China will lead, says Nvidia CEO on AI race | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Palki Sharma • 11 days agoNvidia has become the first company to reach a $5 trillion market value. However, CEO Jensen Huang issued a strong warning about global rivalry rather than growth. At an AI conference, Huang stated that China will win the AI race due to factors like lower energy costs, lighter regulations, and substantial government support. This competition could reshape the future of technology leadership worldwide.
China launches Fujian: What do we know about first domestically-made aircraft carrier?
Fp Explainers • 11 days agoChina's Fujian, its first domestically-made and third aircraft carrier, has entered military service. The vessel, which has an electromagnetic catapult launch system, is considered a symbol of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rapid expansion of Beijing's military.
‘I want them to be like Xi’s staff’: Trump wants JD Vance to be like China’s yes men
Fp Staff • 12 days agoUS President Donald Trump has admonished his Cabinet for having opinions. Praising Xi Jinping's top officials who wouldn't speak a word in his presence, Trump said he would want Vice President JD Vance and others to be like the yes man of the Chinese leader.
Head-on | Trump-Xi G2 duopoly is not the future world order
Minhaz Merchant • 12 days agoIndian policymakers and analysts are easily swayed by the optics around the US-China G2 duopoly. A closer look reveals how tenuous the G2 formulation is
China reveals missile prototype that alters shape during flight | Vantage on Firstpost | N18G
Palki Sharma • 13 days agoChina has developed a futuristic hypersonic missile capable of changing its shape mid-flight by folding in for increased speed and extending wings for better maneuverability. Laboratory experiments and hardware simulations confirm that its control systems can manage moving components even under extremely high temperatures. However, experts caution that the missile remains in the prototype stage and has yet to be proven effective in real combat situations.
How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal may fuel arms race in Indo-Pacific
Air Marshal Anil Chopra • 14 days agoChina’s growing nuclear programme has significant implications for global security and the balance of power
Why China will not see Xi Jinping's laughing pictures released by White House
Fp Explainers • 14 days agoThe White House has put up dozens of photos of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the US-China summit in South Korea. The images showed the leaders in a relaxed mood, with Xi at first appearing amused before bursting out laughing when Trump showed him a piece of paper. Here’s why the Chinese people will not see these photos
With ‘G-2’, Trump elevates Xi as equal, carves spheres of influence with China
Madhur Sharma • 15 days agoBy invoking the 'G-2' with Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump has elevated China as America's equal and conceded defeat in the great power competition. Having tried to muscle China out of race in trade and geostrategy, he has now joined hands with Xi in a bid to carve the world into spheres of influence.
‘Only Trump can deal with Xi’: Scott Bessent says US president did ‘a fantastic job’ in China's backyard
Fp Staff • 15 days agoOnly US President Donald Trump could with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who has a lot of respect for him, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
As part of Trump-Xi deal, China will ‘effectively eliminate’ rare earth curbs, chip probes: White House
Fp Staff • 16 days agoAs part of a trade deal between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, China will 'effectively eliminate' all curbs on rare earths' exports, remove tariffs on US agricultural products, and resume export of chips critical to automobile industry, according to the White House.