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FILE - An attendee walks past a display at the Baidu World conference in Beijing, on Nov. 1, 2018. Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, unveiled the latest version of its artificial intelligence model Ernie 4.0, claiming that it rivals models such as GPT-4 in the U.S (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Chinese search engine company Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 AI model, claims that it rivals GPT-4

The Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu has launched the latest version of its artificial intelligence model Ernie 4.0. Baidu claims it rivals models such as GPT-4 in the U.S.

FILE - A woman tries out a fall outfit at a booth doing a promotion sale on clothing for the upcoming autumn season at a shopping mall in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. China’s economy remains in the doldrums, data released Friday, Oct. 13, showed, with prices falling due to slack demand from consumers and businesses. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China’s inflation data show economy in doldrums despite a slight improvement in trade

China’s economy remains in the doldrums, with prices falling due to slack demand from consumers and businesses. Data released Friday showed consumer prices remained flat in September compared with a year earlier, while wholesale prices fell 2.5%.

FILE - New cars wait to be transported on a dockyard in Yantai in eastern China's Shandong province on Aug. 6, 2023. China’s exports and imports both fell in September from a year earlier, though they contracted at a slower pace even as global demand remained muted, according to customs data released Friday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China’s exports and imports sink in September as global demand falters

China has reported its exports and imports both fell in September from a year earlier as global demand remained muted. Customs data released Friday showed exports for September slid 6.2% to $299.13 billion in the fifth straight month of decline.

Chinese developer Country Garden says it can’t meet debt payment deadlines after sales slump

Chinese property developer Country Garden has warned it cannot meet deadlines to repay its loans as the company struggles to restructure its debts.

FILE - Attendees walk past a display for 5G services from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing, on Oct. 31, 2019. Taiwan authorities are investigating four Taiwan-based companies suspected of helping China’s Huawei Technologies to build semiconductor facilities, reports said Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Taiwan probes firms suspected of selling chip equipment to China’s Huawei despite US sanctions

Taiwan’s economy minister has confirmed that regulators are investigating four Taiwanese companies suspected of helping China’s Huawei Technologies to build semiconductor facilities.

China Evergrande soars after property developer’s stocks resume trading

Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group have soared after they resumed trading in Hong Kong following a suspension last week.

Hong Kong and Macao police arrest 4 more people linked to JPEX cryptocurrency platform

Police in Hong Kong and Macao say they arrested four more people linked to the cryptocurrency platform JPEX, which is suspected to have defrauded more than 2,400 people of almost $200 million.

Visitors gather near a giant flower basket on display at the crowded Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Tens of millions of Chinese tourists are expected to travel within their country, splurging on hotels, tours, attractions and meals in a boost to the economy during the 8-day autumn holiday period that began Friday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Millions take to China’s railways, roads, air in 1st big autumn holiday since end of zero-COVID

Many millions of Chinese tourists are expected to travel within their country, splurging on hotels, tours, attractions and meals in a boost to the economy during the 8-day autumn holiday period that began Friday.

Trading of shares of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande suspended in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong stock exchange says trading of shares of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group has been suspended.

Alibaba will spin off its logistics arm Cainiao in an IPO in Hong Kong

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba says it will spin off its logistics arm, Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, in an initial public offering in Hong Kong. It’s the first business unit to go public following a major restructuring in Alibaba.

FILE- A pedestrian walking through a footbridge is silhouetted as Chinese and Hong Kong flags are strung to mark the 26th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China in Hong Kong, on June 27, 2023. China’s Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide the personal details of their locally employed staff, as Beijing tightens its control over the semi-autonomous city. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

China tells foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide personal data of all local staff

China’s Foreign Ministry has asked all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide the personal details of their locally employed staff, as Beijing tightens its control over the semi-autonomous city.

Evidence are displayed by police for media after police arrested six people following allegations of fraud at an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong to scrutinize cryptocurrency regulation after arrests linked to JPEX exchange

Hong Kong’s leader says the territory will scrutinize the regulation of digital assets after police arrested eight people over allegations of fraud at an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange that impacted more than 1,600 investors and over $150 million in assets.

FILE - Attendees take photos of the E-SEED electric concept car during a press conference by Chinese automaker BYD at the China Auto Show in Beijing, on April 25, 2018. China's Commerce Ministry has protested a decision by the European Union to investigate exports of Chinese electric vehicles, saying Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 that it is a “protectionist” act aimed at distorting the supply chain. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China says EU probe into Chinese electric vehicle exports, subsidies is protectionist

China’s Commerce Ministry has protested a decision by the European Union to investigate exports of Chinese electric vehicles, saying it is a protectionist action aimed at distorting the supply chain.

FILE - Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba Group, speaks to journalists during Alibaba's 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Singles Day, in Shanghai, China, Nov. 11, 2018. The former CEO of Alibaba, Daniel Zhang, resigned as head of its cloud computing unit Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in a surprise move as the Chinese e-commerce empire wraps up a leadership reshuffle. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Former CEO of China’s Alibaba quits cloud business in surprise move during its leadership reshuffle

The former CEO of Alibaba has resigned as head of its cloud computing business in a surprise move as the Chinese e-commerce empire wraps up a leadership reshuffle. The company’s Hong Kong-traded shares sank 3.5% after Monday’s announcement.

