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Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR), stated that China and the United States should cooperate in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid duplicating efforts.
Orlins, who participated in the annual China Development Forum in Beijing, emphasized the importance of collaboration in AI development to benefit both countries and global progress.
In remarks to reporters, shared through a video posted by Financial News, which is owned by China’s central bank, Orlins noted that while AI has become a focal point of competition between the two nations, a cooperative approach could help maximize the potential of the technology.
AI has increasingly become a point of contention in U.S.-China relations, particularly as Washington has imposed several rounds of sanctions targeting China’s AI and semiconductor industries. These actions, aimed at slowing China’s technological advances, are partly driven by concerns over military applications of AI and related technologies.
The NCUSCR, a non-profit advisory body, works to foster better understanding and cooperation between the two countries, despite the growing tensions in areas such as trade, technology, and security.
The U.S. military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters and is redirecting them away from their positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday, exclusively to Reuters.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted three vessels, seizing two of them for alleged maritime violations and transferring them to Iranian shores, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is extending its ceasefire with Iran until Tehran submits a proposal.
Two local trains collided head-on north of Copenhagen on Thursday (23 April), injuring 17 people, five of them critically, according to emergency services.
The U.S. military is redirecting at least three Iranian-flagged tankers after intercepting them in Asian waters near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, shipping and security sources said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tehran said U.S. breaches, blockades and threats are undermining “genuine negotiations.”
The European Union is preparing its 20th round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine. The measures are close to being approved, after earlier delays linked to energy concerns in Slovakia and Hungary eased following repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline.
Russian emergency services have contained a major fire at the Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea coast, local officials said on Thursday, ending a four-day effort after a Ukrainian drone strike.
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A United States Army soldier has been charged with making more than $400,000 by betting on the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to the Department of Justice.
The European Union adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia on Thursday (23 April), introducing sweeping new restrictions aimed at weakening Moscow’s war economy and limiting its capacity to sustain the war in Ukraine.
European Union leaders were set to discuss the bloc’s mutual assistance clause at a summit in southern Cyprus on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of traditional allies raises concerns over his commitment to NATO.
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