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MILITARYSep 23Air Force, civilian staff dispute status of China Aerospace Studies InstituteCASI's director said the move will effectively end the institute, even as the service says CASI’s mission will continue.Defense News
MILITARYSep 23Air Force, civilian staff dispute status of China Aerospace Studies InstituteCASI's director said the move will effectively end the institute, even as the service says CASI’s mission will continue.Military Times
BUSINESSSep 23Trump’s diesel ban would hurt America and help ChinaSuspending foreign sales of the vital fuel may look good in the short term but the US would soon sufferFinancial Times
SCI & TECHSep 23Pacing problem: can AI fears overcome US-China race dynamics and force a slowdown?When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Chong Ming Lee and Vincent Chow examine what’s behind the call for “pacing” by American AI giants – effectively a slowdown in development – and how the phenomenon is being viewed in China. After years of rapid development, leading US AI executives are...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 23Democratic senators urge Trump to seek AI agreement with China: reportDemocratic senators are reportedly advocating for former President Trump to pursue an AI agreement with China. This suggests a push for international cooperation on artificial intelligence policy.Seeking Alpha Tech
WORLDSep 23China's 13-year-old swimming star raises questions on child athletesThree gold medals and three Asian Games records have catapulted China's Yu Zidi, 13, into the sporting spotlight. She is far from the first teen prodigy, but should teens be competing at elite level?DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 23Dems urge Trump to seek AI deal with ChinaIn a letter shared with POLITICO, 17 Democratic senators called on the president to discuss slowing or pausing AI development with Xi Jinping at their upcoming summit.Politico Tech
POLITICSSep 23Trump to meet with China's Xi Jinping as calls for AI regulation get louderPresident Trump has downplayed the threat posed by artificial intelligence amid growing calls for AI regulation. MIT professor and artificial intelligence expert Max Tegmark weighs in on Mr. Trump's planned meeting with China's Xi Jinping.CBS News
POLITICSSep 23Xi-Trump summit: China’s state car has already proved a match for the US ‘Beast’US President Donald Trump has made no secret of how little he agrees with his predecessor, Joe Biden, on many things. So, as Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to arrive in Washington on Wednesday, local time, there is one object that may offer a small moment of entertaining comparison between the two American leaders: Xi’s car. Xi is expected to bring his own ride – a custom-built Hongqi N701, the Chinese state limousine that has accompanied him on overseas trips since 2022. In a brief...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 23Wife of scholar detained in China wants Trump to press Xi to release himMin Zin, a Myanmar scholar, has been held for more than 100 days at what human rights groups say is a "black site" in China.CBS News
POLITICSSep 23Wife of American detained in China holds out hope for his return amid Trump-Xi meetingThe wife of a U.S. citizen wrongfully detained in China has not spoken with him for more than 100 days. Sylvia Zin spoke with Margaret Brennan, saying she hopes President Trump pushes Chinese President Xi Jinping to release her husband.CBS News
WORLDSep 23Asian Games: Indian men''s badminton team settles for bronze after 1-3 loss to ChinaSatwiksairaj and Chirag then produced a sensational performance to outwit reigning world champions Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20 in the first doubles to bring India back into the five-match tieThe Hindu
BUSINESSSep 23Chinese beauty products prove resilient amid US-China trade warThe US-China trade war has hit exports ranging from soybeans to solar panels, but one industry appears to be weathering the tariffs remarkably well. As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Washington this week, big-ticket exports are likely to be high on the agenda. But Chinese beauty products such as wigs, hair extensions and false eyelashes have proved highly resilient, with low prices and strong demand encouraging consumers to absorb the extra costs. China’s press-on nail industry, concentrated largely in one city, is also coming through the trade war without a scratch. Bryan QuinFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 23The Latest: China’s Xi to kick off visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from TrumpWhen Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington, he’s expected to get a rare greeting from President Donald Trump, who’ll be on the tarmac to welcome his counterpart’s plane instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White HouseThe Independent World
WORLDSep 23Neurobiologist Ye Bing says his return to China is not spurred by Michigan campus tragedyNeurobiologist Ye Bing is returning to China after a long period in the United States, but he says his move is not linked to the suicide of another Chinese scholar at the same university or US policy under the Trump administration. Ye said his decision to join Nanjing University and leave the University of Michigan was not influenced by the death of Chinese scholar Wang Danhao on the same campus six months earlier – a day after Wang was interviewed by US Homeland Security officers. “This is a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 23Trump insists the US ‘win AI’ over China — or else. The reality is even more starkUnlike when the US went all out to beat Russia to the moon, Trump is both feeding China the means of production on AI, and using Xi Jinping as a bogeyman to eschew guardrails for the tech. That strategy, writes Andrew Feinberg, ties in to something a handful of billionaires sorely needThe Independent World
CYBERSep 23Treasury Sec . Bessent Proposes AI Alert System With China But Trust Issues Persist1190talkradio.iheart.com · United States
BUSINESSSep 23Silver price today , Wednesday , September 23 , 2026 : Silver prices settle ahead of key U . S .- China summitfinance.yahoo.com · United States
SCI & TECHSep 23China’s storage makers aim to climb value chain with advanced packaging betsChinese storage makers, long known for packaging chips into modules, have been moving up the value chain into wafer-level operations, with the latest firm to make the jump investing 4.5 billion yuan (US$672 million) in an advanced packaging project. The sum, which Shanghai-listed Biwin Storage Technology will pour into the third phase of its advanced packaging and testing project in Dongguan, in southern China’s Guangdong province, will exceed the 3.09 billion yuan it put into the first two...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 23Silver price today, Wednesday, September 23, 2026: Silver prices settle ahead of key U.S.-China summitSilver prices have settled ahead of an upcoming significant summit between the U.S. and China. This indicates market anticipation of geopolitical events impacting commodity values.Yahoo Finance
CYBERSep 23China cracks down on scam centres in neighbouring MyanmarIn Southeast Asia, hundreds of thousands of people working in fraud centres are scamming people across the world. US authorities suggest the fraudsters are responsible for scams worth almost $10 billion a year against US nationals alone. Victims in Europe, the UK and China have also been targeted. Human rights groups further warn that those working in the centres are often themselves victims of human trafficking – forced to work as slaves.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 23China hawks grumble over Trump’s lavish welcome planned for Xi state visitHours before President Xi Jinping’s aircraft lands at Joint Base Andrews, Washington is preparing for a scene that seemed unthinkable in recent years: his American counterpart waiting on the tarmac for the leader of a country that much of the US national security establishment regards as its foremost strategic adversary. While the Donald Trump administration is betting on warmth, deals and stability with Beijing, recent public surveys show that American anxiety over China has eased from its 2024...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 23China’s swimming prodigy Yu Zidi bags third gold in Asian Games recordThe 13-year-old beat the previous 400m Asian Games record, set by China’s Ye Shiwen in 2014, by about 4.5 seconds.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 23Ahead of Xi’s ‘historic milestone’ US visit, a fentanyl goodwill gesture from ChinaChina’s ambassador to the United States has hailed President Xi Jinping’s coming state visit as a “historic milestone” for bilateral and international relations. Xie Feng’s remarks came just as Beijing unveiled stringent new regulations on fentanyl, in a clear move to build diplomatic momentum ahead of the Xi-Trump summit in Washington. Under the strategic guidance of both leaders, the “giant ship” of China-US relations would continue to “break waves and sail ahead” along a trajectory of “mutual...South China Morning Post