Domestic big tech rivals including Baidu Inc and SenseTime Group released their AI chatbots last week

Sources say staff were given instructions to also not use other foreign-branded devices or bring them into the office

The pair are said to have damaged the World Heritage Site ‘beyond repair’ after knocking down a section to get to a work site

Among major backers of the chip designer is smartphone giant Xiaomi, which won approval last month from China's state planner to manufacture electric vehicles

Chinese Premier told a summit of Southeast Asian leaders it was important to oppose taking sides, to avoid bloc confrontation or a new Cold War; after talks on the South China Sea made no progress yet again

Analysts expect more debate in the US on the effectiveness of chip curbs and the possibility of Congress including harsher sanctions in a competition bill it is preparing against China

Beijing's decision to send Premier Li Qiang to the September 9-10 summit instead of Xi is another blow to already tense relations between the two countries

Opposition MPs are calling for an inquiry into a disputed weapons shipment from China in March last year, amid concerns of increased militarization of the island chain

UK data analysis company Logically claims the Chinese government and state media have orchestrated a news campaign against Japan

The development follows sanctions-hit Huawei's success in building an advanced 7-nanometer processor, in collaboration with state-backed SMIC

But analysts warned China might struggle to move the needle into the green any time soon amid uncertain household income expectations

Data from the Kyiv School of Economics showed China's 'Big Four' state banks increased their exposure to Russia from $2.2 billion to $9.7 billion in the 14 months since the war in Ukraine started