes and decisions,” he said, expressing hope for more regular bilateral meetings to take place in each other’s countries.
The External Affairs Minister also thanked China for its cooperation in resuming the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra after a gap of five years.
“As neighbouring nations and major global economies, there are various facets and dimensions to our ties. Measures towards normalising our people-to-people exchanges can certainly foster mutually beneficial cooperation. It is also essential in this context that restrictive trade measures and roadblocks are avoided. I hope to discuss these issues in further detail,” Jaishankar said.
Highlighting that both countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EAM emphasised that stable and constructive ties between India and China are in the interest of the entire world.
“This is best achieved by handling relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity. We have also agreed earlier that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever turn into conflict. On this foundation, we can continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he stated.
During Monday’s meeting, both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues and will hold discussions in the SCO format on Tuesday.
Looking forward to a “constructive and forward-looking exchange” of views, the EAM reiterated that the SCO’s primary mandate is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan in October 2024.
“Our bilateral relationship requires that we take a far-sighted approach to our ties. Since our leaders’ meeting in Kazan in October 2024, the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction. Our responsibility is to maintain that momentum,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He added, “We have made good progress in the past nine months towards the normalization of our bilateral relations. This is a result of resolving friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquillity there. This remains the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for the smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent upon us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”
The EAM is currently in China — his first visit to the country since the violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in May 2020 — to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Tianjin.
Congratulating China on a successful Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar noted that the two sides have had several opportunities in recent months to meet at international events and maintain strategic communication.
“We will be meeting tomorrow and India is committed to ensuring good outcomes and decisions,” he said, expressing hope for more regular bilateral meetings to take place in each other’s countries.
The External Affairs Minister also thanked China for its cooperation in resuming the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra after a gap of five years.
“As neighbouring nations and major global economies, there are various facets and dimensions to our ties. Measures towards normalising our people-to-people exchanges can certainly foster mutually beneficial cooperation. It is also essential in this context that restrictive trade measures and roadblocks are avoided. I hope to discuss these issues in further detail,” Jaishankar said.
Highlighting that both countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EAM emphasised that stable and constructive ties between India and China are in the interest of the entire world.
“This is best achieved by handling relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity. We have also agreed earlier that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever turn into conflict. On this foundation, we can continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he stated.
During Monday’s meeting, both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues and will hold discussions in the SCO format on Tuesday.
Looking forward to a “constructive and forward-looking exchange” of views, the EAM reiterated that the SCO’s primary mandate is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan in October 2024.
“Our bilateral relationship requires that we take a far-sighted approach to our ties. Since our leaders’ meeting in Kazan in October 2024, the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction. Our responsibility is to maintain that momentum,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He added, “We have made good progress in the past nine months towards the normalization of our bilateral relations. This is a result of resolving friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquillity there. This remains the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for the smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent upon us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”
The EAM is currently in China — his first visit to the country since the violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in May 2020 — to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Tianjin.
Congratulating China on a successful Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar noted that the two sides have had several opportunities in recent months to meet at international events and maintain strategic communication.
“We will be meeting tomorrow and India is committed to ensuring good outcomes and decisions,” he said, expressing hope for more regular bilateral meetings to take place in each other’s countries.
The External Affairs Minister also thanked China for its cooperation in resuming the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra after a gap of five years.
“As neighbouring nations and major global economies, there are various facets and dimensions to our ties. Measures towards normalising our people-to-people exchanges can certainly foster mutually beneficial cooperation. It is also essential in this context that restrictive trade measures and roadblocks are avoided. I hope to discuss these issues in further detail,” Jaishankar said.
Highlighting that both countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EAM emphasised that stable and constructive ties between India and China are in the interest of the entire world.
“This is best achieved by handling relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity. We have also agreed earlier that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever turn into conflict. On this foundation, we can continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he stated.
During Monday’s meeting, both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues and will hold discussions in the SCO format on Tuesday.
Looking forward to a “constructive and forward-looking exchange” of views, the EAM reiterated that the SCO’s primary mandate is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” Jaishankar said.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction since the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan in October 2024.
“Our bilateral relationship requires that we take a far-sighted approach to our ties. Since our leaders’ meeting in Kazan in October 2024, the India-China relationship has been gradually moving in a positive direction. Our responsibility is to maintain that momentum,” Jaishankar said in his opening remarks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
He added, “We have made good progress in the past nine months towards the normalization of our bilateral relations. This is a result of resolving friction along the border and our ability to maintain peace and tranquillity there. This remains the fundamental basis for mutual strategic trust and for the smooth development of bilateral relations. It is now incumbent upon us to address other aspects related to the border, including de-escalation.”
The EAM is currently in China — his first visit to the country since the violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in May 2020 — to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being held in Tianjin.