A worker clears water on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Rain pouring onto Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close Friday. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

2 dead in Hong Kong amid extreme rain and flash floods that also struck southern China

Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, halting transportation and forcing schools to close.

A pedestrian waits for a bus on a flooded street following heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong closes schools as torrential rain floods streets, subway station

Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station.

FILE - Containers wait to be transported on a dockyard in Yantai in eastern China's Shandong province on Aug. 6, 2023. China’s exports declined at a slower pace in August, even as the world’s second biggest economy remains under pressure amid weaker demand both domestically and abroad, according to customs data Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China’s exports and imports fall in August as weak global demand keeps its economy under pressure

Chinese exports and imports both fell in August, reflecting tepid global demand that is adding to pressures on its slowing economy. Customs data released Thursday showed exports for August slumped 8.8% from a year earlier, while imports slid 7.3%.

A visitor checks out the AI chatbot Ernie Bot via a laptop computer at a booth promoting the AI chatbot during the Wave Summit in Beijing on Aug. 16, 2023. Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu on Thursday made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model available to the public, in a sign of a green light from Beijing which has in recent months taken steps to regulate the industry. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China’s Baidu makes AI chatbot Ernie Bot publicly available

Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu has made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model, Ernie Bot, fully available to the public. The company’s stock price rose by over 3% following the announcement.

An exhibitor walks by the Ant Group booth during the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at the Shougang venue in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it does not plan to sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group because it wants to retain its stake in an "important strategic partner." (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant’s buyback program

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co. because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”

Pages from the Shein website, left, and from the Temu site, right, are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, June 23, 2023. Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by blocking clothing manufacturers from working with Temu. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations

Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by blocking clothing manufacturers from working with Temu.

In this photo released by Yan Guanghua Yan Guanghua, one of TikTok earliest livestreamers in China, conducts a livestream from her studio in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province in July 2023. Chinese livestreamers have set their sights on TikTok shoppers in the U.S. and Europe, hawking everything from bags and apparel to crystals with eyes on a potentially lucrative market, despite uncertainties over the Chinese social media platform's future in the U.S. and elsewhere. (Yan Guanghua via AP)

Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and Europe

A child drinks from a bottle outside a lottery store in Beijing, Monday, July 17, 2023. China's economy grew at a 6.3% annual pace in the April-June quarter, much lower than analysts had forecast given the slow pace of growth the year before. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China’s economy misses growth forecasts, raising the odds of more support for its tepid recovery

China’s economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the year amid a slowdown in consumer spending and weakening global demand.

FILE - The Yangshan container port is seen in an aerial view in Shanghai, China on July 10, 2021. China’s exports tumbled in June, 2023, by 12.4% compared with a year earlier amid weaker global demand and higher inflation. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened

China has reported its exports tumbled 12.4% in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation. Customs data released Thursday showed imports slid 6.8%.

Ant Group fined $985 million by Chinese regulators in signal that tech crackdown may end

Chinese regulators are fining Ant Group 7.123 billion yuan ($985 million), claiming the financial technology provider broke laws related to corporate governance and consumer rights. The People’s Bank of China imposed the fine on Friday.

FILE - Hong Kong born U.S. singer CoCo Lee poses on the red carpet at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer who had a highly successful career in Asia, died on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. She was 48. (AP Photo/Billy Dai, File)

Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer and songwriter who had international success, dies at 48

Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter Coco Lee has died at age 48. Her sisters said Lee suffered from depression for years and died Wednesday by suicide.

FILE - Hong Kong born U.S. singer CoCo Lee poses on the red carpet at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer who had a highly successful career in Asia, died on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. She was 48. (AP Photo/Billy Dai, File)

Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer and songwriter who had international success, dies at 48

Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter Coco Lee has died at age 48. Her sisters said Lee suffered from depression for years and died Wednesday by suicide.

FILE - Hong Kong activist Nathan Law takes part in a protest during a meeting of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Hong Kong police on Monday, July 3, 2023, accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists, including Nathan Law, of violating the territory's tough National Security Law and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($127,600) each for information leading to their arrests. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 pro-democracy activists who live abroad

Hong Kong police have offered rewards for information leading to the arrests of eight pro-democracy activists who went into exile abroad and are accused of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law.

CORRECTS DATE TO THURSDAY JUNE 22, 2023 - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members of a team dispatched by China's Ministry of Emergency Management conduct an inspection at the site of an explosion at a restaurant in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Thursday, June 22, 2023. China's president Xi Jinping ordered a national safety campaign on Thursday after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend. (Wang Peng/Xinhua via AP)

China’s president orders safety campaign after explosion at barbecue restaurant kills 31 people

China’s president has ordered a national safety campaign after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend.

In this image taken and provided by Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network, members of Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) hold candle outside Singapore Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. (Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) via AP)

Singapore executes man for helping buy 2 pounds of cannabis

Singapore has executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency and protests that he was convicted on weak evidence.

South Korean foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart

South Korea’s foreign minister is meeting his Chinese counterpart in the southern Chinese city of Xiamen. Seoul seeks to improve ties with its top trading partner, even as U.S.-China relations remain strained.