China bans AI chatbot relationships to combat declining birth rate

China is pushing to regulate relationships with artificial intelligence chatbots as birthrates decline. Matt Sheehan, a senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains how addictive behaviors, psychological harm and a decreasing population have motivated Chinese officials to ban AI chatbot relationships. Source link

China and Xi are seen more favorably than the US and Trump in many nations, new survey says

WASHINGTON — The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions have flipped in Beijing’s favor this year, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, a remarkable shift driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and U.S. allies. More people have favorable views … Read more

Congressman sounds the alarm on China: ‘We’re sleepwalking through this competition’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! During four terms in Congress, South Dakota’s Dusty Johnson has emerged as a leading voice on American agricultural policy, US-China relations, and fiscal responsibility.  Often known as the “problem solver,” he recently sat down with Fox News Digital at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas to discuss his … Read more

US scientist held in China for nearly 2 years, family reveals, in a case Trump has raised with Xi

WASHINGTON — A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years, an advocacy group advising the family said Tuesday, a revelation that came a couple of months before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S. The relatives of Youlin Chen of Boston broke their silence this … Read more

Former super typhoon Bavi weakens but still lashes China with powerful winds, rain

Typhoon Bavi weakened Sunday to a tropical storm hours after making landfall in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, but was still bringing days of strong winds and heavy rain to parts of China. Its intensity continued to weaken as it moved northwestward across eastern China into the province of Anhui, according to China’s national weather center. Strong … Read more

39 killed in southern China flooding after days of heavy rain

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country’s east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.  Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents … Read more

Soccer fans in China are rooting for Norway’s Erling Haaland, their ‘Ha Bao’

BEIJING — There may not be any Chinese players at this year’s World Cup, but China has found its own soccer hero: Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 6-foot-4 Manchester City star is a sensation on Chinese social media, where fans … Read more

Biden’s tariff holiday could leave China footing a massive bill in payback push

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Ohio’s two Republican senators say that Chinese companies avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes through a Biden-era tariff pause that has since been declared unlawful.  Now, they’re demanding that the Department of Homeland Security send the bill to China. In 2022, the Biden … Read more