Congratulating China on a successful Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Jaishankar noted that the two sides have had several opportunities in recent months to meet at international events and maintain strategic communication.
“We will be meeting tomorrow and India is committed to ensuring good outcomes and decisions,” he said, expressing hope for more regular bilateral meetings to take place in each other’s countries.
The External Affairs Minister also thanked China for its cooperation in resuming the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra after a gap of five years.
“As neighbouring nations and major global economies, there are various facets and dimensions to our ties. Measures towards normalising our people-to-people exchanges can certainly foster mutually beneficial cooperation. It is also essential in this context that restrictive trade measures and roadblocks are avoided. I hope to discuss these issues in further detail,” Jaishankar said.
Highlighting that both countries are marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EAM emphasised that stable and constructive ties between India and China are in the interest of the entire world.
“This is best achieved by handling relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity. We have also agreed earlier that differences should not become disputes, nor should competition ever turn into conflict. On this foundation, we can continue to develop our ties along a positive trajectory,” he stated.
During Monday’s meeting, both sides exchanged views on global and regional issues and will hold discussions in the SCO format on Tuesday.
Looking forward to a “constructive and forward-looking exchange” of views, the EAM reiterated that the SCO’s primary mandate is to “combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.”
“This is a shared concern and India hopes that zero tolerance for terrorism will be strongly upheld,” Jaishankar said.
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
China issued 12.92 trillion yuan (about 1.81 trillion U.S. dollars) in new yuan-denominated loans in the first half of the year, the central bank data showed on Monday.
At the end of June, outstanding yuan loans amounted to 268.56 trillion yuan, up 7.1 percent year on year, according to the People’s Bank of China.
In the first six months, household loans increased by 1.17 trillion yuan, while loans to enterprises increased by 11.57 trillion yuan.
The M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.3 percent year on year to 330.29 trillion yuan at the end of June.
The M1, which covers cash in circulation, demand deposits and clients’ reserves of non-banking payment institutions, stood at 113.95 trillion yuan at the end of June, up 4.6 percent year on year.
The M0, which indicates the amount of cash in circulation, reached 13.18 trillion yuan at the end of June, an increase of 12 percent year on year.
In the first six months, the net cash injection hit 363.3 billion yuan.
Deposits in yuan rose by 17.94 trillion yuan in the first six months. The balance of deposits in yuan climbed 8.3 percent year on year to 320.17 trillion yuan at the end of June.
In the first half of the year, the newly added social financing amounted to 22.83 trillion yuan, representing a 4.74 trillion yuan increase year on year.
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Facing unilateralism and protectionism, China has continued to broaden its global trade network in the first half of this year, said a China Customs official Monday. The country’s trade volume with Africa and Central Asia grew 14.4% and 13.8%, respectively.
As artificial intelligence continues to transform industries worldwide, educators and researchers with the Neag School of Education are exploring how it might reshape teaching and learning. The Neag School’s annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference in May offered insights into AI’s promise and challenges in the classroom, including how AI can enhance creativity, personalize learning, and support teachers, while preserving the deeply human heart of education.
Timothy “TJ” Neville ’04 MA, ’18 MA, an instructional technology specialist with Farmington Public Schools who has over two decades of experience in education and technology and presented at the conference, emphasized that education remains fundamentally human. While AI is powerful, he insists it should be viewed as a partner, not a replacement, for teachers.
“Education has always been, and will remain, a deeply human endeavor,” Neville says. “AI offers an opportunity to elevate our practice — not to replace our expertise.”
“While AI is powerful, it should be viewed as a partner, not a replacement, for teachers,” Timothy “TJ” Neville ’04 MA, ’18 MA says.
He encourages educators to see AI as a collaborative tool that can generate resources, manage routine tasks, and give teachers time to focus on what humans do best: building relationships and fostering deeper learning.
One of AI’s biggest strengths is helping teachers tailor learning to students’ diverse needs. For example, simple tools like student interest surveys combined with AI allow teachers to craft lessons that engage learners more personally. Neville’s district trains educators to use AI to create leveled readings, contextual vocabulary lists, and visual representations of complex texts.
“AI can help teachers address students’ readiness levels, interests, and learning profiles,” Neville says. “Teachers can quickly generate differentiated resources that remove barriers and make learning more accessible to all.”
Neville recalls a successful example from his district, where teachers used AI to support multilingual learners struggling with reading comprehension. By generating differentiated resources and visual aids, teachers could offer immediate, personalized help. This approach soon expanded to benefit all students, as well as led to further training for staff, showing how AI’s impact can ripple through an entire district..
“Teachers could respond in the moment,” Neville says. “If a student struggled with a text, a teacher could create a visualization instantly, helping them understand.”
