China Policy Monitor No. 1651
China's ambitious new AI+ plan;
One Chinese firm aims to expand autonomous van fleet...;
...While another debuts humanoid child;
Economic troubles persist;
Beijing urges vigilance against "irrational competition"
China's ambitious new AI+ plan;
One Chinese firm aims to expand autonomous van fleet...;
...While another debuts humanoid child;
Economic troubles persist;
Beijing urges vigilance against "irrational competition"
China purges top military officials;
China cracks down, arrests dozens of Christians;
Licensing deal for TikTok algorithm raises serious concerns;
Dutch government seizes PRC chipmaker Nexperia;
Despite China's threat's, UK delays China's mega-embassy again
China continues to stockpile oil;
Beijing imposes more export controls on rare earths;
U.S. sanctions China refinery for Iran oil purchases;
China stops buying American soybeans;
BYD opens massive EV plant in Brazil
China's new K visa for overseas STEM graduates sparks backlash;
China restricts exports of precision machine tools to Russia;
China to revitalize Tazara Railway;
China, U.S. strenghten cooperation after record drug seizure;
China's "breathtaking" nuclear buildup
Chinese individuals, corporations, and state actors are increasingly involved in both legal and illegal mineral mining operations across West Africa. The negative impacts of these operations on water resources, forests and biodiversity, livelihoods, health, and food security across West Africa have been profound.