China and South Korea held the 5th strategic dialogue on information communication technologies (ICT) on Monday in Beijing, marking the resumption of the mechanism after eight years.
As more US artificial intelligence (AI) companies appear to be eyeing Chinese open-weight models, Harvey, a San Francisco-based legal AI firm, has recently built its first in-house model, Harvey Tenet, on top of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, underscoring the growing appeal of Chinese open-weight technology among US developers.
South Korea's first container ship trial voyage through the Arctic, together with reports that India plans to send its first pilot vessel along the same route next year, adds to mounting signs that major Asian trading economies are shifting from watching Arctic shipping to testing its commercial potential.
China maintains continuity and stability in its foreign policy and remains committed to playing a constructive role in peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday during his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Seoul, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
When asked to comment on reports that Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong had recently called on the Australian National University and the University of Queensland to terminate their respective cooperation agreements with China's Shandong University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that China opposes the generalization of the national security concept to suppress international educational and research cooperation.
In her speech, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shunned reflection on historical lessons and blurred Japan's responsibility for its acts of aggression, taking a major backward step on historical issues, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday.
"By avoiding reflection on the lessons of history in his speech and downplaying responsibility for aggression, Sanae Takaichi has taken a major step backward on historical issues, once again exposing the sinister intentions of the Takaichi administration to cover up, distort and whitewash the history of aggression, which has drawn strong condemnation and widespread opposition from various quarters," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday when asked to comment on Takaichi's war memorial address on August 15, which marks the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.
China strongly deplored the latest negative moves by Japanese political leaders involving the Yasukuni war shrine on Saturday, the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, saying the actions sought to whitewash the country's wartime crimes and pave the way for accelerated remilitarization.
August 15 this year marks the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. A ceremony themed "Nanjing Will Never Forget" was held on Saturday at the Memorial Hall of the Victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province.
On the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine. So did a group of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's senior officials, the first such collective visit by the party's top leadership. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering.