Education has always been, and will remain, a deeply human endeavor. AI offers an opportunity to elevate our practice — not to replace our expertise. — Timothy ‘TJ’ Neville ’04 MA, ’18 MA
Shuyu Wang, a Neag School of Education doctoral student who presented at the conference, agrees. Drawing on her experience with an educational technology company in China, Wang describes how AI-powered platforms let students interact through tablets while software tracks engagement data. This helps teachers analyze learning behaviors and tailor support in real time. She believes personalized learning is one of AI’s most promising contributions, helping teachers spot learning gaps and save time.
“Teachers spend so much time creating materials for different students,” she says. “AI can automate parts of that, freeing teachers to connect emotionally and socially with students.”
Despite its benefits, AI in education comes with significant challenges. Neville highlights the need for clear guidance on transparency, privacy, and equity: “It’s crucial that students know if AI is being used to provide feedback. Transparency is essential.”
He warns against “cognitive offloading,” where students become too dependent on AI and fail to develop critical thinking skills. Wang shares similar concerns, particularly about how AI might increase pressure on students to chase perfection or its lack of emotional intelligence.
“AI can’t read emotions like teachers can,” she says. “If a student is upset, a teacher can see that and respond with care.”
Another challenge is bias. Both Neville and Wang stress that AI models are trained on human-created data — which means bias inevitably seeps in, regardless of which country the AI or its training data originated from. Wang believes educators and students must learn to think critically about AI outputs.
“We should read classic literature, news from different countries, and diverse perspectives,” she says. “Only then can we judge whether AI’s answers are trustworthy.”
AI’s ability to produce polished work quickly raises questions about traditional assessments. Neville believes educators should shift focus from final products to the learning process itself.
Teachers spend so much time creating materials for different students. AI can automate parts of that, freeing teachers to connect emotionally and socially with students. — Shuyu Wang, Neag School doctoral student
“We want assessments that capture how students think, problem-solve, and apply tools,” he says. “The goal is to help students become more self-aware and reflective.”
Wang echoes this sentiment. She believes AI can improve the efficiency of assessments but worries that it often overlooks the emotional effort students pour into their work.
“It’s unfair if we only look at outputs,” she says. “AI can’t measure the feelings and creativity people invest in what they create.”
Beyond helping students, Neville sees AI reshaping professional development for teachers. Tools like Edthena let teachers upload lesson videos for AI-driven analysis and feedback. Other platforms, like Swivl’s Mirror Talk, provide live feedback during instruction.
“AI can make professional development more personalized and practical,” Neville says. “It can tailor support to each educator’s needs.”
He envisions AI simulations where teachers get feedback from AI personas acting as students or supervisors, helping them practice real-world teaching scenarios. Wang believes the same strategies used to personalize student learning can enhance teacher training.
“In our training programs, the learning needs are the same,” she says. “AI can help teachers build portfolios, gather feedback, and get support tailored to them.”
Del Siegle, the Neag School’s Lynn and Ray Neag Chair for Gifted Education and Talent Development and organizer of the Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, has explored how AI can help overcome creative roadblocks. For many, the biggest challenge in creative work is the fear of the blank page. Siegle believes AI offers a way past that paralysis.
“AI isn’t here to replace our imaginations but to partner with them,” Siegle wrote in Gifted Child Today.
AI isn’t here to replace our imaginations but to partner with them. — Del Siegle
Creativity, he notes, is vital for problem-solving and well-being. Students who engage creatively understand their learning more deeply and gain confidence. While AI can generate poems, images, and ideas, Siegle argues it’s not truly creative in the human sense — it lacks emotion, experience, and personal meaning. But it can still be a powerful tool to help us get started.
“Just make it exist first. You can make it good later,” Siegle says about the importance of overcoming perfectionism.
AI tools like Goblin.tools and MagicSchool.ai help students break big tasks into smaller steps. They can produce rough drafts that students later refine, easing anxiety about starting.
“AI can be the friendly assistant nudging us to take that first step,” Siegle says.
Some fear AI will stifle creativity, leaving students reliant on algorithms instead of thinking for themselves, but Siegle argues that AI often sparks more original ideas. One study he cites found that students using ChatGPT generated more unique ideas than those using traditional brainstorming. He envisions students defining creative problems — like designing science experiments or writing stories — while AI suggests new angles, helps organize ideas, and offers fresh perspectives. This collaboration, he believes, creates results neither humans nor AI could achieve alone.
As AI grows more capable, Siegle predicts it will transform the skills schools emphasize. Instead of memorizing facts, students will focus on creative thinking, connecting ideas across disciplines, and evaluating information critically. AI can help students at every level of creativity, Siegle says, from small personal projects to professional innovations. For everyday creators, AI offers a safe, judgment-free space to experiment without fear of failure. Wang agrees, stressing that AI should remain an assistant, not a replacement.
“Teachers bring empathy, flexibility, and human understanding that technology can’t replicate,” she says.
Neville echoes the same optimism, with caution: “AI can be an incredible tool. But it must always serve to enhance — not replace — the deeply human work at the heart of education.”
